Noodle Bowl with Beer-Peanut Sauce

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup Asian beer (lager)
• 1/3 cup peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 8 oz uncooked linguine
• 2 cups frozen broccoli florets
• 1 cup julienne carrots (from 10-oz bag)
• 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into bite-size strips
• 3 medium green onions, sliced (3 tablespoons)
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Details

Servings 5
Cooking time 25mins
Adapted from bettycrocker.com

Preparation

Step 1

1 In small bowl, gradually beat beer into peanut butter with whisk until smooth. Beat in remaining sauce ingredients. Set aside.

2 Cook linguine as directed on package, adding broccoli, carrots and bell pepper during last 2 minutes of cooking. Drain; return to saucepan.

3 Pour sauce over pasta mixture in saucepan; gently stir to coat. Stir in green onions and cilantro.

Serves 5