10 Minute Peanut Noodles
Ready in just minutes is a new favorite, our 10 Minute Peanut Noodles! All you need are just a few simple ingredients to make this vegetarian peanut butter noodles recipe which is creamy, flavorful, and perfect for a super quick, filling, and tasty lunch or dinner!
The sun is shining and the weather is warming up! That means it’s time to spend more time outside and less time in the kitchen. Our 10 Minute Peanut Noodles recipe is the perfect super quick, super easy noodle recipe for the peanut lover! You can have a protein-packed lunch or dinner in just minutes. This peanut butter sauce is so creamy, flavorful, and requires no cooking. These peanut butter noodles could not be any easier!
Recipe Video
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Ingredients Needed
- Noodles – Our favorite for this recipe are soba noodles, but you could use any of your other favorite rice noodles or pasta. We suggest a thicker noodle though, whatever you use. Vermicelli or thin rice noodle or angel hair pasta we find to be a little too thin/delicate a noodle for this creamy hearty sauce.
- Peanut Butter – Use your favorite creamy peanut butter – like a homemade from scratch one!
- Soy Sauce, Peanut Oil, Seasoned Rice Vinegar, and Chili Garlic Sauce and Lime Juice – The flavor, acidity, and umami enhancers of the sauce.
- Honey – An all-natural sweetener. You can also use maple syrup (it will add a little delightful maple flavor), or you can use brown sugar.
- Garlic and Ginger Powder – Just a touch. You could use fresh raw ginger or garlic too, but I prefer ground in this dish because it better evenly distributes the flavor.
- Salted Peanuts and Green Onions – Some added crunch to finish the dish.
- Fresh Cilantro – For the right bright finish!
Ready in Minutes
One of the best parts of these peanut butter noodles? How fast and easy they are to make! The sauce is a raw sauce that just requires mixing in a bowl until creamy. Btw, we’ll be dipping all sorts of deliciousness into this sauce in the future – stay tuned for all of the ways we use it!
Tip: Measure your peanut oil out first in the tablespoon and then pour in your honey. The oil will have coated the measuring spoon and then the honey will easily pour right out of the tablespoon and into your bowl.
Then add your cooked noodles and give ’em a good stir to get coated in all of that peanut sauce goodness!
The final step to completing these peanut noodles, more peanuts! And fresh cilantro and chopped green onions for the right amount of fresh crunch.
Give a good mix and you have 10 Minute Peanut Noodles! Ready to be served as a hot lunch, a cold-packed lunch, or a quick and easy meatless dinner!
Tips and Tricks
I love using soba noodles because they cook so fast and they’re hearty enough to hold up to this creamy peanut sauce. While the package says to cook in boiling water for 4 minutes, I find that 3 1/2 minutes is the perfect amount of time. There’s nothing worse than mushy noodles, especially with a thick sauce like this!
The sauce itself takes no time at all to come together, but you want to make sure it’s done before the noodles. So we prep the sauce while the water is coming to a boil so you don’t overcook the noodles, or that they are left to sit draining while you finish the sauce. The cooked noodles should be added immediately to the peanut sauce to prevent clumping and also to add a little bit of that cooking liquid to the sauce as it all mixes together.
Of course, drain your noodles once they’re done, but don’t leave them to drain or shake off all of the excess liquid. A little bit of the cooking liquid on your noodles will help loosen the peanut sauce a little and that starch from the water will help that sauce coat your noodles.
While it’s often said you should rinse your noodles to prevent them from getting gummy or clumpy, with this recipe, skip the rinsing as long as you’re immediately adding your noodles to your peanut sauce. The thick creamy peanut sauce needs that starch so it’ll cling to the noodles.
Make them spicy peanut noodles by finishing them with some sriracha or upping the garlic chili sauce with the peanut sauce.
Save yourself the hassle of measuring out peanut butter in a measuring cup and just measure by weight with a handy dandy kitchen scale. Also, add the peanut oil first and then pour the honey into the tablespoon and then add. The honey will then slide right off and you’ll get the perfect measurement.
Once done and all mixed together, that sauce will coat the noodles perfectly!
Other Noodle Favorites
- Sesame Soba Noodle Salad
- 5 Minute Garlic Fried Noodles
- 20 Minute Sweet and Spicy Noodles
- Beef and Spinach Noodles
- Chicken and Broccoli Sesame Noodles
Noodles in 10 minutes? It doesn’t get much faster or easier than this! This was a fun one to create, friends. SO much peanut noddle deliciousness happening in our house lately, and with how fast it is to throw together and the fact that all of the ingredients are staples in our house, it’ll be a regular on rotation for sure.
Enjoy these easy peasy creamy dreamy peanut noodles for a quick lunch, light dinner, or cold! However, you enjoy them, as always if you make this recipe or any of my others, I love to hear what you think! Leave a comment below, email me, or you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest!
10 Minute Peanut Noodles
Ingredients
- 8 oz soba noodles
- 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter approximately 3 oz
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 cup salted peanuts chopped
- 1/3 cup green onions diced
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro minced
Instructions
- Add a large pot of unsalted water to stovetop and heat on high to bring to a boil.
- Meanwhile, in a medium to large sized bowl, add peanut butter, honey, soy, peanut oil, rice vinegar, lime juice, chili garlic sauce, ground ginger, and garlic powder. MIx well into a creamy thick sauce.
- Once the sauce is made and water is boiling, add the soba noodles and let boil for 3 1/2 minutes.
- Drain noodles, give just one shake in the colander and then immediately add them to the sauce – a little bit of the cooking liquid will help loosen the sauce a bit and help coat the noodles with the sauce.
- Mix well with tongs ensuring that all of the noodles are coated in the peanut sauce.
- Top with peanuts, green onions, and cilantro. Add sriracha if desired. Serve hot or cold.
Quick, Creamy, and Full of Flavor, This 10-Minute Peanut Noodles recipe is a game-changer for busy weeknights, The creamy peanut butter sauce, combined with soy sauce, rice vinegar, and a hint of chili garlic sauce, creates a rich and flavorful base that coats the noodles perfectly. I used soba noodles as suggested, and they paired beautifully with the sauce. The addition of honey adds a subtle sweetness that balances the savory elements. Topping the dish with salted peanuts, green onions, and fresh cilantro adds a delightful crunch and brightness. This dish is not only quick and easy to prepare but also incredibly satisfying. It’s become a staple in my meal rotation, and I highly recommend giving it a try.
Delicious! As someone who considers unburnt toast a victory, I was happy to find that I could follow this recipe, resulting in a successful noodle dish ☺️ I found the flavors to be perfectly balanced. Thank you for sharing!
Great to hear! So glad you enjoyed them an thanks for sharing and taking the time to leave a review. 🙂
For something that’s only 10 minutes to make this recipe is AMAZING! I can’t stop making it. Such a delicious flavor, thank you for sharing this recipe!
These noodles are so quick and easy to make and seem like a perfect meal for busy weeknights.
Oh my gosh peanut noodles are the kind the thing I could eat from morning to night! I had all the staples on hand to make your delicious sauce so the noodles really did come together in minutes. I’ll be making them again and again!
I just love these noodles! They always come together so quickly, so it’s one of my go-to weeknight dinners. And that peanut sauce — so good and creamy!