Quick And Easy Peanut Pasta Salad
This pasta salad with peanut sauce and veggies is perfect for a quick lunch or dinner and it is packed with so much flavor and healthy ingredients
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb spaghetti
- 1 large red pepper cut into thin strips
- 2 cups sugar snap peas
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- 1 bunch scallions cut into small pieces white and green parts
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- ⅛ cup rice wine vinegar
- ½ cup water
- 2 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- black or toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
Peanut sauce
- Prepare the sauce by mixing the peanut butter, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame, red pepper flakes and water in a medium bowl until it all blends together and has a smooth consistency. You can add more water if needed to the sauce to thin it if it is too thick.½ cup creamy peanut butter, ¼ cup soy sauce, ⅛ cup rice wine vinegar, ½ cup water, ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes, 2 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
Pasta salad
- You will need to blanch the bean sprouts and sugar snap peas in boiling salted water (about 2-3 minutes).1 cup bean sprouts, 2 cups sugar snap peas
- While you are doing this you can slice your peppers and scallions and have those ready.1 large red pepper, 1 bunch scallions
- When your vegetables are done blanching, take them out of the water and rinse under cold water to slow down/stop the cooking.
- Next, boil some water for your pasta.
- When the water is boiling add your pasta and cook until al dente (where the pasta has a little bite to it still).1 lb spaghetti
- Drain your pasta and add it to a large bowl.
- Add your sauce (leave a little sauce out as you can add more if needed but you cant take it away if it is too much) and your vegetables and toss together.
- Top with sesame seeds if you are using.black or toasted sesame seeds
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 2891kcal | Carbohydrates: 400g | Protein: 104g | Fat: 102g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 31g | Monounsaturated Fat: 45g | Sodium: 3856mg | Potassium: 2704mg | Fiber: 31g | Sugar: 44g | Vitamin A: 6146IU | Vitamin C: 286mg | Calcium: 292mg | Iron: 15mg
Nutrition Values are estimates only.
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