Spicy Peanut Asian Noodles

I had a friend over the other day for dinner who is of the vegetarian variety, and after changing my mind about what to make several times, I finally settled on an Asiany noodley stir fry sort of thing. I came up with the idea because some people at work had been talking about how they made some delicious peanut butter noodles, but I wanted something with a lot of veggies.

This is a great recipe if you want something that feels exotic, but is really super simple. This is a filling and satisfying dish that even the pickiest eater can enjoy. Sorry there's no pictures, I didn't think about it at the time.

The Supplies:

- Small Saucepan

- Wisk

- Measuring Spoons

- Boiling Pot (for spaghetti)

- Wok

- Wooden Spoon

The Ingredients:

- 1 lb Spaghetti Pasta (I like the quinoa variety, but any stringy noodle would work, even Udon noodles)

- 1 red pepper

- 1 head of broccoli

- 6 green onions

- 1 cup Shredded carrots

- 1 cup Sugar Snap Peas

- Chopped peanuts, to taste

Sauce Ingredients:

- 1/2 cup vegetable broth

- 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh grated ginger root

- 3 tablespoons smooth peanut butter

- 3 tablespoons soy sauce (gluten free, if that's the way you roll)

- 1 1/2 tablespoons honey (I never measure honey...it's just too sticky to make it worth it)

- 2 teaspoons hot chili sauce (like Sriracha)

- 3 cloves garlic, minced (I use the kind from a jar)

The Directions:

1) Set the noodles to boil and start heating your wok with a bit of vegetable oil. Don't use olive oil, it just turns to sludge with the high heat of wok cooking.

2) Chop your veggies, as needed.

3) Combine all of the sauce ingredients in a sauce pan and cook over low heat. Don't heat the sauce up too quickly because the sugars in the honey will cause it to candy if it gets too hot, too fast. I use a wisk to make sure that everything comes out smooth.

4) Once the wok is hot and you only have about five minutes left on your pasta, add the veggies and cook until warm, but still crispy.

5) Drain the pasta and toss the veggies, pasta, and sauce in a large bowl. Top with peanuts.

Yum. There you go. Enjoy!