There is something to be said for a home cooked meal that is ready in about 15 minutes. Especially if it is healthy! Even better when it is a one-pot meal.
My kids would be happy to have sandwiches every meal but I’m not. I like real food, warm food, but I don’t have a lot of time to cook.
If you have been here for a while you know that my son has multiple food allergies. Peanuts and gluten are just a few of the things that are off-limits for us. He rarely gets to eat restaurant food because of his food allergies; we have a few safe restaurants to choose from.
All Asian restaurants use peanuts and soy sauce (contains gluten) and I’m not comfortable with the chances of cross contamination even if he ordered a “safe” dish. His only exposure to Asian food is food I make. My recipes are far from authentic but they are easy to make and use simple ingredients.
This recipe is peanut-free and gluten-free and can accommodate other allergies with substitutions. It cooks really quickly, the longest part is getting the water to boil.
Easy Asian Noodles
Ingredients
- 1 box Brown Rice Noodles (I use Annie Chun’s)
- 3 carrots, sliced (about 1 cup)
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1/2 cup SoyNut Butter (or other peanut butter type spread)
- 2 Tbsp Tamari or Bragg Liquid Aminos (soy sauce can be used but contains gluten)
Do
- Bring water to a boil. As you wait slice the carrots and get the other ingredients ready.
- Dump the carrots into the boiling water and cook them for 2-3 minutes.
- After the carrots have cooked a few minutes add the frozen peas and the noodles.
- Cook everything together for 5 minutes. Once the timer beeps, taste test the noodles and carrots to see if either need a minute or two longer.
- Carefully drain the water out of your pot. I like to use one of these. Then dump in the Tamari/Bragg’s and the SoyNut Butter. Stir well until it has melted into the noodles and is evenly distributed.
This recipe can be easily adapted based on what you have on hand and what food restrictions you work with. It is similar to my Veggie Pad Thai recipe but this one is simplified even more and only uses carrots and peas to cut down on dishes and extra chopping. You can buy frozen, chopped carrots for a quicker recipe.
What are your favorite quick meals?
Asian Noodles
Allergy friendly asian noodles. They are peanut and gluten free!
Ingredients
- 1 box Brown Rice Noodles (I use Annie Chun’s)
- 3 carrots, sliced (about 1 cup)
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1/2 cup SoyNut Butter (or other peanut butter type spread)
- 2 Tbsp Tamari or Bragg Liquid Aminos (soy sauce can be used but contains gluten)
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil. As you wait slice the carrots and get the other ingredients ready.
- Dump the carrots into the boiling water and cook them for 2-3 minutes.
- After the carrots have cooked a few minutes add the frozen peas and the noodles.
- Cook everything together for 5 minutes. Once the timer beeps, taste test the noodles and carrots to see if either need a minute or two longer.
- Carefully drain the water out of your pot. I like to use one of these. Then dump in the Tamari/Bragg’s and the SoyNut Butter. Stir well until it has melted into the noodles and is evenly distributed.
Notes
Frozen, chopped carrots can be used to make this recipe even quicker.
The joys of food allergies and Asian food 🙁 Let’s just say that Alistaire has only ever had rice. Plain rice. When we eat out (and we do takeout to be safe). 🙁
Sarah, Sometimes my husband or I will sneak out after the boys are in bed for Chinese food take out. We never order anything with nuts but we just don’t want to eat it around him. 🙂
This looks so easy. I miss Asian take out for sure. Can’t wait to try! Pinned!
We don’t have nut allergies so made this with fresh ground peanut butter. Turned out great!
I’m glad you liked it! It’s one of our favorites!
This looks so good. Can’t wait to try it!
Just watched “You are what you eat” on Netflix & here I am looking for plant based recipes; my son is also highly allergic to all nuts & a lot of recipes include nuts so I will definitely try this one; thank you!
HI Peg, I’m glad you found My Plant-Based Family! We have a lot of recipes; some do have nuts, but my son had a nut allergy when he was younger, so many do not. Thankfully, he grew out of it when he was five years old, even though his doctor had previously said it was impossible. I also have some videos on Youtube that may be helpful!