Curry In A Hurry: Sesame Noodles

Curry In A Hurry: Sesame Noodles

Meal prepping is not just for the pre-pandemic world. Many associate the idea of eating healthy with stress as they believe they don’t have the time to cook. Meal-prepping helps solve this by aiding with portion control, having ready-to-go meals on hand, and saving time/stress from having to cook each night.

Grocery shopping becomes a lot easier when you meal prep and it’s a money saver. You’ll find it will become easy to choose from several different food categories (protein, fat, grains, vegetables, etc) and is fun to get organized. One tip for meal prepping is to keep the sauces/dressings in a separate container to prevent your food from absorbing while it sits in your fridge. For this meal prep recipe, ensure you do the same with the almond butter and vegan mayo sauce.

For the vegan option, I didn’t include protein in this recipe (apart from the protein in the almond butter). Marinated sesame tofu or tempe would be a great addition if wanting more in this dish.

Curry In A Hurry: Sesame Noodles

Serves 2

  • Whole grain pad Thai rice noodles (serving size of 2)
  • 2 cups zoodles⠀
  • 2 cups carrots, spiralized ⠀
  • 1 cup cauliflower rice ⠀
  • 1 cup chickpeas ⠀
  • 2 tbsp curry powder⠀
  • 4 garlic cloves, chopped⠀
  • 1/2 white onion, chopped ⠀
  • 3 tbsp sesame seeds ⠀
  • 1 cup baby bella mushrooms or 1/2 chicken breast, cut in strips ⠀
  • 1 tbsp vegan mayo for topping
  • salt and pepper

Secret sauce ⠀

  • 1/2 cup cashew butter (or almond butter)⠀
  • 2 clove garlic, chopped ⠀
  • 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce ⠀
  • 3 tbsp rice vinegar⠀
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup⠀
  • lime juice from 1 lime ⠀

Method

  1. Cook pad Thai noodles package directions. Rinse under cold water and set aside to cool completely
  2. Whisk all sauce ingredients in a bowl until evenly mixed. Whisking will take a bit of time due to the thickness of the nut butter. Add water as needed (you can use a fork to whisk). Set aside ⠀
  3. In a fry pan, cook chicken or mushrooms for 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from pan, set aside
  4. In the same frying pan add onion, garlic, chickpeas, cauliflower rice, curry powder, and sesame seeds. Cook for 10 minutes on medium heat. Add zoodles, carrot spirals, and pad thai noodles in the same frypan to heat up for one minute or serve raw⠀
  5. In a large bowl pile all mixture from fry pan, chicken or mushrooms, and nut butter sauce. Add a tablespoon of vegan mayo on the side for dipping and extra sesame seeds on top