Peanut Butter Noodles
Updated July 23, 2024
- Total Time
- 20 minutes
- Prep Time
- 5 minutes
- Cook Time
- 15 minutes
- Rating
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Ingredients
- Salt
- 4ounces spaghetti or 1 individual package instant ramen (seasoning packet saved for another use)
- 2tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- 1tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1tablespoon finely grated Parmesan, plus more for serving
- 1teaspoon soy sauce
Nutritional analysis per serving (1 servings)
753 calories; 32 grams fat; 12 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 13 grams monounsaturated fat; 5 grams polyunsaturated fat; 92 grams carbohydrates; 5 grams dietary fiber; 6 grams sugars; 26 grams protein; 414 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Bring a pot of water to a boil (and salt it, if using spaghetti). Cook the noodles according to package instructions. Reserve ½ cup of the cooking water, then drain the noodles and return to the pot. Turn off the heat.
- Step 2
Add the peanut butter, butter, Parmesan and soy sauce. Vigorously stir the noodles for a minute, adding some reserved cooking water, a tablespoon or two at a time, until the sauce is glossy and clings to the noodles. Season to taste with salt.
- Step 3
Top with more cheese, if you’d like, and serve immediately.
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Comments
Pro tip. Save the dregs of peanut butter jars and plop the hot noodles inside along with other ingredients and swirl or shake. Clean jar and tasty noodles.
What is more delicious? Eric Kim's writing or his recipes? I vote for both. How is it someone so young can be so skilled and so wise? "The man" mentioned in the article that accompanies this recipe is a lucky one...and destined to be a very well fed one too. This is a splendid recipe. With an ounce more pasta it worked to share, out of a single bowl, with the man I have lived with for 45 years.
Use crunchy peanut butter. Divine.
Absolutely astounded that this only has 4 stars. It's a genius recipe and I've made (and recommended) it more times than I remember. It's also endlessly adapble as long as you keep to the general building blocks. My current favorite: - Tahini - Pomegranate vinegar - Parmesan - Top with zataar
We can still eat tasty things we eat at midnight, and that is why you should not bother with this recipe. This is not good. I suspect the intention was never to include the option of using regular noodles. Perhaps it is better with instant noodles, but then why wouldn’t I just make ramen?
Dish sounded so tasty and so easy! And it is EASY. But I found its flavor bland and uninteresting. Threw some chopped up scallions on top, which improved marginally.