This saucy peanut butter ramen noodles recipe is the ultimate comfort food. It’s super savory, nutty, slightly sweet, and creamy. It is super easy to make and you’ll only need 1 pot and 6 ingredients for the sauce.
Peanut Butter Ramen Noodles
Okay so this dish is more of a thick peanut curry and I love it. These peanut butter ramen noodles remind me of that Thai peanut sauce that we use to dip spring rolls in but creamier and more flavorful! It is also packed with nutrients from all the vegetables and peanut butter. Make this for a date night in or for a fun weekday dinner because it only requires one pot to make. Less dishes means, more time with your family and friends!
This dish was inspired by my love for peanut butter, curry, saucy noodles, and Thai food. If you like all of these things, I am sure you’ll be a big fan of this recipe. There is also a good chance that you have most of these ingredients at your local grocery store.
Main ingredients
- Ramen noodles: Any ramen noodles will work, pick your favorite! I like to buy my ramen noodles at large Asian grocery stores in big packages to avoid single-wrapped plastic.
- Vegetables: You can truly use any vegetable you’d like. My favorite vegetables to add are bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, broccoli, and carrots.
- Garlic & Ginger: The combination of these two will add a lot of flavor so I recommend not skipping! Fresh is always best but you can also use jarred garlic/ginger or even garlic powder.
- Peanut butter: The star of the show! Peanut butter lovers will probably add a bit more than the recipe recommends and that is okay 😉 I highly recommend using creamy 100% peanut butter for this recipe.
- Red Curry Paste: I use the Thai Kitchen red curry paste and like it. You don’t necessarily NEED to add this but it adds flavor and complexity.
- Vegetable broth: I always use vegan Better than Bouillon either the chicken flavor or mushroom base. It’s a bouillon paste that you dissolve in water.
- Sugar: This balances out the flavors and adds a hint of sweetness. Most authentic Asian dishes have a bit of sweetness to them which is what makes the flavors stand out a lot.
- Coconut milk: This is where you get the creamy texture of the broth so I highly recommend using full-fat coconut milk.
- Soy sauce: Umami flavor! I typically just add soy sauce over salt.
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PrintPeanut Ramen Noodles
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Diet: Vegan
Description
This saucy peanut ramen noodle recipe is the ultimate comfort food. It’s super savory, nutty, slightly sweet, and creamy. It is super easy to make and you’ll only need 1 pot and 6 ingredients for the sauce
Ingredients
Ingredients:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
- 1 pack of ramen noodles (12oz) or 2 pack of ramen squares
- 1 cup cremini mushrooms, sliced
- 1 cup red bell pepper, sliced
- ½ cup onions, chopped
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tbsp crushed ginger
- 1 tbsp oil
- salt to taste
- 1 tsp chili powder (optional)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Curry ingredients:
- 5 cups vegetable broth
- ¾ cup peanut butter
- 3 tbsps red curry paste
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- ¼ cup brown sugar (optional)
- 1 can coconut milk (reduced fat ok)
- salt to taste
Instructions
1. Turn pot on medium heat and add 1 tbsp oil, add ginger, garlic, and onions. Cook for 1 minute.
2. Next, add bell peppers and mushrooms to the pot. Add splashes of water or veg broth to sauté for 5-7 minutes.
3. Now, add red curry paste to the vegetables and sauté for about 2 minutes. Add vegetables broth and stir continuously until the paste dissolves.
4.Next, add peanut butter, sugar and salt and then slowly add in coconut milk. Use a whisk or spatula to help the peanut butter dissolve.
5. Turn heat down to a low simmer and add in the ramen noodles.
6. Let noodles cook for 5 or so minutes depending on instructions on the box. Serve and add preferred toppings such as chili powder, crushed peanuts, cilantro and jalapeños!
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 20
- Category: Mains
- Method: Stove
- Cuisine: Thai
Good
How many servings is this?
2-3 depending on the person 🙂
This is amazing – can I freeze it? Eg freeze the sauce and then defrost before adding the ramen?
Hi Megan! Yes, you can freeze the sauce. mix it well before freezing and then after defrosting it might need a little extra water but feel it out and see first.