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    Home » Recipes » Main Dishes » Pasta

    Whole Wheat Noodle Salad with a Spicy Peanut Sauce

    Published by Melissa on November 4, 2013 | Updated June 10, 2022 | 20 Comments

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    This healthy one pot meal is perfect for a Meatless Monday or any night of the week. Load it up with your favorite veggies and make it as spicy as you like.

    This is another terrific recipe from Kalyn’s Kitchen that I adapted to use the ingredients I had on hand, and to suit my family’s tastes. I substituted broccoli slaw for the cabbage in the recipe. It’s made with broccoli stocks; my favorite part of the broccoli. It’s colorful, crunchy, and blended with red cabbage and carrots. It’s also pre-cut and ready to use.

    Whole Wheat Noodle Salad with a Spicy Peanut Sauce Ingredients

    I had a can of bean sprouts in the pantry, so I threw in a cup of those. There was some chili garlic sauce in the fridge, so I used that instead of buying Sriracha.  I used my favorite whole wheat pasta Barilla Plus spaghetti. It has has 4 grams of fiber and 10 grams of protein per serving. It’s texture is similar to regular pasta, not too heavy and dense like some whole wheat pastas.

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    I served the pasta at room temperature. If you wanted, you could heat up the sauce with the noodles before you add the veggies and serve it hot. It would also be great served cold in the summer as you would a pasta salad.

    My family really enjoyed this light, fresh meal and I plan to make it again.

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    Whole Wheat Noodle Salad with a Spicy Peanut Sauce

    Cook Time9 mins
    Additional Time10 mins
    Total Time19 mins
    Course: Pasta
    Keyword: Asian, Pasta
    Servings: 4 -6 servings
    Author: Barbara Schieving
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    Ingredients

    • ½ lb. whole wheat spaghetti
    • ¼ cup peanut butter I used Chunky
    • ¼ cup soy sauce
    • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
    • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
    • 1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce
    • 2 cups broccoli slaw or coleslaw mix
    • 1 cup bean sprouts
    • 3 green onions cut in thin diagonal slices
    • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds toasted

    Instructions

    • Bring a big pot of salted water to a boil, then add spaghetti and cook until barely al dente (The spaghetti should still be slightly chewy. I cooked this pasta not quite 9 minutes.) Drain spaghetti into a colander placed in the sink, then rinse with very cold water and let drain well.
    • While spaghetti cooks, in a large microwave safe bowl, heat peanut butter in microwave for 10-15 seconds, then whisk in soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and hot sauce.
    • Add broccoli slaw, bean sprouts, snap peas, and green onions to sauce and toss to coat.
    • When spaghetti is well drained, add to the bowl, and toss to combine and coat noodles with sauce.
    • Serve immediately, or refrigerate to serve cold.

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    1. Becki's Whole Life

      November 18, 2013 at 5:19 am

      Mmmm…this sounds so good! I love that you added the broccoli slaw to this – such a great item to use in different recipes!

      Reply
    2. Nutmeg Nanny

      November 11, 2013 at 8:50 pm

      This dish has got my mouth watering, yum! I love peanut sauce 🙂

      Reply
    3. Jamie

      November 08, 2013 at 11:06 am

      Oh thank you for the recipe (and thank you Kalyn). I love spicy peanut sauce over noodles but have never made it. Now I can. Another that is way too addictive. All for me.

      Reply
    4. Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella

      November 06, 2013 at 11:31 pm

      I love peanuts and satay sauce! it can really pep up any sort of dish. This looks delicious mum! 😀 xxx

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    5. Kitchen Belleicious

      November 05, 2013 at 7:59 pm

      Love Love Love peanut sauce and i like that this is with wheat noodles!

      Reply
    6. momofnine

      November 05, 2013 at 7:29 pm

      This looks like an easy delicious dish. My 16 year old daughter (she is Chinese) is always interested in new Asian recipes. I think I like the idea of the broccoli slaw rather than the cabbage. Thank you!

      Reply
    7. Diane {Created by Diane}

      November 05, 2013 at 6:49 pm

      oh my this looks so delicious!!!

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    8. Cate @ Chez CateyLou

      November 05, 2013 at 6:25 pm

      Barbara, this looks like a perfect weeknight meal! Healthy and delicious!!

      Reply
    9. 2 Sisters Recipes

      November 05, 2013 at 2:53 pm

      We love Asian- inspired recipes like this one. Love the noodles and whole wheat makes them so much healthier!

      Reply
    10. Annalise

      November 05, 2013 at 9:07 am

      Yum! Love anything covered in a peanut sauce!

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    11. Deborah

      November 05, 2013 at 12:44 am

      I love peanut sauce – I must try this soon!!

      Reply
    12. Emily

      November 05, 2013 at 12:18 am

      My husband would LOVE this!

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    13. Maureen | Orgasmic Chef

      November 04, 2013 at 10:08 pm

      I could live on satay sauce so this salad is definitely a winner for me!

      Reply
    14. Claire @ Claire K Creations

      November 04, 2013 at 4:45 pm

      Looks wonderful Barbara. I hate seeing people throw out the broccoli stalks. I always chop them up for stir fries.

      Reply
    15. Carol

      November 04, 2013 at 3:17 pm

      Oooooo yes please—-and thank you! Those look so good. A must try for me soon…..

      Reply
    16. Mila

      November 04, 2013 at 3:09 pm

      BRAVISSIMA !!!! Adoro gli spaghetti e la tua ricetta è davvero invitante!!!!

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    17. Laura @ Lauras Baking Talent

      November 04, 2013 at 10:24 am

      This looks like a great recipe. Definitely something different from our norm. Going to have to try it thanks for sharing 🙂

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    18. Rosa

      November 04, 2013 at 9:06 am

      Delicious! I love that kind of noodle dish.

      Cheers,

      Rosa

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    19. Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar

      November 04, 2013 at 8:43 am

      I love simple pasta dishes like this. This is lovely!

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    20. Kalyn

      November 04, 2013 at 8:42 am

      LOVE the idea of using broccoli slaw in this. Now why didn’t I think of that, lol! Great photos too.

      Reply

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