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Peanut Sesame Soba Noodles

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Peanut Sesame Soba Noodles

I love soba noodles because of the whole grains! I generally think whole-wheat pasta is disgusting, but soba noodles are great whole grain noodles! Buckwheat flour is full of healthy proteins and vitamins — and it’s gluten-free, too!

Unlike wheat pasta, soba noodles cook in about 5 minutes, so you can get your noodles on the table that much faster.

Peanut noodles were one of my favorite fast dorm-room foods when I was in my early twenties.

I decided to add some chicken to round these peanut sesame noodles out into a complete meal, and to add some extra protein. The chicken is optional. You can make this vegan by omitting the chicken and swapping the beef broth for vegetable broth instead.

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Peanut Sesame Soba Noodles

Marinating time:30 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Calories: 499kcal

Ingredients

  • 9 ounces soba noodles (about 4 bundles)
  • 12 ounces boneless, skinless chicken breast (cut into 1" pieces)

Chicken Marinade

  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon canola oil
  • 1 clove garlic (minced)
  • ¼ teaspoon sugar

Peanut Sesame Sauce

  • ½ cups beef broth
  • 3 tablespoon creamy peanut butter
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 green onions (chopped, white parts)

Other Garnishes

  • 3 tablespoon chopped peanuts
  • 2 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
  • 2 green onions (chopped, green parts)

Instructions

  • Stir together the marinade ingredients. Add the chicken, stirring to make sure each piece is completely coated. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside in the fridge for 30 minutes or so.
  • Cook the soba noodles according to package instructions. Soba noodles will soften up A LOT faster than wheat noodles, about 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, whisk together the sauce ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat until well-incorporated.
  • If you want to toast the sesame seeds, you can do that in a small skillet over medium or medium-low heat. Keep an eye on them! They're done when lightly golden-brown. Toasting sesame seeds is not necessary, but it adds extra depth of flavor.
  • Spray a skillet with nonstick spray and cook the chicken over medium-high heat. Don't touch the chicken for the first minute or two of cooking; you want the chicken to develop a nice sear on it. After a minute or two, you can start stir-frying until the chicken is nicely browned all over and no longer pink in the middle.
  • Stir together the soba noodles, the sauce, the cooked chicken, the same seeds, chopped peanuts and green onions.

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