Peanut Butter Noodles
Updated July 23, 2024
- Total Time
- 20 minutes
- Prep Time
- 5 minutes
- Cook Time
- 15 minutes
- Rating
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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
Ingredient Substitution Guide
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
GothamNurse
I wanted to eat this alone, naked, in a closet. It’s that good.
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.
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.
Vanessa E
So easy and delicious! Cut up some carrots and bell peppers to serve on the side, and add some kimchi. You won’t regret it. So good and easy for when you want something good without the fuss.
Johnny from SoCal
Made it exactly to the recipe. It was terrible.
Carrie P
Use chunky peanut butter. Chop up some scallion, sprinkle with some sesame seeds. Also, make life easy and use the end of the peanut butter jar, dump everything in there and shake it up.
Eric Brown
I add ginger powder, a dash of garlic powder, crushed red pepper (or crunchy garlic oil), soy sauce lite (or, for a healthier saltiness, amino acids), and even sesame seeds or sliced scallions. Reserving some pasta water is a must. I finish by popping into the microwave for 40 seconds or so because by the time you finish mixing everything in, it is mo longer hot; or let it get even colder in the fridge for cold peanut butter noodles.
Heather
This is so easy and delicious - a new staple in the rotation!
Patricia
I made this according to the directions except all I had was fettuccine and low-sodium soy sauce. It needed salt but even then it needed…something. I added salted nuts - that helped. But it feels like it’s a base to a Thai dish and doesn’t stand alone.
l
I'm allergic to peanuts. Would almond butter be any good as a substitute or is the texture wrong?
Chris J
I've made this recipe at least once a week for the past few months, because it is that good. My favorite version has been with cashew butter, and I haven't tried almond butter, but you can really be not-so-precise with the measurements of everything and it's always just as good, so don't worry about the almond substitution. Also try adding whatever at the end - cooked broccoli, raw kale, chili crisp, it's always good. I love Eric Kim.
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!
hh
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.
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