We are always looking for quick, healthy meals to make that contain a good amount of carbohydrates to sustain our cycling hobby (addiction).
This noodle bowl is a combination of multiple recipes from over the years so don't hesitate to modify it to your taste! It is quick to make, we love it and hope you do to. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
Noodles - we like buckwheat noodles, millet & brown rice ramen noodles, if time allows we spiralize sweet potatoes, bake them and use them for noodles!
Broccoli
Red Bell Pepper
Green Onions
Cilantro
Choice of Protein - Tempeh, chicken or fish
Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper
Raw or roasted peanuts totally optional
Sauce:
1/3 to 1/2 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
1/3 to 1/2 cup Almond Milk
1 1/2 tsp powdered Ginger (you can use fresh too!)
1 TBS Honey
3 TBS Soy Sauce - We use Coco Aminos
2 tsp Minced Garlic
2 TBS Siracha red pepper sauce!
Pre-heat your oven to 425 degrees.
Chop up broccoli and slice red bell pepper, toss them with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place on cooking sheet and roast them in the oven for approximately 15 to 20 minutes. We like our veggies a little crunchy so we roast them for about 15 minutes. Adjust your baking time for your preference.
While the veggies are roasting, cook your choice of noodles according to directions and set aside.
Prepare your choice of protein, we are using Tempeh tonight so it is simply toasted in a fry pan with a little olive oil.
Next, chop up a good handful of cilantro leaves and slice your green onions, set aside.
Prepare the sauce!
You can use 1/3 to 1/2 cup peanut butter and almond milk based on how thick you want the sauce and how much you like peanut butter! Yum, I love that peanut butter. Mix together the peanut butter, almond milk, ginger, honey, soy sauce, garlic, and siracha. Stir it really well until it is smooth. Take a taste! Add more siracha if you want it spicy, use less siracha if you want it mild.
Grab some large serving bowls, put in a portion of your cooked noodles, a portion of the roasted veggies, your protein, sprinkle with green onions and cilantro, and pour on the sauce! Sprinkle with some peanuts if you like! Delicious!
We are Coach Al and Trish. Our goal is to share good nutrition and help support healthy lifestyles while keeping it real and simple because we all have busy lives. No fancy photos, no fancy food blogging, just real food for real life and cycling encouragement for a balanced healthy life. Please leave a comment or question! Happy eating and cycling!