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You’re 20 minutes away from having Life-Changing Peanut Butter Noodles that will change your life for the better! They’re covered in a spicy and creamy peanut butter sauce, and so easy to make.
Spicy Peanut Butter Noodles
Alright. So I know it’s a tall claim…” Life-changing peanut butter noodles” but I’m serious when I say that these noodles are life changing. They even rival my Ramen Stir Fry Noodles, Sesame Noodles and Garlic Noodles.
These Peanut Butter Noodles are one of those back-pocket recipes you can make with ingredients that you probably already have on hand. That’s one thing I love about Asian noodle recipes, they’re always quick, easy to make, and made with pantry staples!
If you’re a peanut butter lover, this Peanut Butter Tofu would taste fantastic on top. Then maybe finish the meal with some Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies? Kidding. Kind of.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Quick & Easy – Ready in just 20 minutes with minimal prep and simple ingredients.
- Super Creamy & Flavorful – The peanut butter sauce is rich, nutty, and has the perfect balance of sweet, savory, and spicy.
- Customizable – Add your favorite veggies or protein to make it your own.
- Great for Meal Prep – Stores well and reheats beautifully for easy leftovers.
Key Ingredients and Substitutions
- Noodles: I recommend rice noodles for this recipe. They cook up really quickly! My two favourite types to use are these ones (generally used in Pad Thai), and these ones (generally used in Pad See Ew.) You can always substitute rice noodles with ramen noodles or even just spaghetti noodles if you need.
- Scallions: Fresh scallions give lots of flavour to the peanut butter noodles. You can substitute with any type of onion if needed.
- Garlic: Fresh garlic is highly recommended for this recipe. Jarred garlic works too, but don’t substitute for powdered garlic. (It won’t taste the same!)
- Peanut butter: Any type of peanut butter will work. Classic creamy butter, natural peanut butter or crunchy peanut butter. If you want to swap out the peanut butter in this recipe for any reason, you can also use almond butter or tahini.
*This is just a recipe overview. Please scroll down to the recipe card for the FULL recipe measurements and instructions.
How to Make Peanut Butter Noodles
Step 1: Sauté the green onions and garlic in a pot with some oil on medium-high heat.
Step 2: Reduce the heat to low and add the cooked rice noodles to the pot.
Step 3: Add the peanut butter sauce to the pot.
Step 4: Mix everything together to combine.
Storing and Reheating
- Storage: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- Reheating: Reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop over low heat.
- Fixing dry noodles: Add a splash of water or soy sauce when reheating to loosen up the noodles if they stick together.
Tips for Life-Changing Rice Noodles Recipe
- Thin out the sauce as needed: if the sauce is too thick, add a couple tablespoons of water to thin it out. This may vary depending on the brand of peanut butter you use.
- Taste and adjust the sauce: Depending on how accurately you measure the noodles, you may need a bit more or less sauce. Adjust to your liking.
- Don’t overcook the noodles: Thicker rice noodles will be more forgiving, but thinner noodles can become mushy if overcooked. Cook them until they’re slightly firm in the center.
- Add veggies: Sautee some bok choy, snow peas, or broccoli in the pot before adding the noodles.
Frequently Asked Questions
I recommend using rice noodles in this recipe as they cook up quickly. You can use pad Thai noodles, or wide rice noodles. You can also make this recipe with ramen noodles or spaghetti if that’s what you have on hand.
Yes! While peanut butter is often used in sweet recipes, it’s an amazing ingredient used in savoury recipes like on noodles.
Try adding some bok choy, snow peas, broccoli, edamame, or bell peppers to this recipe for a veggie twist!
Absolutely. If needed you can substitute peanut butter with another nut or seed butter such as almond butter or tahini.
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Peanut Butter Noodles
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: Main
- Method: Stir-fry
- Cuisine: Asian
- Diet: Vegan
Description
These Peanut Butter Noodles are ready in just 20 minutes and are seriously life-changing.
Ingredients
- 1/2 pack rice noodles, or approx 7oz. (or brown rice noodles)
- 1 tbsp avocado oil, can sub vegetable oil
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2–4 tbsp water
- Sesame seeds & more green onions to top
Sauce
- 3 tbsp peanut butter
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp maple syrup or agave
- 2 tsp sriracha
- 2 tbsp water
Instructions
- Cook the rice noodles according to package directions. It’s best to slightly undercook the noodles, as they’ll continue to cook in the pot with the sauce.
- Next, prepare the sauce by mixing all the sauce ingredients together in a bowl until well combined. (*see note)
- Heat the avocado oil in a large non-stick skillet on medium-high heat and add the green onions and garlic letting cook for 2 minutes
- Add the rice noodles and peanut sauce to the pan and mix everything together. If the noodles are getting sticky, add 2-4 tbsp of water to help everything mix together more easily.
- Serve immediately. You can optionally top it off with green onions and sesame seeds.
Notes
- Thin out the sauce as needed: if the sauce is too thick, add a couple tablespoons of water to thin it out.
- Don’t overcook the noodles: Cook them until they’re slightly firm in the center. Noodles will continue to cook slightly in the sauce.
- Add veggies: Try bok choy, snow peas, or broccoli
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 recipe
- Calories: 390
- Sugar: 8g
- Fat: 20g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 4.5g
- Protein: 9.5g
Made this tonight! Added some chicken that I had sautéed and frozen. It was delicious! Next time I will add one more teaspoon of sriracha because I love the heat! Thank you
So happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe!
I just made these noodles and am eating them now. They are delicious. I held back on the hot sauce because sometimes it can be a bit overpowering, so I only used 1 tsp. I didn’t have sriracha so I used Frank’s Hot Sauce and wasn’t sure how hot it would be. Now I wish I had used 2 tsp as it isn’t spicy at all. Very nice though. I will definitely make these again.
Happy you enjoyed the recipe Tanya 🙂
Since discovering this recipe about 1 1/2 years ago I’ve made it like 12-15 times. I love it!!! It’s easy, fast and so flavorful. I usually serve it with rotisserie chicken and add edamame and broccoli. Yummy!?
So happy you’re loving the recipe Wendy! It’s one of my personal favorites 🙂
I’ve looked for a good peanut noodle recipe for years & this is, by far, the best! I added a little fresh ginger since the Sriracha is too much for me, & it was perfection.
Thanks for such a great recipe!
So happy you enjoyed it!
These were simply amazing and so delicious. I did modify it a bit to what I use on a regular basis and always have on hand for example…..I used almond butter (doubled the amount) and coconut amino for the soy sauce plus left out the sriracha as I don’t like it so I replaced it with a little hoisin sauce that I had in the fridge. I also used toasted sesame oil because that’s what I use for when I make fried rice and the only kind of sesame oil I had on hand. Definitely better than any store bought sauce and super easy to make. Will be making this again soon and for when I’m craving rice noodles.
So glad you loved the recipe!
Insanely good. Tried this today and your Thai northern style soup and both are life changing!
So happy you enjoyed the recipe Natasha!