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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 239.9
  • Total Fat: 5.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.3 mg
  • Sodium: 63.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 39.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 7.0 g
  • Protein: 9.4 g

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Whole Wheat Pasta with Sesame Peanut Sauce

Submitted by: BCJL13
Whole Wheat Pasta with Sesame Peanut Sauce

Introduction

This Asian-inspired pasta dish is so good and so quick to make and can be served hot or cold. Add some tofu for another healthy option. This Asian-inspired pasta dish is so good and so quick to make and can be served hot or cold. Add some tofu for another healthy option.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    2 medium green onions, sliced thin
    1/4 cup chicken or vegetable broth, low sodium
    2 tbsp natural peanut butter, creamy
    1 tbsp plus 1 tsp cider vinegar
    1 tsp sesame oil
    1/4 tsp cayenne, or more if you like it hot
    4 cups cooked whole wheat spaghetti

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Directions

Combine all ingredients except spaghetti.
Stir the hot spaghetti into the sauce.
Serve right away for a hot meal, or refrigerate for a cold meal.






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  • JITTABUG118

    Very Good
    53 of 54 people found this review helpful
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    I made a meal out of this by adding chicken, peas, water chestnuts, peanuts, soy sauce, 1/4 tsp each of red pepper, cayanne pepper and asian five spice. Tastey and delicious!! - 6/2/09

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  • MLHORAN10

    Very Good
    29 of 31 people found this review helpful
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    My picky kids actually ate this! I took out the cayenne as I thought it would be too spicy (and I didn't have any on hand) and added a bit of garlic and it still needed some kick. I also reserved some of the pasta water to add as needed to smooth it back out from the peanut butter clumping up. - 8/5/08

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  • CHAR-SPARK

    Incredible!
    20 of 20 people found this review helpful
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    Fantastic! I didn't have any sesame oil on hand so I went without it. I had some rice wine vinegar that I added instead of cider vinegar. Plus I put in a splash of tamari. I added fresh broccoli to the pasta for the last 2 minutes or so. it was fantastic! Thumbs up from the 3-yr old, too! - 4/7/09

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  • MOMOF01

    Very Good
    13 of 13 people found this review helpful
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    We enjoyed this dish! I added red peppers, water chestnuts and broccoli to get in some extra veggies. A sprinkle of soy sauce was also needed. My husband suggested adding chicken next time. It will definetly be in our monthly menu cycle. Enjoy! - 3/27/07

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  • TWEETIE531

    Good
    12 of 14 people found this review helpful
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    Read the reviews, so I added soy sauce, garlic, asparagus, and mushrooms (just what I happened to have). I did NOT put in any Cayenne, as I don't do spicy. This was good for my tastes. Not great, but good. I'll make it again with more *oomph* added to it. - 1/2/08

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  • GUNMETALGREY

    Very Good
    12 of 12 people found this review helpful
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    This was a tasty dinner. I added soy sauce, extra water, some sesame seeds, broccoli, and red pepper flakes for some extra veggies and a kick. - 12/30/07

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  • MUMSYPOO


    10 of 14 people found this review helpful
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    I made a variation of this that had 3T PB, 1/2 t fresh ginger, 2T honey, 1 garlic clove, 1/4 Cup rice wine vinegar and 3T soy sauce, also added chicken. It was excellent and not dry at all. Probably a little more fattening with honey. - 1/18/10

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  • 4KRYSTAL4

    O.K.
    8 of 8 people found this review helpful
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    My husband and I didn't really care for this pasta that much. Too much peanut butter flavor, not enough sesame flavor and it got dried out quickly and tasted blan.

    My husband loves peanut sauces but he didn't care for this one too much. - 11/6/07

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  • JOE5252

    Very Good
    7 of 8 people found this review helpful
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    I rather liked this dish. My only mistake was not starting with less cayenne than th resipe suggests and tasting - I think I would like it better with a little less kick. - 5/15/07

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  • CAREYO

    Very Good
    6 of 6 people found this review helpful
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    I really liked this recipe. I added tofu, carrots, brocolli, and some lime juice. - 7/9/09

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  • JULIEH1999

    Bad
    6 of 16 people found this review helpful
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    I love peanut sauce but I could barely eat this. Will never make again. - 7/6/09

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  • PIANOMOM33

    Very Good
    6 of 6 people found this review helpful
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    This will definitely be added to my recipe collection! I did make a few substitutions ~ I used whole wheat penne pasta, rice vinegar and spicy chili sauce instead of the cayeynne. I also added broccoli...it would be good with chicken too, I think. Thanks for sharing! - 5/13/09

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  • TAMMYKAY3

    Bad
    6 of 17 people found this review helpful
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    Needs more ingredients to make it more interesting. - 4/19/09

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  • GOODHEALTH4EVER

    Good
    6 of 7 people found this review helpful
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    Made this with ww bowties, used extra tlbsp. PB and almost the whole can of chicken broth. I thought this made it thiker and creamier. I forgot the cayenne!
    Next time will be sure to use it as it needed zip.
    Over all very good and very quick!!! Thanks for sharing! - 4/13/09

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  • HAGGIS58


    6 of 7 people found this review helpful
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    I used shirataki instead of the pasta (only about 15 calories to an entire package) and veggie broth, and added a lot of ginger for more heat. These are perhaps an acquired taste for some, but you can't beat the calorie count! - 1/1/08

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  • SHAMBREE

    Very Good
    6 of 6 people found this review helpful
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    My husband and I both thought this was very good. I added bonesless skinless chicken breast sauted in a little olive oil and it was very filling. Thanks! - 3/23/07

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  • JWENZEL723

    Very Good
    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
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    Very tasty and I love that you can easily bump up the spicy factor with the cayenne pepper. I think I might add more chicken broth next time because the peanut butter really sucked the moisture out of the sauce. - 2/6/10

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  • BOSS3291

    Very Good
    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
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    I loved this. I did follow a few suggestions. Added some pasta water, sauted some red pepper and mushrooms to add to it, along with a little soy sauce. next time I will add more vegetables, and to make hubby happy, some chicken. Very satisfying and quick. - 2/3/10

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  • SHELLPRO


    5 of 8 people found this review helpful
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    I found this too on the frozen bag of Vegetables from Sam's Club, thanks for saving me the time of entering it!
    - 1/30/10

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  • ZIGWEEGWEE

    Very Good
    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
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    Very good and very customizable. When I'm in the mood for peanut butter, this recipe makes it part of a healthy meal with chicken and veggies. - 6/14/09

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  • LILJAYANGEL

    Good
    5 of 7 people found this review helpful
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    It had ok flavor of peanut butter, couldn't even tell there was sesame in it. The other problem I had was that it didn't stay creamy. The pasta absorbed all the extra moisture, and I ate it within 5 mins of preparing it. I added a bit of my soy milk to my bowl and stirred it in and it helped. - 5/7/07

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  • DAISY443

    Incredible!
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
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    After reading the reviews, I added sesame seeds, asparagus, garlic, a very small amount of soy sauce. red pepper and used rice wine vinegar instead of cider. It was excellent! - 1/31/10

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  • AHHGEE

    Very Good
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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    Yummy!
    I used PB2 (waaaay less in calories) and added more broth, ginger, cilantro and red peppers. Great recipe upon which you can expand for your own individual tastes! - 1/30/10

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  • SFEARLL


    3 of 7 people found this review helpful
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    I made something almost exactly like this for lunch on Saturday.. I added some chopped cucumbers and cilantro, and some finely chopped jalepeno (I love spicy!). Chilled all the ingredients separately, then mixed them together when we were ready to eat. It stayed plenty moist. - 7/2/09

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  • LASEVDA


    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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    adding teryaki sauce with water mixed in the pb is also a good way to keep it creamy along with snow peas and shrimp -gives it more of a pad thai taste. - 2/23/10

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