Recipe Renovation: Asian Noodle Peanut Salad
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Total time: 30 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
This Asian specialty is often fat-laden. But a quick renovation (chicken broth, not oil, and reduced-fat peanut butter) puts this treat back on the menu!
Ingredients
Uncooked soba noodles
8 oz, or udon noodles
Fat free chicken broth
1 cup(s), reduced-sodium
Smooth reduced fat peanut butter
2 tbsp(s)
Soy sauce
1 tbsp(s)
Hot pepper sauce
½ tsp(s)
Red bell pepper
1 medium, cut into 1-inch pieces
Bell pepper
1 cup(s), cut into 1-inch pieces
Ginger root
2 tsp(s), fresh, minced
Garlic
2 clove(s), large, minced
Instructions
1
Cook noodles according to package directions. Drain, transfer to a large bowl and cover with foil to keep warm.
2
In a medium bowl, whisk together chicken broth, peanut butter, soy sauce and hot pepper sauce; set aside.
3
Heat a large, nonstick skillet coated with olive oil cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add peppers, ginger and garlic and sauté for 2 minutes. Add chicken broth mixture and cook to heat through, about 2 minutes. Transfer mixture to noodles and toss to combine. Yields about 1 cup per serving.
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