Lo Mein with Snow Peas and Peanut Sauce

Name: Lo Mein with Snow Peas and Peanut Sauce
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: Kosher salt; 8 oz [230 g] dried lo mein noodles or Italian linguine, broken in half; 8 oz [230 g] dried lo mein noodles or Italian linguine, broken in half; Freshly ground black pepper; ½ cup [60 g] bean sprouts; 2 Tbsp minced fresh cilantro; chile-garlic sauce for seasoning (optional); ½ cup [120 ml] peanut sauce; 1 cup [120 g] chopped snow peas; 1 carrot, peeled and shredded with a julienne peeler or grated; 1 carrot, peeled and shredded with a julienne peeler or grated; ¼ cup [30 g] peanuts, preferably salted

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

One Pan, Two Plates Vegetarian Suppers

By Carla Snyder

Published 2016

About

This is a classic, quick-and-easy one-pot meal. Just toss some noodles, snow peas, bean sprouts, and cilantro with store-bought peanut sauce and sprinkle peanuts on top. It’s the perfect ending to a busy workday. Relax—this is another great meal that comes together super-quickly.

Ingredients

Kosher salt
8 oz [230 g] dried lo mein noodles or Italian linguine, broken in half

Supper
Dinner
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Vegan
Pasta

Method

In a 3-qt [2.8-L] saucepan over medium-high heat, bring 2 qt [2 L] water to a boil. Add 1 tsp salt and the noodles and cook until al dente (usually a minute or so less than the package directions). To check for doneness, fish out a strand and bite into it. It should still be chewy, just a little underdone.
Immediately add the snow peas to the boiling pasta and