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15-Minute Skinny Vegetable Soba Noodles
5 from 6 votes

15-Minute Skinny Vegetable Soba Noodles

🍜💜💚 Comforting noodles in an Asian-flavored broth with crisp-tender veggies! An easy and filling recipe that'll help you fit into your skinny jeans without sacrificing flavor!

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 12 cups
Calories: 170 kcal
Course: Lunch

Ingredients

  • 64 ounces vegetable broth 8 cups low-sodium, chicken broth may be substituted
  • ¼ cup soy sauce low-sodium
  • ¼ cup rice wine vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice
  • 3 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons agave syrup honey may be substituted
  • 2 teaspoons ginger freshly grated
  • 1 teaspoon salt plus more to taste
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 9.5 ounces soba noodles buckwheat noodles (whole wheat spaghetti may be substituted noting different cooking times, dried
  • 3 cups baby bok choy sliced into 1/2-inch strips (from about 3 baby bok choy that have been trimmed)
  • 2 ½ cups red cabbage sliced into thin ribbons (from about 1/4 head medium cabbage)
  • 2 cups sugar snap peas
  • 2 cups carrot use a vegetable peeler to make them from about 2 large carrots that have been peeled and trimmed, ribbons
  • ½ cup green onions sliced into thin rounds (from about 4 green onions that have been trimmed)
  • ⅓ cup cilantro stems discarded, finely minced, fresh leaves
  • sesame seeds optional for garnishing, toasted

Instructions

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  1. To a large Dutch oven or stockpot, add the broth, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, lime juice, sesame oil, agave, ginger, salt, pepper, stir to combine, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover, and allow mixture to simmer for 5 minutes.
  2. Add the soba noodles, bok choy, cabbage, and cook over medium-high heat until the noodles are al dente, about 4 to 5 minutes, or according to package directions.
  3. Add the sugar snap peas, carrots, green onions, cilantro, and cook for 1 minute, or until sugar snap peas are crisp-tender.
  4. Taste broth and make any necessary seasoning adjustments, i.e. more salt, pepper, soy sauce, vinegar, agave, etc., optionally garnish with sesame seeds, and serve immediately. Dish is best warm and fresh but will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days. Reheat gently as desired.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Calories 170kcal (9%) Carbohydrates 24g (8%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 6g (9%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 4g (24%) Sodium 3968mg (165%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 13g (26%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12 cups

Amount Per Serving

Calories 170

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 170kcal 9%
Carbohydrates 24g 8%
Protein 6g 12%
Fat 6g 9%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g 24%
Sodium 3968mg 165%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 13g 26%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.