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4-Ingredient Peanut Noodles

Creamy, garlicky peanut sauce coats warm spaghetti in under 15 minutes. No fancy technique — just boil, mix, toss, done.

Total time
12 min
Servings
2
Calories
456
Protein
16g
4-Ingredient Peanut Noodles
comfortquickamericanvegetarianvegancreamytenderweeknight

Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Boil spaghetti in salted water until al dente, about 9 minutes.

  2. Step 2

    While pasta cooks, whisk peanut butter, soy sauce, garlic, and 3 tbsp hot water in a bowl until smooth.

  3. Step 3

    Drain pasta, reserving 1/4 cup cooking water, then return to pot.

  4. Step 4

    Pour peanut sauce over pasta and toss, adding reserved water 1 tbsp at a time until it reaches your preferred thickness.

  5. Step 5

    Serve hot.

Tools you’ll need

  • large pot
  • small mixing bowl
  • whisk
  • colander
  • measuring spoons

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