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Peanut Noodles

Submitted by Rebekah Herrick

Ingredients:

• 8oz noodles (regular spaghetti works fine, rice noodles work too)
• 2tbsp olive oil
• 1tbsp minced fresh garlic
• 1tsp minced fresh ginger
• 1/3c peanut butter (crunchy if you want nuts in your sauce, creamy if you want a smooth sauce)
• 1/4c soy sauce (low sodium if you're watching the salt)
• 1/4c chicken broth (veggie broth if preferred, reserved pasta water works too)
• 1tbsp lemon juice
• 1/4tsp chili powder

Preparation:

1. Cook noodles until done and drain.
2. While noodles are cooking heat olive oil in a pan, add garlic and ginger and saute for 1 minute.
3. Next add the peanut butter, soy sauce, broth/water, lemon juice, and chili powder. Stir over the heat until the peanut butter melts and the sauce is smooth.
4. Toss with pasta - and you're done! Sprinkle with sesame seeds or chopped green onion if you're feeling fancy.

To make it healthier and add variety, try sauteing veggies separately and tossing them in. Almost any veggies work (chopped kale and shaved carrots; frozen edamame and scallions; diced summer squash and sweet corn, a scoop full of kimchi - again it can be whatever you have on hand). Egg or meat protein can be added just as easily and it makes a filling main dish without.