Thai Peanut Pasta

Rice Noodles For The Win... This Dinner Is Awesome!

We have been on a quest to change things up in our dinners since I began my journey with going gluten free. We have a meal plan chalked full with new recipes this week. This one was too great not to share. I loved how sweet it was. My husband was not a huge fan but it was a hit with my little one. He was surprised that pasta could taste like peanut butter ;) This one is very filling. You could include chicken with it but I left it out this time. 

Here is what you will need:

Ingredients

• 1 package of rice noodles
• 2 tablespoons chopped green onion, or regular onion
• 1 tablespoon of organic butter
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil 
• 2 tablespoons of organic chicken broth (or water), plus additional 1-2 tablespoons if needed (if the sauce is too thick).
• 3 tablespoons of crunchy organic peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon liquid aminos 
• 1 teaspoon organic apple cider vinegar (BRAGGS is a great brand) 
• 2 teaspoons organic pure maple syrup
• 1-2 teaspoons Sriracha if you would like it to have a spicy flavor. I left it out for mine. 
• Use peanuts on top for a garnish 

Directions 
******Cook rice noodles according to package while working on sauce**********

1. In a saucepan over medium-high heat sauté the onions in the butter until soft.  Reduce heat to medium-low and add the remaining ingredients- water, peanut butter,liquid aminos, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup and Sriracha.
   
2. Remove from heat and stir in sesame oil, then add your noodles and stir to coat, top peanuts.
   
3. Enjoy! 

Mediterranean Rice Noodle Dinner

Mediterranean Rice Noodle Dinner 

This past summer I had bought the Clean Eats cookbook in effort to find some new clean eating recipes. Most of the time all of our dinner ideas come from Pinterest but I was wanting to change things up this week so I reached for my cookbook. I rarely make dinners without a protein but as we gear up for lent this one seemed to be perfect. It only took about 30 minutes from start to finish to make. This will serve 4. 

Ingredients

1 package of rice noodles

1 lb of vegetable spaghetti - I bought mind at Wegmans but you could shred your own

3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil

1pint of cherry tomatoes 

10 fresh basil leaves 

Zest and juice from 1 lemon 

3 cloves of garlic 

1/2 cup of kalamata olives

1 - 2 teaspoons of sea salt

1/4 teaspoon of ground pepper

2 tablespoons of unsalted butter

Parmesan cheese for topping 

Some of the ingredients you will need! 

Directions 

Cook rice noodles in a separate pot while you begin to cook the main dish 

In a large skillet warm the olive oil and toss in the vegetable spaghetti 

Add in garlic and tomatoes and cover for about 10 minutes so that the vegetables can soften

Stir occasionally 

Add in the lemon juice, olives and basil 

Once noodles are finished toss them into the mixture. 

Add in salt and pepper as well as the butter 

Portion out and sprinkle with parmesan cheese 

Enjoy!