Rice noodle bowl w/ peanut sauce
Looks like it takes a long time…but 5 minutes. I PROMISE. And tastes like you got it from a restaurant. This is the meal that I make every once in a while for prep - and it reminds me that THIS IS HOW you can use meal prep to get you used to ordering from restaurants. This is a GO TO order form me when I order from my local Vietnamese restaurant. It usually comes with bean sprouts, cukes, herbs, and maybe some other veggies. So why NOT transform your favorite take-out into something to make at home for half the price, a quarter of the time, and includes exactly what you want for your macros.
Ingredients:
Rice noodles (I get the A TASTE OF THAI brand - Spaghetti. bonus for me is that rice noodles are gluten free!) - in the bowl I use 2oz/57g serving size
mini cucumbers - I use one per bowl
pre-shredded carrots - I use about 1/2c
pre-shredded red cabbage - I use about 1/2c
dry roasted, unsalted peanuts - about 2T chopped
1 scallion - chopped
a handful of fresh cilantro chopped
2T peanut sauce (I use House Of Tsang Bankok Peanut Sauce)
Instructions:
The noodles only take about 3-4 minutes to cook. So get your water boiling, and add the noodles once it’s ready!
While the noodles are cooking, grab your bowl, put it on your scale & zero it out.
Chop your cucumbers, add them to the scale - noting the weight for your tracking app. Zero it out.
Add the carrots, note the weight, zero it out, add the cabbage, note the weight, zero it out.
Chop the cilantro, scallions & peanuts.
When noodles are done, drain them and add them to the bowl, then top the bowl with your scallions, cilantro, and peanuts.
Drizzle the peanut sauce on top
ENJOY
This meal is a bit higher in fat, but to reduce fat, you can just eliminate the chopped peanuts!! Keep the peanut sauce for that flavor.
You can also add in grilled shrimp, chicken, or whatever protein you want into the bowl!
ENJOY!! If you try it, tag me on IG @hannahj28 or comment below with how you made it your own!