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Peanut Noodles with Shrimp for One

Published on June 14, 2010 in Pasta and Seafood. 4 Comments

Last Thursday night I came home from work starving.  With minimal food in the fridge, I debated calling up Papa Gino’s or any of the rest of the take-out spots with menu’s cluttering my kitchen.  However, after an honest gut check (as in, pizza goes right to the gut), I decided to whip up something instead.  On hand I had whole wheat pasta, 1/2 of a cucumber, a bunch of green onions and shrimp & shelled edamame in the freezer – some type of pasta dish would have to be made.  I was planning to make peanut butter brownies (soon to be dubbed, ‘Not That Bad’ Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Brownies) later in the evening and decided to stick with the theme, making an Asian-style peanut sauce for my pasta.

I was so hungry that I just couldn’t stop to take pictures until the very end – I’m sure you can relate ;) .  This recipe makes one serving (mainly because I only had enough for one on hand) but can be doubled, quadrupled, whatever if friends are coming to dinner.  The whole thing came together in less than 10 minutes: boiled the pasta & defrosted the edamame and shrimp in cool water while I made the sauce.  The final dish was pretty delicious if I do say so myself – great textures from the shrimp & edamame and the peanut flavor was right on :) .

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons low sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced or grated
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic, minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon hot sesame oil
  • 1/3 cup green onions, diced
  • 1/3 cup cucumber, seeded and diced
  • 1/4 cup edamame, thawed if previously frozen
  • 6 cooked shrimp, thawed if previously frozen
  • 1 serving cooked whole wheat pasta
  • 1 tablespoon dry roasted peanuts, chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon sesame seeds

Directions:

  1. In a mini food processor, blend the first 7 ingredients until smooth.
  2. In a bowl, combine pasta, green onions, cucumber and shrimp, then coat with peanut sauce.  Top with chopped peanuts and sesame seeds.
  3. Enjoy!

Bon appetit!

Do you have a quick and easy standby  for nights when you’re too hungry to wait?

-Christina