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Peanut Butter Noodles
Updated Feb. 21, 2024
- Total Time
- 20 minutes
- Prep Time
- 5 minutes
- Cook Time
- 15 minutes
- Rating
- Notes
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Ingredients
Yield:1 serving
- Salt
- 4ounces spaghetti or 1 individual package instant ramen (seasoning packet saved for another use)
- 2tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- 1tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1tablespoon finely grated Parmesan, plus more for serving
- 1teaspoon soy sauce
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Nutritional analysis per serving (1 servings)
753 calories; 32 grams fat; 12 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 13 grams monounsaturated fat; 5 grams polyunsaturated fat; 92 grams carbohydrates; 5 grams dietary fiber; 6 grams sugars; 26 grams protein; 414 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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- Step 1
Bring a pot of water to a boil (and salt it, if using spaghetti). Cook the noodles according to package instructions. Reserve ½ cup of the cooking water, then drain the noodles and return to the pot. Turn off the heat.
- Step 2
Add the peanut butter, butter, Parmesan and soy sauce. Vigorously stir the noodles for a minute, adding some reserved cooking water, a tablespoon or two at a time, until the sauce is glossy and clings to the noodles. Season to taste with salt.
- Step 3
Top with more cheese, if you’d like, and serve immediately.
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Cooking Notes
dimmerswitch
What is more delicious? Eric Kim's writing or his recipes? I vote for both. How is it someone so young can be so skilled and so wise? "The man" mentioned in the article that accompanies this recipe is a lucky one...and destined to be a very well fed one too. This is a splendid recipe. With an ounce more pasta it worked to share, out of a single bowl, with the man I have lived with for 45 years.
LondaR
Use crunchy peanut butter. Divine.
WarrenRI
I figured out last year that spaghetti cooks quicker and better in a large saucepan. The water boils faster, the long noodles lay right in, I fan them out from the center, and nothing breaks. So much better than a huge pot of water.
Ben S.
Came out delicious with scallions, Lao Gan Ma and sesame seeds added as a garnish!
ML
Just made it for lunch. Delicious. Oh how I’m cheering for Eric Kim and his man. Long may you eat and live and love.
rickmac
Sure you can zoosh this up with all sorts of complications, but Eric Kim’s recipe speaks to the heart of midnight pasta in its simplicity and speed of production. At midnight, the wait for boiling water is excruciatingly long enough. This is a no chopping delight I can eat straight from the pot!
NameMichelle
Take it up a notch - use some really good tahini!
TC
Simplified Thai peanut sauce noodles? Great with a teaspoon of Trader Joe’s chili onion crunch added.
LL
Pro tip. Save the dregs of peanut butter jars and plop the hot noodles inside along with other ingredients and swirl or shake. Clean jar and tasty noodles.
Lo
This recipe, along with the sesame krispies, is my stoner dream meal
Shelley
No need to add salt, even using low sodium soy and no salt butter! For kids, I'd leave out the soy sauce. Adding a dash of Sriracha is a great idea.
Jessie
He has a gift <3
Rayna
I am not sure what I expected (peanut butter and cheese, whaaattt?) but it was surprisingly good made exactly as the recipe was written (except we used packaged udon instead of the ramen). We are going to try it again, adding some sauteed vegetables and some green onions to bulk it up a little. Also going to try the vegan option at some point, as well.
GothamNurse
I wanted to eat this alone, naked, in a closet. It’s that good.
Laura
This is delicious and quick! I subbed sharp cheddar for the Parmesan(it’s all I had), added a teaspoon or two of sriracha, and garnished with some furikake. I think scallions or green onions would be great additions to the garnish as well.
Meg
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but…bucatini. Dear God.
Easy elevated ramen dish
I used Momofuku Spicy Soy ramen and the included soy sauce packet. Omitted the butter. Delicious and weird riff on an already great packaged ramen.
j
Add chili crunch at the end
cheryl
I love peanut butter! I saw this recipe and thought I just had to try it. Didn’t know what I wanted for dinner last night so I whipped this up. It was really good! I see some comments about too much salt, but I didn’t find that at all. I probably could’ve used more cheese. I would say that was the only issue I had, but that’s fixable. This was quick and easy and filling.
Sue
It’s good, and fast. Don’t stress with the unsalted butter, use regular. Crunchy PB adds welcome texture! I add ~ 1/3 of the noodle flavor packet to the boiling water cuz it boosts flavor. When I have more than 5 min, my go-to is always Tyler Florence’s recipe. Easy & fabulous!
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I make this for my 1 year old! I use fusilli or bow tie pasta because it’s easier for him to pick up and throw some frozen peas into the pasta water, too. He loves this and I love the leftovers and how easy it is to make. Also, Zhong Sauce is YUM on it!
Rose Casa
So many people loved this! For me, it had so little flavor, that I kept adding more peanut butter, which made it heavy and sticky. I love Eric Kim, but this was yucky. If I were to make it again (which I probably won’t) I would add garlic, maybe ginger, some gochuchang maybe. I don’t know…
Spriha
Insanely good recipe. I considered trying to zhuzh it up with miso and garlic and what not but that would have been a mistake. Simple and beautiful and actually as quick as advertised.
Mandy Reeves
Add some Gochujang!!!
Kelly
Really good- loved the creaminess! I used Trader Joe's knife-cut ramen noodles. Added IKEA veggie balls and peas from the freezer and this weird combo was deliciously comforting after getting home from a long road trip with nothing in the fridge.
Coco Pickett
Underwhelming. Tasted like I was eating just peanut butter on noodles taken from a college dorm cookbook recipe. Could possibly be better with crunchy peanut butter (half the amount called for) and add in some sriracha with some scallions on top. I’ll try once more with these tweaks, but following the recipe as written disappointing without any complex or tasty flavors.
Heather
I wanted to love this. It was ok as the recipe is written. If I do it again I will add other ingredients to make it better. It was kind of bland.
Kate
Ok hear me out- substituted peas for the noodles and it was delicious!
MB
Made this exactly as written. Divine. The peanut butter and cheese sounded odd to me but I trust Eric so I went with it and it was perfect. No notes.
Kate Bernardoni
Highly recommend chunky peanut butter. More texture
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