Happy hump day!
My morning flew by, and now I’m taking a break from work to eat some lunch (breakfast for lunch today: protein pancakes with strawberries & honey) and share this dish with you:
Sometimes I like a bit of burntness or crunch to my food – not just the usual crunchy pretzels or chips, but I intentionally do things like burn my sweet potato fries a bit. So when I nabbed soft Chinese noodles at the grocery store recently, I had the idea to pan fry them instead of just cooking them as directed.
After cooking the noodles, I used just enough sesame oil to fry them until lightly browned, and then combined the pasta with sauteed portobello mushroom, red bell pepper, broccoli, yellow onion, garlic and sesame seeds. It added just the right amount of crunch to these normally very soft, almost mushy noodles.
Pan Fried Sesame Chinese Noodles with Veggies
Ingredients
- 1-9 oz package Chinese noodles
- 2 cups broccoli
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 1/2 portobello mushroom caps
- 1/4 yellow onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 1/2 TBSP sesame oil
- 1/2 cup vegetable broth
- 1 TBSP roasted sesame seeds
- 1/2 TSP sea salt
- 1/4 TSP black pepper
Instructions
- Mince garlic and onion and chop broccoli, pepper and mushroom into bite sized pieces.
- In a large pan, warm vegetable broth over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and cook until lightly browned.
- Add the rest of the veggies, and cook about 7-10 minutes, or until tender.
- Meanwhile, cook noodles al dente according to package directions, then drain.
- In another large saute pan, heat the sesame oil over medium-low heat.
- Add the noodles and cook until they're lightly browned, constantly tossing.
- Once veggies are cooked add them to the pasta. Add sea salt and pepper and sprinkle sesame seeds on top, then toss to combine. Serve while hot.
I love Asian noodles like this, and this seems like a good recipe for getting that fried food feel without all of the calories. Thanks for sharing.
Yep, that’s what I was going for — the sort of feel of Chinese lo-mein without the icky feeling of greasy food in your stomach afterwards!