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Chipotle-Peanut-Noodle Bowls

4 servings
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
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Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 ⁄2 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 ⁄2 cup apple juice
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 chipotle chiles in adobo sauce from 7-oz can, seeded, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon adobo sauce from can of chiles
  • 1 ⁄4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 2 medium carrots cut into julienne (matchstick) strips
  • 1 medium red bell pepper cut into julienne (matchstick) strips
  • 1 package 8 to 10 oz Chinese curly noodles
  • 2 tablespoons chopped peanuts

Instructions

  • In large bowl, mix peanut butter, apple juice, soy sauce, chiles and adobo sauce until smooth.
  • Stir in cilantro; set aside.
  • In 2-quart saucepan, heat 4 cups water to boiling.
  • Add carrots and bell pepper; cook 1 minute.
  • Remove from water with slotted spoon.
  • Add noodles to water; cook and drain as directed on package.
  • Add noodles to peanut butter mixture; toss.
  • Divide noodles among 4 bowls; top with carrots and bell pepper.
  • Sprinkle with peanuts.

Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:

To save the rest of the chiles in adobo sauce for other uses, spoon the chiles and sauce into a resealable plastic freezer bag, flatten to a thin layer and freeze. To use, just break off the amount you need; freezing makes them a bit milder, so you may need more.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 480 kcal
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Course Noodels / Nuts
Diets Vegetarian