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You’re 20 minutes away from having Life-Changing Peanut Butter Noodles that will change your life for the better! They’re covered in a spicy and creamy peanut butter sauce, and so easy to make.
Spicy Peanut Butter Noodles
Alright. So I know it’s a tall claim…” Life-changing peanut butter noodles” but I’m serious when I say that these noodles are life changing. They even rival my Ramen Stir Fry Noodles, Sesame Noodles and Garlic Noodles.
These Peanut Butter Noodles are one of those back-pocket recipes you can make with ingredients that you probably already have on hand. That’s one thing I love about Asian noodle recipes, they’re always quick, easy to make, and made with pantry staples!
If you’re a peanut butter lover, this Peanut Butter Tofu would taste fantastic on top. Then maybe finish the meal with some Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies? Kidding. Kind of.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Quick & Easy – Ready in just 20 minutes with minimal prep and simple ingredients.
- Super Creamy & Flavorful – The peanut butter sauce is rich, nutty, and has the perfect balance of sweet, savory, and spicy.
- Customizable – Add your favorite veggies or protein to make it your own.
- Great for Meal Prep – Stores well and reheats beautifully for easy leftovers.
Key Ingredients and Substitutions
- Noodles: I recommend rice noodles for this recipe. They cook up really quickly! My two favourite types to use are these ones (generally used in Pad Thai), and these ones (generally used in Pad See Ew.) You can always substitute rice noodles with ramen noodles or even just spaghetti noodles if you need.
- Scallions: Fresh scallions give lots of flavour to the peanut butter noodles. You can substitute with any type of onion if needed.
- Garlic: Fresh garlic is highly recommended for this recipe. Jarred garlic works too, but don’t substitute for powdered garlic. (It won’t taste the same!)
- Peanut butter: Any type of peanut butter will work. Classic creamy butter, natural peanut butter or crunchy peanut butter. If you want to swap out the peanut butter in this recipe for any reason, you can also use almond butter or tahini.
*This is just a recipe overview. Please scroll down to the recipe card for the FULL recipe measurements and instructions.
How to Make Peanut Butter Noodles
Step 1: Sauté the green onions and garlic in a pot with some oil on medium-high heat.
Step 2: Reduce the heat to low and add the cooked rice noodles to the pot.
Step 3: Add the peanut butter sauce to the pot.
Step 4: Mix everything together to combine.
Storing and Reheating
- Storage: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- Reheating: Reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop over low heat.
- Fixing dry noodles: Add a splash of water or soy sauce when reheating to loosen up the noodles if they stick together.
Tips for Life-Changing Rice Noodles Recipe
- Thin out the sauce as needed: if the sauce is too thick, add a couple tablespoons of water to thin it out. This may vary depending on the brand of peanut butter you use.
- Taste and adjust the sauce: Depending on how accurately you measure the noodles, you may need a bit more or less sauce. Adjust to your liking.
- Don’t overcook the noodles: Thicker rice noodles will be more forgiving, but thinner noodles can become mushy if overcooked. Cook them until they’re slightly firm in the center.
- Add veggies: Sautee some bok choy, snow peas, or broccoli in the pot before adding the noodles.
Frequently Asked Questions
I recommend using rice noodles in this recipe as they cook up quickly. You can use pad Thai noodles, or wide rice noodles. You can also make this recipe with ramen noodles or spaghetti if that’s what you have on hand.
Yes! While peanut butter is often used in sweet recipes, it’s an amazing ingredient used in savoury recipes like on noodles.
Try adding some bok choy, snow peas, broccoli, edamame, or bell peppers to this recipe for a veggie twist!
Absolutely. If needed you can substitute peanut butter with another nut or seed butter such as almond butter or tahini.
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Peanut Butter Noodles
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 2 servings
- Category: Main
- Method: Stir-fry
- Cuisine: Asian
- Diet: Vegan
Description
These Peanut Butter Noodles are ready in just 20 minutes and are seriously life-changing.
Ingredients
- 1/2 pack rice noodles, or approx 7oz. (or brown rice noodles)
- 1 tbsp avocado oil, can sub vegetable oil
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2-4 tbsp water
- Sesame seeds & more green onions to top
Sauce
- 3 tbsp peanut butter
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp maple syrup or agave
- 2 tsp sriracha
- 2 tbsp water
Instructions
- Cook the rice noodles according to package directions. It’s best to slightly undercook the noodles, as they’ll continue to cook in the pot with the sauce.
- Next, prepare the sauce by mixing all the sauce ingredients together in a bowl until well combined. (*see note)
- Heat the avocado oil in a large non-stick skillet on medium-high heat and add the green onions and garlic letting cook for 2 minutes
- Add the rice noodles and peanut sauce to the pan and mix everything together. If the noodles are getting sticky, add 2-4 tbsp of water to help everything mix together more easily.
- Serve immediately. You can optionally top it off with green onions and sesame seeds.
Notes
- Thin out the sauce as needed: if the sauce is too thick, add a couple tablespoons of water to thin it out.
- Don’t overcook the noodles: Cook them until they’re slightly firm in the center. Noodles will continue to cook slightly in the sauce.
- Add veggies: Try bok choy, snow peas, or broccoli
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 recipe
- Calories: 390
- Sugar: 8g
- Fat: 20g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 4.5g
- Protein: 9.5g
These peanut butter noodles are AMAZING! I discovered this recipe yesterday and have already made them twice. Soooooo good. This recipe is a keeper for sure! Thanks!
Hi Melissa, thank you so much! I’m so happy to hear you loved the recipe as much as I do! Enjoy 🙂
I’ve followed your instagram page for a while and for some reason had never gone to your blog for the recipes. I’m so glad I did today because the minute I saw this recipe I knew I wanted to try it. Just made them tonight and added some zucchini and it was amazing. I will be making these again for sure. Thank you!
Hi Victoria, glad to have you over on the blog! That sounds delicious to add some zucchini to the recipe. Glad to hear you enjoyed it!:)
Question! What kind of peanut butter did you use? I buy natural peanut butter but have found that it sometimes doesn’t blend/melt as well into these types of recipes as regular smooth peanut butter.
Hi Sara! I use regular creamy peanut butter for this recipe. I haven’t tried it yet with natural peanut butter but I’m confident it will still work. You may want to blend the sauce in a small blender if you have trouble incorporating the natural peanut butter. This should help it all blend together well!
I was thinking of trying PB2. Has anyone tried that?
Hi Shauna, I’d recommend using regular peanut butter in this recipe for the creamy richness it adds.
Perfect mix of spicy and sweet. I’ve been craving this all week!
So happy you liked it! It’s one of my favourites!
These came out perfect! Even my kids loved them thanks for sharing!
I’m so happy you like them! They really are so quick and easy to make. Great for kids too!:)
I was craving a greasy peanut noodle from a fast food chinese resto, made this instead. LITERALLY CHANGED MY LIFE JESS. LOVE IT!!!
Thank you! Adding protein to this is a great idea!
Is there anything better than peanut butter and noodles?! I truly love this recipe. It’s super simple, cooks fast and is great for when I’m feeling a bit lazy in the kitchen :).
Anything with peanut butter right!? Peanut butter & noodles is a match made in heaven! And perfect for a quick and easy meal!
I would like to have life-changing peanut butter noodles! Sounds like my perfect kind of meal. Love the photos, Jess!
Thanks Nisha! Anything with peanut butter in it and it’ll be life changing for me!:)
I am all in on these noodles….this sounds amazing!!! what a grand recipe
Thank you Albert! They’re one of my favourites!
Mmm I love Asian style noodles, especially with peanut butter! Sounds so delicious and comforting 😀
Thanks Nadia! Peanut butter and noodles is a match made in heaven if you ask me;)
Made it and it was absolutely amazing!
So happy you liked this recipe!