Soba Peanut Noodles With Shrimp Recipe

This easy-to-make recipe is loaded with healthy vegetables that are full of fiber. Try it for a delicious dinner or lunch.

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces soba noodles or whole-wheat spaghetti
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup natural crunchy peanut butter
  • 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 2 teaspoons chili sauce or 1 teaspoon red chili paste
  • 4 cups shredded cabbage
  • 2 cups shredded carrots
  • 1 cup edamame, shelled and thawed
  • 1 pound of shrimp, peeled and uncooked
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro (optional)
  • Nonstick cooking spray

Directions
Cook noodles. Drain and rinse. Set aside in large mixing bowl. In a small saucepan, combine garlic, ginger, chicken broth, peanut butter, hoisin sauce and chili sauce. Cook on low heat, stirring until peanut butter is blended. Coat a large frying pan with nonstick cooking spray. Add cabbage, carrots and edamame. Cook for about 5 minutes. Add shrimp and sauce mixture and cook until shrimp turn pink, about 5 minutes. Pour mixture over noodles and mix until noodles are well coated. Top with fresh cilantro (optional) and serve.

Nutritional Information
Serving size: 1/6 of recipe. 360 calories, 8 grams fat, 1 gram saturated fat, 460 milligrams sodium, 115 milligrams cholesterol, 46 grams carbohydrate, 6 grams fiber, 29 grams protein.

Diabetic Exchange
Fruit: 0; vegetables: 1; meat: 3; milk: 0; fat: 1; carbohydrate: 2; other: 0.

Diabetic exchanges are calculated based on the American Diabetes Association Exchange. Exchanges are rounded up or down equal to whole numbers.

Recipe courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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