Description
These Thai Peanut Chicken Noodle Bowls are a quick, flavor-packed dinner made with tender chicken, silky rice noodles, crisp vegetables, and a creamy peanut sauce with hints of lime, garlic, and ginger. Perfect for busy weeknights, this easy 30-minute meal delivers restaurant-quality Thai-inspired flavors right from your kitchen.
Ingredients
For the Bowls
8 ounces rice noodles
1 pound chicken breast, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cups mixed vegetables (bell peppers, carrots, broccoli)
For the Peanut Sauce
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon lime juice
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
Garnish
Chopped green onions
Crushed peanuts
Lime wedges (optional)
Fresh cilantro (optional)
Instructions
Cook the noodles
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the rice noodles and cook according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.Prepare the peanut sauce
In a bowl, whisk together peanut butter, soy sauce, honey, lime juice, minced garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes until smooth.Cook the chicken
Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sliced chicken and cook for 5–7 minutes until browned and fully cooked.Add the vegetables
Stir the mixed vegetables into the skillet with the chicken. Cook for 3–4 minutes until tender but still crisp.Combine noodles and sauce
Add the cooked noodles to the skillet. Pour the peanut sauce over the mixture and toss everything together until well coated and heated through.Serve
Divide into bowls and garnish with chopped green onions, crushed peanuts, fresh cilantro, and lime wedges. Serve immediately.
Notes
Add 1–2 tablespoons warm water to the sauce if it becomes too thick.
Swap chicken for shrimp, tofu, or rotisserie chicken for easy variations.
For extra heat, add sriracha or chili paste to the peanut sauce.
Leftovers store well in the refrigerator for 3–4 days in an airtight container.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Thai-inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 520 kcal
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 890 mg
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 36 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg