Easy Peanutty Pasta
This recipe was contributed by Meme Inge from Living Well Kitchen, as part of the Healthy Aperture blogger partnership.
Easy Peanutty Pasta
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 13 minutes
Servings 2 Servings
Ingredients
- 2 ounces uncooked pasta
- 1 TBSP peanut butter
- 2 tsp tamari or soy sauce
- 2 tsp lime juice or rice wine vinegar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes
- 2 TBSP water
- 2 green onions chopped
- 1 cup shelled edamame
- optional garnishes: chopped peanuts extra green onion
Instructions
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Add uncooked pasta to a large microwave safe glass bowl. Cover with water. Check pasta cooking directions and add two minutes to the recommended cooking time. Microwave on high for recommended cooking time plus two minutes.
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Meanwhile, stir together peanut butter, soy sauce, lime juice, sesame oil, and red pepper flakes. Set aside. Chop green onions.
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When pasta is cooked, let sit for 5 minutes. Reserve 2 tablespoons of pasta cooking water and stir into peanut butter mixture. Drain pasta and stir in peanut sauce, green onions, and edamame. Garnish with chopped peanuts and green onions, if desired. Serve hot, cold, or at room temperature.
Recipe Notes
*For spaghetti noodles, two ounces of pasta is enough noodles to make a circle with the same diameter as a penny. For other pasta, two ounces is about 2/3 cup uncooked pasta.
*If possible save two tablespoons of pasta cooking water before draining to stir into the sauce.
*You can buy the bags of shelled edamame in the freezer section of your grocery store.
*2 teaspoons of lime juice is a little less than half of a lime
*You do not have to microwave this meal. Just prepare pasta on the stove according to package directions and make sauce as directed.
