Rainbow Noodle Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 12 oz rice noodles
- 2 tbsp sesame oil optional
- ½ yellow onion sliced in half moons
- 3 bell peppers sliced
- 2 carrots cut into coins
Sauce Ingredients
- ½ cup warm water
- ½ cup low-sodium tamari or soy sauce
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- ¼ cup sweet red chili sauce
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp hot sauce
Optional Garnish
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- ¼ cup peanuts
- 1 lime, cut in wedges
- 1 scallion, chopped
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk the sauce ingredients together until combined. Taste, adding more hot sauce if desired. Set the sauce aside.
- Boil a large pot of water. Add the broccoli florets and blanch for one minute. Remove from the water with a slotted spoon and set aside.
- Using the same pot of boiling water, prepare the noodles according to package instructions. Drain, rinse and set aside.
- In a large pan, sauté the onions in a few tablespoons of water, or sesame oil, stirring frequently until softened. Add the peppers and carrots and stir fry until tender. Add the blanched broccoli.
- Toss the cooked noodles and veggies with the sauce until everything is evenly coated. Add chopped peanuts, cilantro and lime wedges for garnish if desired.
Notes
Recipe by Diana Goldman, Beantown Kitchen, adapted from Happy Herbivore Cheater Pad Thai
Nutrition
Calories: 215kcalProtein: 8gFiber: 8gCalcium: 36mgIron: 1.15mg
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Hi! Great recipe and I omitted all the oil and used PB2 to lower the fat even more. One question: in the nutrition chart, why did you omit the fat gm and calories?…also the sodium?…two very important things in terms of health, especially heart health.