Pasta with Asian Peanut Sauce

This is a delicious main or side dish for your next meal.  The combination of peanut butter, rice vinegar and soy sauce gives it a delicious tangy taste.  The addition of a little bit of sesame oil, sugar, garlic powder and chili paste to the sauce makes this an irresistible pasta dish.  Your family and/or guests will love this. 

Pasta with Asian Peanut Sauce

4 servings

• 8 oz pasta (spaghetti or fettuccine for example) 

Sauce

• 2 tbsp peanut butter
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp water
• 1/8 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp chili paste

Vegetables (Note 1)

• 1/2 carrot, julienned
• 1 stalk celery, diagonally sliced
• 1 stalk green onion, diagonally sliced
• 2 leaves of napa cabbage, julienned

Cook the pasta of your choice according to the directions in the package.

Place all the ingredients for the sauce in a bowl and use a whisk or fork to thoroughly mix them. together.  

Place the pasta in a bowl.  Add the sauce to the pasta and thoroughly mix them together.  Toss the vegetables to the pasta with the sauce.  Enjoy.  

Notes:

1.  You can use any combination of fresh vegetables you have.  You can also use cooked frozen vegetables.  

2.  You can add chopped peanuts if you like.

Nutrition facts

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 103 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories 243 Calories from Fat 59

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 6.6g 10%

Saturated Fat 1.2g 6%

Trans Fat 0.0g

Cholesterol 42mg 14%

Sodium 298mg 12%

Potassium 216mg 6%

Total Carbohydrates 37.3g 12%

Dietary Fiber 0.9g 3%

Sugars 4.5g

Protein 8.9g

Vitamin A 34% • Vitamin C 6% Calcium 2% • Iron 16%

Nutrition Grade B+

* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

Nutritional Analysis

Good points

• High in thiamin
• High in vitamin A
• Very high in vitamin B6