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Serves
Serves:
6
Serving Size
Serving Size:
1/6 of prepared recipe
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Ingredients
Ingredients
About 5 ounces dried spaghetti (3 cups cooked)
2 teaspoons warm water
3 tablespoons peanut butter
2 teaspoons sesame oil or vegetable oil
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon sugar
Tabasco to taste
2 tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup chopped scallions (green onions)
1 carrot, grated or julienned (cut in long strips)
1 1/2 cups broccoli florets, blanched
Optional: 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
Optional: 1 clove garlic, minced
Directions
Directions
- If your spaghetti is not already cooked, cook according to package instructions.
- In a large bowl, mix warm water with peanut butter until light and creamy.
- Add sesame oil, soy sauce, sugar, and Tabasco. Blend.
- Add spaghetti, tomatoes, scallions, carrot, broccoli, and sesame seeds and garlic if using.
- Toss to coat everything with the sauce and serve.
Tips and Variations
Tips and Variations
- If desired, serve the noodles with chopped peanuts, chopped cilantro, and sliced limes.
- This dish tastes great warm or cold.
- To add more protein to this dish, top it with cooked, chopped chicken or turkey, chopped tofu, or chopped hard-boiled egg.
- You can use other noodles you might have on hand udon, rice, soba, etc.
Nutritional Info
Nutritional Info
Serves 6
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Time to make
Time to make:
20 minutes preparation; 20 minutes cook time (cooking spaghetti)
Recipe Credit
Recipe Credit:
University of Minnesota Extension Center for Family Development staff
Category
Category:
Main Dishes
Special Criteria
Special Criteria:
Vegetarian
Whole Grains
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