Sesame Noodle Veggie Bowls
Ingredients
- 1 lb whole wheat spaghetti
- 1 cup snap peas kept whole until after cooking
- 1 red pepper thinly sliced
- For the Soy Chili Sauce:
- ⅓ cup sesame seed oil
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoon soy sauce or tamari
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoon sweet chili sauce found in Asian food aisle of your local supermarket
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon freshly grated ginger optional but recommended
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- *option to add fresh greens such as parsley thai basil, cilantro, or sliced green onions are delicious garnishes
Instructions
- In a medium sized microwaveable bowl, microwave the snap peas until slightly tender about 3- 4 min.
- Drain snap peas and set aside to cool.
- In a large pot, boil water and cook pasta as directed.
- In meantime, make the soy chili sauce by whisking together soy sauce, chili sauce, onion and garlic powders and ginger and set aside.
- Drain pasta and add to a large bowl.
- Chop the snap peas into ½-1 inch pieces and add them to pasta along with peppers.
- *Option to add protein of choice here.
- Add the soy sauce mixture to the pasta and veggies and toss to combine.
- Sprinkle sesame seeds over top.
- Season with additional soy sauce and fresh garnishes as suggested above if desired.
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