Dinner for 4

Spicy Peanut Noodles

Name: Spicy Peanut Noodles
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1/3 cup rice vinegar; 1/3 cup soy sauce; 1/4 cup water; 3 tsp fresh grated ginger; 2 cloves garlic; 1 tsp light brown sugar; 8 tbsp peanut butter; 2 tbsp olive oil; 5 tbsp sesame oil; 1/4 tsp hot pepper sauce or 1/4 teaspoon chili pepper flakes; 1 lb pasta; 2 cups chopped broccoli; 1 cucumber

$5.98for 418 minServes 4

Pasta and broccoli are tossed with a spicy peanut sauce, fresh cucumber, ginger, garlic, and sesame oil.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Fresh ginger$0.40/oz typical	0.25 oz	$0.10Typical price
	Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
	Peanut butter$0.14/oz typical	4.5 oz	$0.63Typical price
	Pasta$0.10/oz typical	16 oz	$1.60Typical price
	Broccoli$1.99/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.75Typical price
	Cucumbers$0.89 each typical	1	$0.89Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$5.98

Pantry staples you likely have

VinegarSoy sauceSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarOlive and cooking oilAsian sauces and pastesDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

Swaps

Swap Pasta for Egg noodlesabout $0.04/oz more at typical prices

18 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

Thai Vegetarian Vegan Dairy-free Budget Family Dinners

Typical price

$1.49 per serving$5.98 for 4

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Ingredients

1/3 cup rice vinegar
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup water
3 tsp fresh grated ginger
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp light brown sugar
8 tbsp peanut butter
2 tbsp olive oil
5 tbsp sesame oil
1/4 tsp hot pepper sauce or 1/4 teaspoon chili pepper flakes
1 lb pasta
2 cups chopped broccoli
1 cucumber

Steps

Boil the pasta in a large pot of salted water for 8 minutes, adding broccoli during the last 3 minutes.
Whisk peanut butter, rice vinegar, soy sauce, water, ginger, garlic, brown sugar, olive oil, sesame oil, and hot pepper sauce in a medium bowl.
Drain the pasta and broccoli, reserving 1/4 cup cooking water.
Toss the hot pasta and broccoli with the sauce, adding cooking water as needed to loosen it.
Slice the cucumber and fold it into the noodles before serving.