Chicken Peanut Butter Noodles
These Chicken Peanut Butter Noodles are creamy, nutty, and packed with savory-sweet flavor. Juicy shredded chicken is tossed with perfectly chewy noodles in a silky peanut butter sauce that hits all the right flavors.Watch me make Chicken Peanut Butter Noodles
Servings: 2 servings
Equipment
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 6 oz noodles noodle water reserved, see note 1
- 1 chicken breast
- Salt for poaching
Sauce
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ½ tsp grated ginger
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1 tsp honey
- 2 tbsp reserved noodle water
Optional Garnish
- Sesame seeds
- Chili flakes
- Scallions
Instructions
- Boil the noodles until al dente, reserving some noodle water, then rinse briefly and set aside.
- In another pot, season water with salt and poach the chicken breast for 10 minutes. Remove and let cool, then shred.
- In a bowl, whisk together peanut butter, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, ginger, vinegar, honey, and reserved noodle water until smooth.
- Toss the noodles, shredded chicken, and sauce together until well coated.
- Place into meal prep bowls and garnish with sesame seeds, chili flakes, and scallions if you like.
Notes
(1) I used dry spaghetti, but any noodle works, I've even used rigatoni before and it's worked just as well!
Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 525kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 24g