Peanut Sauce Shrimp Pasta

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ingredients

• 1/2 a 14-oz. pkg. dried medium rice noodles (had to get these from an Asian grocery store)
  
• 1 Tbsp. cooking oil
• 12 oz. peeled, deveined medium uncooked shrimp
• 12 oz. fresh asparagus spears, trimmed, cut in 2-inch pieces (3 cups)
• 1 large red and/or yellow sweet pepper, cut in 3/4-inch pieces (1 cup)
• 1/2 cup bottled peanut sauce (I made my own -- recipe below)
  

peanut sauce

• 1/2 to 1 cup peanut butter (you'll be tasting it a lot, so you might want to start with too much)
• Ginger powder (also from Asian grocery store)
  
• Soy sauce
• Lime juice
• Cayenne pepper
• Garlic - minced or powdered
  
• Everything is to taste. Just start mixing and tasting. You'll also need some water to thin out the peanut butter. Thanks to my friend Grant for the sauce recipe!
  

directions

1. Cut up your asparagus and peppers. I used yellow and red peppers since the asparagus is green. You may want to cut your shrimp into 2 or 3 pieces each as well.
   
2. Place noodles in large bowl. Bring 4 cups water to boiling; pour boiling water over noodles in bowl. Let stand for 8 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp, asparagus, and sweet peppers. Cook and stir for 4 to 6 minutes, until shrimp are opaque. Add peanut sauce; heat through.
4. Drain noodles. Divide noodles among shallow serving bowls, using a fork to twist noodles into nest.
   
5. Top with shrimp, asparagus, and sweet pepper mixture. Serves 4.

I forgot to take a picture with the noodles, but here is how my shrimp and veggies looked:



The meal took some time, but I had a friend over who helped me cut the vegetables (thanks, Shawna!). Delicious, and definitely worth the time. Pin It Now!