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    Sesame Almond Butter Noodles

    Published: Jan 17, 2014 ยท Modified: Jan 24, 2021 by Alyssa ยท This post may contain affiliate links.

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    These sesame almond butter noodles with a thick, creamy, and perfectly spiced sauce are a quick and satisfying dish that's full of flavor. It's the perfect weeknight meal!

    A bowl of almond butter noodles garnished with sliced green onion and sesame seeds.

    When I lived on my own, I worked a job where for a good part of the year, I'd be eating take-out and sitting at my desk for dinner. This was pretty exciting for the first few days, because HEY! Dinner is free! It's delivered to your cubicle! And how did they know I wanted to try out that new sandwich shop anyway?!

    Day Four rolls around and you are so. over. take-out containers and plastic utensils. Any and all meager requests to healthify your order are being overlooked  - "no cheese" and "sauce on the side" just don't exist. One time I ordered a grilled veggie sandwich on a whole-wheat bun with small amount of marinara sauce. My coworkers were asking me how I could have the willpower to order something healthy. As I was responding - no joke - I unwrapped my sandwich to find it COVERED in bacon. As in the bacon was wrapped in circles around the entire sandwich. I was shocked, and talk about losing your credibility! I would have understood mistakenly adding bacon inside the sandwich, as in between the pieces of bread, but hog-tying the thing? To this day I have no words.

    A bowl of almond butter noodles garnished with sesame seeds and sliced green onion.

    Inevitably whatever impending doom deadline there was would pass, and I would have a few glorious weeks of preparing dinner for myself. What's funny is that after so many weeks of craving something, anything homemade, I usually didn't get home until past 7:30 PM, at which time I was a total hangry grump and just wanted to shove the closest thing resembling a meal into my mouth. PB&Js (or AB&Js) nightly until I ran out of bread. A box of four frozen veggie burgers would be gone in...four days. A container of hummus and a bag of pita chips didn't even stand a chance.

    Now, though, is a different story. I work elsewhere and I don't live on my own, so I'm in the house at a reasonable time in the evening and I can't quite get away with a snack attack in place of dinner. After boiling some pasta one night recently and combining a little of this and a little of that in a bowl for the sauce, I realized that this recipe, sesame almond butter noodles, would have been perfect for those late nights getting home after work!

    Almond butter noodles in a large metal pot with a serving spoon.
    Odds are that if you've made an Asian-inspired recipe before, you probably have a bunch of the specialty ingredients already on hand (such as the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, sriracha, five-spice powder, and sesame seeds). The five-spice powder adds such a unique flavor that works to tone down the sriracha. As the recipe is written below, these noodles really aren't that spicy, but a few times I've made it I've bumped up the sriracha in the sauce to give it some serious heat. Add the sriracha to taste.

    A fork twirled around almond butter noodles in a bowl.

    A bowl of almond butter noodles garnished with sliced green onion and sesame seeds.

    Sesame Almond Butter Noodles

    These noodles take 15 minutes to prep and cook, although you'd never know it by the taste! A perfect, after-work meal.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Course: Main Dish
    Prep Time: 7 minutes
    Cook Time: 8 minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes
    Servings: 6 servings
    Calories: 469kcal
    Author: Alyssa

    Ingredients

    • 1 lb pasta (I used Fettuccine, but any type of long noodle will do)
    • 1 tablespoon salt
    • 1 bunch green onions chopped to garnish
    • 2 tablespoon sesame seeds to garnish

    For the Sesame Almond Butter Sauce:

    • 4 tablespoon creamy almond butter
    • 2 ยฝ tablespoon hoisin sauce
    • 4 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
    • 2 teaspoon sesame oil
    • ยฝ teaspoon garlic powder
    • 1 ยฝ teaspoon sriracha, more or less to taste
    • ยฝ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
    • 1 tablespoon honey
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    Instructions

    • Fill a large pot about three-fourths full with water. Cover, and set pot on stove over high heat to boil.
    • Meanwhile, add all of the sauce ingredients to a bowl and mix using a hand mixer or a wooden spoon until sauce is smooth. Chop green onions, if using, and set aside for serving.
    • When water begins to boil, add approximately 1 tablespoon of salt to the pot and place pasta in the water. Stir the pasta frequently as it cooks so the noodles don’t stick together.
    • Test pasta after approximately 7-8 minutes, but cook to your preferred doneness. If using a different pasta shape, be sure to adjust cooking time accordingly.
    • When pasta is done cooking, drain and return noodles to the pot. Immediately add sauce to the pot with the noodles and stir to combine evenly. When serving, plate out servings and add chopped green onions and sesame seeds (though both optional).

    Notes

    We really enjoy this recipe with brown rice noodles, too!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 469kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 661mg | Potassium: 117mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 9g | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 4.5mg
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    Nutritional information is provided as an estimate. As it can vary due to many factors (brands used, quantities, etc.), we cannot guarantee its accuracy.

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    1. Samantha Dawn says

      February 21, 2018 at 5:58 pm

      5 stars
      The Sesame Almond Butter Sauce sounds sublime!! I'd love noodles tossed in them.

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    2. April says

      February 21, 2018 at 5:35 pm

      5 stars
      Sesame noodles are one of my favorite quick and easy meals! I can't wait to try this one! ๐Ÿ˜€

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    3. Lynette says

      February 08, 2016 at 9:07 pm

      Omg I made this tonight. It was delicious! I used regular pasta for my husband and brown rice gluten free pasta for myself. I used the recipe as written above and it was perfect. A little zip from the sriracha.

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      • Alyssa says

        February 08, 2016 at 9:44 pm

        Awesome! So glad you enjoyed. ๐Ÿ™‚

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    4. Sophie says

      January 23, 2014 at 3:06 pm

      Sounds so delicious! I get hangry sometimes too, especially after a tough day when I didn't realize how much time at work got away from me without something to eat. Great solution! love the flavors here... and noodles are ALWAYS welcome on my table ๐Ÿ™‚

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      • Alyssa says

        January 23, 2014 at 9:20 pm

        Thanks so much, Sophie! Noodles are welcome anytime on my table, too. ๐Ÿ™‚

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