These Unfussy Peanut Noodles are tossed in a creamy peanut butter sauce with garlic, ginger, and soy sauce for a fast, satisfying meal. They come together in about 15 minutes using simple pantry ingredients and are straightforward to make vegetarian or vegan!

Love a simple noodle dish? You need to try our Vegan Pad Thai, or even our Ramen Stir Fry or our Vegetable Chow Mein!

Why you’ll love this truly unfussy dinner!

These peanut noodles are one of those dangerously unfussy recipes you’ll find yourself making on repeat. We’re talking chewy noodles tossed in a creamy, savory-sweet peanut butter sauce that comes together in the time it takes to boil pasta. Whether you call them peanut noodles, peanut butter noodles, or peanut sauce noodles, this is a busy-night win you’ll crave constantly.

Why You’ll Love This method

Ready in about 15 minutes
Uses pantry-friendly ingredients
Naturally vegetarian and unfussy to make vegan
Comforting, craveable, and endlessly customizable

Ingredients needed

The simple ingredients for this method are listed fully down in the recipe card but let’s briefly go over the pantry staples needed including a few substitutions you can make as desired!

Noodles – I prefer thin spaghetti, but many other noodles works including linguine, rice noodles, soba noodles, udon noodles, or even ramen noodles!
Toasted sesame oil – Adds that nutty depth; don’t skip if you can help it.
Neutral oil – Canola, avocado, or vegetable oil all work.
Peanut butter – Creamy natural peanut butter is ideal, but crunchy works for extra texture. I’ve also tried this with almond butter and it’s flavor-packed!
Rice vinegar – Brightens the sauce; lime juice can work in a pinch.
Honey – Swap for agave or maple syrup to keep it vegan.
Soy sauce – Use tamari or coconut aminos if needed.
Garlic – Fresh is go-to here.
Fresh ginger – Adds warmth and balance; ground ginger works in a pinch but fresh is preferred.

peanut butter noodles with peanuts and green onion in a white bowl

How to Make It

Only a reminder that you can find the FULL written recipe down in the recipe card, but I want to quickly go over how to make them with visuals for you:)

Start out by cooking your noodles in a medium pot according to package directions.

peanut sauce ingredients in a large bowl before being stirred together

Make the soy peanut sauce by whisking together the oil, peanut butter, rice vinegar, honey, soy sauce, garlic and ginger until fully combined. Sometimes I add more peanut butter depending on how peanut-y I want it.

silky peanut butter noodles in a large bowl

Toss the cooked noodles into the sauce and continue to mix until they’re fully covered in the creamy peanut sauce.

Divide the noodles evenly and top with sesame seeds, green onions, and chopped peanuts! Bean sprouts are also satisfying on top.

Recipe Tips

Toss the noodles while they’re still hot so the peanut butter melts smoothly into a silky sauce.
If the sauce feels thick, add a splash of hot pasta water to loosen it up.
For heat, add chili crisp, hot sauce such as sriracha, or red pepper flakes.