Spicy Peanut Noodles with Chicken
These spicy peanut noodles can be prepared in under 20 minutes. With every bite, you'll enjoy the noodles and chicken coated in a creamy sauce made from peanut butter and chili oil. The harmonious blend of these ingredients creates a fantastic explosion of umami flavors.
Yield: 2 servings
Calories: 1088kcal
Ingredients
- 2 servings wheat noodles (Note 1)
- 1 chicken breast , chopped
- 2 green onions , chopped
- ½ green capsicum , sliced
- 2 garlic cloves , minced
- cooking oil
- sesame seeds , optional
sauce
- 3 tbsp peanut butter
- 2 ½ tbsp soy sauce
- ½ tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp chilli oil
- 60 ml noodle starchy water
Instructions
- Prepare the sauce - In a bowl, mix all the sauce ingredients together.
- Cook the noodles - Boil water in a pot and cook the noodles according to the package instructions. While the noodles are cooking, set aside some starchy water. Drain the noodles.
- Mix the starchy water into the sauce to liquefy it.
- Cook the chicken and vegetables - In a pan, heat up some cooking oil with garlic and the white part of the green onions. Add the capsicum and chicken, and cook until the capsicum and chicken are cooked.
- Assemble - Reduce the heat to low and transfer the noodles into the pan with the capsicum and chicken. Pour the sauce on top and coat the noodles with the sauce.
- Garnish - Sprinkle sesame seeds and the green part of the green onions.
Notes
1. Noodles - You can use any type of noodles (mine are pre-cooked shelf wheat noodles). Note that wheat noodles are perfect as they are less porous than egg noodles, for instance, and won't soak up the sauce as much, allowing it to coat the noodles. Also, note that it is difficult to give an exact amount of noodles in weight since one portion of heavy noodles (such as udon) will weigh more than thin, lightweight noodles (like ramen). Make sure to use 2 servings, which typically range from 250g / 8.8 oz for lightweight noodles to 400g / 14 oz for heavier ones.
Nutrition
Calories: 1088kcal | Carbohydrates: 148g | Protein: 63g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 4418mg | Potassium: 716mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 264IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 2mg
