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    Home » Recipes » Vegan Main Dishes

    Peanut Satay Zucchini Noodle Bowl

    Published: Apr 25, 2017 · Updated: Aug 2, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Peanut satay zucchini noodle bowl

    These zucchini noodles are packed with flavor from a flavorful peanut satay sauce and loaded with nutritious veggies and tofu. And the best part - it's ready in 15 minutes!

    Peanut satay zucchini noodle bowl

    Who doesn’t love zucchini noodles? They make a perfect base for ever-popular vegan bowls, too. We love them not because there’s anything wrong with regular pasta noodles. But in the same way as cauliflower “rice” has gotten to be such a big thing, it’s just another very cool way to eat more veggies.

    But what if you don’t have a machine — how do you make zucchini noodles without a spiralizer? You buy them already spiralized, that’s how. And then this peanut satay noodle bowl will be ready in a flash.

    I love zucchini noodles, and I even have a spiralizer. But I’m so lazy that I hardly ever use it. I mean, I have to climb onto a step stool, get it down from a cabinet, then after using it, almost the whole thing needs to be washed and takes up the entire dish drainer. Then, of course, I have to climb onto the step stool to put it back. No wonder it sits there mostly unused.

    Spiralized zucchini and yellow squash

    So, imagine my delight when I discovered spiralized zucchini (and a bunch of other spiralized veggies in my supermarket’s produce section. Granted, buying these prepared veggie noodles is a bit more expensive than buying a couple of zucchini and spiralizing it yourself. But for me, it means saving two trips on the godforsaken step stool, and cleaning up afterwards!

    Zucchini noodles are so tasty with peanut sauce. And you guessed it — we’ll be using prepared peanut satay sauce, too. I figure the little extra I’m spending on the prepped zucchini noodles, I’m saving on getting all the ingredients needed to make satay sauce from scratch.

    The nice things about one bowl meals is that you don’t need to obsessively measure ingredients. You can also substitute other vegetables for the ones we use here. Just arrange them artfully (or sloppily, we won’t tell) on the base on the zucchini noodles bathed in satay sauce, serve, and enjoy.

    Peanut satay noodles ingredient

    What you need

    • 10 to 12 ounce package fresh zucchini noodles (or a combo of zucchini and yellow squash)
    • 12 to 16-ounce bottle peanut satay sauce
    • 1 bunch regular bok choy or 1 baby boy choy
    • 5.5- to 8-ounce package baked tofu
    • 1 bunch scallions
    • Bag of grated carrots
    • Roasted peanuts or cashews, small quantity (optional)

    You may already have on hand

    • Sriracha or other hot stuff

    What to do

    1  Remove the zucchini noodles from the packaging and combine in a mixing bowl with enough satay sauce to coat generously. Divide between two wide shallow bowls.

    2  If you’re using regular bok choy you’ll only need a couple of stalks. Either way, rinse the bok choy or baby bok choy, pat dry, and slice thinly.

    3  Cut about half of the tofu into dice. Slice one or two scallions thinly.

    4  Arrange the bok choy, tofu, and grated carrots over the zucchini noodles. Sprinkle with chopped nuts, if using, and pass around hot sauce if you’d like.

    Note: You’ll have quite a bit of bok choy (if using a regular bunch), scallion, and carrot from this meal; plus a small amount of tofu and some satay sauce. Use them to make a tasty raw salad or a quick stir-fry. Add whatever you’d like to the mix — leafy greens and/or tomatoes to a salad; a grain to the stir-fry.

    Peanut satay zucchini noodles

    If you love this recipe, check out these other delicious creations:

    • Zucchini Noodles with Vegan Bolognese
    • Creamy Pesto Zucchini Noodles
    • Sesame Zucchini Noodles
    • Easy Zucchini Noodles with Peanut Sauce

    Photos by Evan Atlas

    Peanut satay zucchini noodle bowl

    Peanut Satay Zucchini Noodles

    These zucchini noodles are packed with flavor from a flavorful peanut satay sauce and loaded with nutritious veggies and tofu. And the best part - it's ready in 15 minutes!
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    Course: Main dish
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
    Keyword: vegan zucchini noodles
    Cook Time: 15 minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes
    Servings: 2
    Calories: 594kcal
    Author: Veg Kitchen

    Ingredients

    • 10 to 12 ounce package fresh zucchini noodles or a combo of zucchini and yellow squash
    • 12 to 16- ounce bottle peanut satay sauce
    • 1 bunch regular bok choy or 1 baby boy choy
    • 5.5- to 8- ounce package baked tofu
    • 1 bunch scallions
    • Bag of grated carrots
    • Roasted peanuts or cashews small quantity (optional)
    • You may already have on hand
    • Sriracha or other hot stuff
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Remove the zucchini noodles from the packaging and combine in a mixing bowl with enough satay sauce to coat generously. Divide between two wide shallow bowls.
    • If you’re using regular bok choy you’ll only need a couple of stalks. Either way, rinse the bok choy or baby bok choy, pat dry, and slice thinly.
    • Cut about half of the tofu into dice. Slice one or two scallions thinly.
    • Arrange the bok choy, tofu, and grated carrots over the zucchini noodles. Sprinkle with chopped nuts, if using, and pass around hot sauce if you’d like.

    Notes

    You’ll have quite a bit of bok choy (if using a regular bunch), scallion, and carrot from this meal; plus a small amount of tofu and some satay sauce. Use them to make a tasty raw salad or a quick stir-fry. Add whatever you’d like to the mix — leafy greens and/or tomatoes to a salad; a grain to the stir-fry.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 594kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2689mg | Potassium: 1428mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 19049IU | Vitamin C: 214mg | Calcium: 561mg | Iron: 5mg
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