Spicy Peanut Butter Ramen (10 Minute Recipe)

Why You Will Love This 10-Minute Ramen

We eat a lot of ramen around our house and I think they are the perfect answer to an easy dinner when you don't know what to cook or you have random veggies to use up in the fridge. These spicy noodles are one of our favorite ramen recipes because instead of using store bought Japanese ramen packets, we opt for Chinese noodles which are almost identical and a little heartier.

The ramen once cooked gets dressed with unprocessed coconut oil which gives the most delicious coconut flavor to the ramen before it is tossed in the spicy peanut sauce. This dish will only take 5-10 minutes from start to finish so it makes for a great quick dinner or as a base for your favorite protein or veggies and the flavors are amazing!

Let me show you how easy it is to make it.

Ingredients And Substitutions

(full list of quantities below)

Ramen Noodles

• Chinese noodles: These are almost identical to ramen noodles in the instant ramen packs. You can usually find this in the International section of your grocery store. If you can't find them, instant ramen will also work.
• Water: For cooking the ramen.
• Virgin Coconut oil: This gives so much flavor to the ramen. I like to use this type of oil since it is completely unprocessed and still has the flavor of coconut. If you don't have this, you can use sesame oil, garlic oil or chili oil in its place.
• Toppings: Optional. I like to add red pepper slices and chopped scallions for crunch. (more ideas below!)

Creamy Peanut Butter Sauce

• Peanut Butter: You can use creamy or crunchy peanut butter depending on what you like.
• Soy Sauce: I like using a low-sodium soy sauce so I can control how much salt is in the sauce.
• Sambal Chili paste: Or Red Pepper Flakes If you have it in your house, Sambal chili paste is the best with this.
• Water: To thin the sauce.

This 3 ingredient peanut sauce is a great option for other recipes too like my peanut pasta salad recipe.

How To Make Spicy Peanut Butter Ramen

(full recipe below)

• Make the spicy peanut sauce: In a medium bowl, combine the peanut butter, sambal chili paste, and soy sauce.
• Cook the ramen (Chinese Noodles): In a large pot, bring water to a boil then cook ramen according to manufacturer's instructions, about 3 minutes. Drain then add back into the pot and add coconut oil and toss to combine.
• Prep veggies or add-ins: Slice and prepare any veggies, tofu or protein that you want to add in to the ramen (optional).
• Toss: In a large bowl, toss everything together until the sauce coats everything evenly.

Additions To The Ramen

If you want to add more to this recipe, here are some ideas:

• Grilled veggies
• Grilled chicken, steak, ground beef or tofu.
• Shredded Rotisserie chicken
• Roasted Broccoli
• Garlic Roasted Green Beans
• Serve the ramen with quartered limes to brighten the flavors and to help cut down on the heat in case some people you are serving this to don't like spicy food.

Storing

This ramen store really well in the fridge. Just place it in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. If I know I will have extra leftover, I like to reserve a little sauce to add to the ramen the next day.