5 from 4 votes
Cold Peanut Sesame Noodles
These Cold Peanut Sesame Noodles with chicken are an easy and healthy make-ahead dinner or lunch recipe that the whole family will love!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Additional Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
Servings:
10
cups
Calories:
255 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
For the Sesame Peanut Sauce:
- 4 tablespoons peanut butter creamy
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or avocado oil
- 4 tablespoons sesame oil toasted
- 4 teaspoons honey
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons garlic minced
For the Pasta:
- 12 ounces soba noodles or whole wheat spaghetti; cooked and cooled to room temperature or refrigerated
- 9 ounces chicken cooked and diced; about 2 cups
- 1 red bell pepper small, seeded and chopped
- 1 cucumber seedless English variety; chopped
- 2 green onions chopped
- ½ cup carrot grated
- 1 cup white mushrooms sliced, fresh
- ½ cup peanuts dry roasted, coarsely chopped
Instructions
- For the sauce, whisk all ingredients together in a small bowl until smooth. Set aside.
- For the salad, combine all ingredients (except for the peanuts) in a large bowl. Pour HALF of the sauce over top and toss to coat. Reserve remaining sauce for garnish. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Just before serving, garnish noodles with chopped peanuts and toss or drizzle with additional sauce.
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Notes
- Tip: I like to boil the noodles in advance and keep them in a covered container in the refrigerator until I’m ready to assemble the salad. In order to prevent the noodles from sticking to each other, run them under cold water in a colander as soon as you drain them from the pot. This will rinse off a lot of the sticky starch. I also like to drizzle the noodles with a little bit of oil and give them a toss before stashing them in the refrigerator.
- Cooking Just for Two? Cut the ingredients in half! The instructions remain the same.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cup
Calories
255kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
31g
(10%)
Protein
13.3g
(27%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
1.5g
(8%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
(24%)
Monounsaturated Fat
4.9g
(25%)
Cholesterol
15.6mg
(5%)
Sodium
268.1mg
(11%)
Potassium
224.1mg
(5%)
Fiber
5.2g
(21%)
Sugar
3.1g
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10 cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 255
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cup | |
| Calories | 255kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 13.3g | 27% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 1.5g | 8% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4.9g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 15.6mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 268.1mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 224.1mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 5.2g | 21% |
| Sugar | 3.1g | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.