Spicy Sesame Peanut Noodles

Ingredients:

Fresh Green Onions ($0.50) – 1/4 cup

House of Tsang Peanut Sauce ($3.28) – 1/4 cup

Tender Green Organic Brocoli ($2.88) – 1 cup

McCormick Sesame Seed ($1.48 with a $0.75 coupon) – 1tbsp

Ronzoni Garden Delight Pasta ($0.99 with a $1 coupon) – 8 oz

Directions:

Prepare spaghetti according to package directions. Drain but reserve 1/2 cup cooking liquid.

Meanwhile, heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add broccoli; cook and stir until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes.

Reduce heat to medium. Stir in peanut sauce and spaghetti. Gradually stir in cooking liquid until desired consistency is reached. Remove from heat and toss with green onions and sesame seeds.

Variation: Cook 1/2 pound thinly sliced boneless, skinless chicken breasts with broccoli in step 2.

*Toast sesame seeds in a small non-stick skillet over medium heat. Stir occasionally until they are golden brown, about 5 minutes.

Cost Analysis:

As written, the recipe will serve 4 people and will cost $7.38.

To double the recipe (serve 8) you will need to purchase additional green onions, and pasta making the cost $7.87.

If you would like to try the variation (add split chicken breast) then you can purchase that on sale for $0.99/lb this week. The recipe recommends a 1/2 lb ($0.49) or 1 lb for the doubled recipe ($0.99).

This recipe came from HyVee’s recipe of the week. Each week HyVee features a recipe in the weekly ad. You can see the nutritional information for this recipe at the HyVee website. For the coupon information see my weekly HyVee coupon ad match.