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Peanut Noodles with Gingered Vegetables and Tofu

3.8

(55)

Pretty and delicious, this pasta has plenty of vegetables, lots of snap and crunch, and a terrific Asian-style peanut sauce.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 6

Ingredients

2 tablespoons peanut oil
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
8 ounces broccoli, tops cut into florets, stems peeled, cut into thin strips
1 large carrot, peeled, cut into thin strips
1 celery stalk, thinly sliced
8 green onions, white parts cut into thin strips, green parts chopped
1 medium zucchini
1 medium-size yellow crookneck squash, cut lengthwise in half, then crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices
1 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
2 tablespoons dry Sherry
10 ounces extra-firm or firm tofu, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
12 ounces spaghetti, freshly cooked
1 cup lightly salted roasted peanuts

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat peanut oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add ginger and stir 30 seconds. Add broccoli, carrot and celery and sauté 5 minutes. Add white parts of green onions, zucchini, yellow squash, bell pepper and Sherry and sauté until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 3 minutes longer. Add tofu and stir gently until heated through, about 2 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

    Step 2

    Place spaghetti in large bowl. Add Chinese Peanut Sauce and toss to coat. Transfer to platter. Top with vegetable mixture. Sprinkle with peanuts and chopped green parts of green onions.

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