Easy vegan veggie peanut satay noodles! This stir fry is packed with fresh veg and creamy peanut butter sauce.
If there is one easy, quick weeknight meal I regularly make, it’s noodles. And creamy peanut sauce is one of my all time favs.
It’s funny, because I used to hate peanut butter (and most nuts in general) and now I don’t know how I could live without them.
The peanut butter and coconut cream make for the most velvety, sweet and totally addictive satay sauce. I am almost certain you will be going in for seconds, and thirds.
What you’ll need for vegan peanut noodles:
- Red onion
- Light brown sugar
- Peanut butter (good quality)
- Coconut milk
- Soy sauce
- Maple syrup
- Chilli flakes
- Ground ginger
- Vegetables of choice
- Noodles
The veggies can be switched for what ever you have in the fridge/is in season, you can’t really go wrong.
I love using broccoli and carrots as base vegetables for stir fries. But any and all would work! Or omit them and just have with the creamy peanut sauce!
The base to this sauce is caramelised red onions. They are sweet and packed with flavour.
Once the onions are ready we can add the remaining sauce ingredients – peanut butter, soy sauce, maple syrup, ginger and chilli.
You want to use a good quality peanut butter for this. Cheap ones are packed with sweeteners and additives and will affect the flavour!
Whisk the sauce and bring to a gentle simmer whilst you stir fry the veggies and cook the noodles.
I used wholewheat noodles for these but you can use any noodles you like! Same with the veggies!
The peanut sauce will have thickened, taste and season. If you want it spicier add some extra chilli flakes. If you want it saltier add a bit more soy sauce!
Pour over cooked noodles, add the vegetables and serve! Best served straight away but leftovers will keep for a few days in the fridge.
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[the photos for this recipe were updated in July 2020, the recipe remains the same!]
Veggie Peanut Satay Noodles
Make these vegan veggie satay noodles for a super tasty, quick and easy weeknight meal. Peanut butter and coconut sauce with loads of fresh veggies. Ready in 20 minutes.
Ingredients
Peanut Sauce
- 1 red onion
- 1 tsp light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 tin (400ml) coconut milk, chilled
- 2 tbsp soy sauce + extra for topping
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp dried chilli flakes
- 1 tsp ground ginger
Everything else
- 2 carrots
- 1 red pepper
- 125g (about 6) chestnut mushrooms
- 140g wholewheat noodles
Instructions
- Thinly slice the onion and fry in vegetable/coconut oil on medium heat. Once translucent, add the sugar and turn down the heat. Stir and cook until sticky and caramalised.
- Add the peanut butter, soy sauce, maple syrup, ginger and chilli. You can omit the chilli or add less if you don't want the spice.
- Stir and then add the cream from the tin of the coconut milk a tbsp at a time. Turn back up the heat so it is gently simmering. You will end up using all of the cream from the coconut milk, add a little of the water if you want a thinner consistency.
- Meanwhile, fry the vegetables in a separate pan. Start with the carrots, then add the peppers and lastly the mushrooms. If you are adding tofu or seitan you may want to fry in a separate pan and then add to the vegetables.
- Boil some water in a saucepan and add the noodles. Cook according to packet instructions. I use wholewheat noodles that take 5 minutes.
- Once cooked, drain and put the noodles back in the saucepan. Add the satay sauce and stir until all the noodles are coated. Lastly, add the veg and stir.
- Serve and top with extra chilli, soy sauce and chopped scallions.
Notes
I used Whole Earth smooth peanut butter and Sainsburys wholewheat medium noodles.
Use any veggies you like or have on hand and add vegan protein for a more filling meal!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 640Total Fat: 41gSaturated Fat: 25gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 12gSodium: 1093mgCarbohydrates: 58gFiber: 7gSugar: 18gProtein: 18g
V
Monday 29th of August 2022
Mine was a disaster! I used Meridian peanut butter...stirred it to recombine oil then added to pan. But oil just re-separated again, and no matter how much I stirred it wouldn't combine- what did I do wrong? I just ended up with peanut butter on the bottom and a layer of oil, even when I added the coconut milk water it wouldn't thin out 😠devastated
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Jodie Foreman
Sunday 31st of January 2021
Our friend made this for us. Delicious. I asked for the recipe. Quick question. Why chill and separate coconut milk to get cream? Why not just use coconut cream?
Jodie Foreman
Monday 1st of February 2021
Terrific. How much should I use?
Tamsin
Monday 1st of February 2021
Hi Jodie, glad you enjoyed it. You can definitely swap for coconut cream. I find coconut milk is more readily available and always have it in the pantry but if you have coconut cream you can use that! And add a bit of water if you need to thin in. Tamsin xo
Glynis
Friday 20th of November 2020
This is quick easy & tastes flippin Devine. I recommend if you haven’t a lot of time to spend in the kitchen this is the one to make.
Tamsin
Saturday 21st of November 2020
Hi Glynis, thank you so much for your comment, so glad you enjoyed it :) Tamsin xo
Ellen
Friday 12th of April 2019
I used broccoli, potato and carrot, minus the red pepper. I also boiled the veggies first to cut down time, worked well, but broccoli went everywhere in the stir fry haha! Still tasted good, but I understand why you omitted it now! I made this for my lactose intolerant girlfriend, I love it - hopefully she will love it too when she gets home from work! Thank you for helping me enjoy cooking again. :)