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In this easy Thai Peanut Chicken Noodle Stir Fry mixed vegetables and chicken are tossed with whole wheat udon noodles and a spicy sweet Thai peanut sauce! And it comes together in under 20 minutes! Dinner is served!
I love peanut sauce. I will eat it on anything. At a restaurant, I will soak up every last peanuty drop that is given to me. But at home, the perfect sauce has eluded me.
This recipe was born out of an equal quantity of convenience and desperation. Not generally a winning combination, but here it worked!
The stir fry, like my gochujang chicken, is incredibly easy ! I used a bag of frozen mixed cauliflower, broccoli and carrots, so all you need to chop is 1 small onion and your chicken. Most of your time will be spent waiting for the noodle water to boil! But even those are fast – my whole-wheat udon noodles cook in under 6 minutes!
Just like any good Thai sauce it has a little sweet, a little salty, a little spicy and a littly tangy! The sauce as written is thick, which is how I like it. I loosened it up considerably for the photos. If you want the sauce to be more like the photos, whisk in ½ cup of additional water.
20 minutes start to finish and dinner is on the table! It checks the box for ‘incredibly comforting’, just like my Italian Sausage Soup.
Faster, better and more flavorful than take-out! This shrimp lo mein is also easy and much better than take-out, or try these miso peanut noodles for another thai-inspired dish.
If you tried this recipe and loved it please leave a 🌟 star rating and let me know how it goes in the comments below. I love hearing from you; your comments make my day!
Easy Thai Peanut Chicken Noodle Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 1 pound skinless boneless chicken
- 1 pound broccoli, cauliflower and carrot mix thawed and drained
- 1 medium onion coarsely chopped
- kosher salt
- black pepper
- ½ cup natural peanut butter
- ¼ cup rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar packed
- 4 teaspoons roasted red chili paste
- ¾ -1 cup water
- Crushed red pepper flakes for serving
- 1 box Udon Noodles
Instructions
- Start cooking your noodles immediately. Follow the package directions but do make sure to rinse them twice with cold water and drain.
- Thaw your vegetables in the microwave and drain. Chop your onion, set aside. Rinse and pat dry your chicken and cut into 1 inch pieces. Sprinkle with pepper and 2 pinches kosher salt
- In a small saucepan mix peanut butter, vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, chili paste and ½ cup water. Whisk gently to incorporate. Heat over low heat until hot. If a thinner sauce is desired, add more water.
- Heat a large cast iron skillet or another large skillet over medium heat until hot. If you have a properly seasoned cast iron skillet you will not need to add any oil, if not, add a tablespoon of canola oil. Cook chicken, browning on both sides, working in batches if necessary. Remove from pan, cover, and set aside.
- Add little bit of oil and cook onion until it just begins to look translucent around the edges. Add the thawed veggies and cook until some pieces begin to brown and they are warmed through. Add your chicken back to the pan and mix to combine.
- That’s it! Crazy!
- I like to add my peanut sauce for each portion because everyone likes a different amount. In a medium mixing bowl add a portion of the noodles, some chicken and veggies, and a several spoonfuls of the warmed peanut sauce. Toss to coat. Sprinkle with red chili flakes and serve immediately!
You have found my weakness! I LOVE Thai food.. and anything with peanut sauce. This looks incredible! I will definitely try it. My mouth is watering already. Oh and home delivered chocolate chips? NOW we’re talking! 🙂
Isn’t that crazy?! Why have I been going to the store all these years?!
And, yes, Thai food is my weakness too! LOVE.
Yum!! This looks delicious! I am so excited that you are going to culinary school. You will be a power house when you are done. Keep up your blog to enlighten the rest of us, though.
Thanks, Josephine!! I can’t wait! I hope to keep it up and pass along the stuff I learn!
Thai peanut sauce is so addictive – I always find every excuse to use it on everything haha. I just made peanut noodles too but they totally don’t even compare to your gorgeous bowls! I love all the veggies you added in here and using whole wheat udon noodles sounds phenomenal and WAY better than take-out!
I think it’s the spicy sweet combo in the sauce! I have tried different brands of whole wheat udon noodles and some just taste like you are eating strands of whole wheat but these are perfect! But the real reason I use whole wheat is so that I feel justified in using more sauce! lol!
Looks delicious! 🙂
Thanks, Valya!
I love the sound of this peanut sauce, Lindsey! This whole dish just looks mouthwatering. And I love that you used whole wheat noodles! I definitely need to try that!
Thanks, Gayle!!! It is so good!
THIS is most definitely better than take out! Not only does it contain fresh ingredients of your choosing, but one can enjoy seconds and thirds of this as well! Ooh win win right there!
Safe travels Lindsey!
Very true!!! Thanks, Shashi!
I could literally drink Thai peanut sauce — I wholeheartedly agree that it’s the best! This looks like such a wonderful, veggie-packed meal with loads of flavor. Pinned!
Bahahaha! Me too, Marcie! Thanks for the pin!
I love this in so many ways!! It’s easy, healthy, and looks so full of flavor! Pinned! (Love these photos, too!)
Saturday!!! I cannot even believe it! I totally laughed when you wrote about shipping flour and chocolate chips. The essentials must be there immediately, right?!
Wait…do other people not think that flour and chocolate chips are essential? I have baking powder and spices in my carryon! lol!
Thanks, Kristine! This was definitely a life saver last week…but I can’t make it too often or my husband will get sick of it! I, on the other hand, could never get sick of it!