Peanut Lime Edamame Pasta Salad
- Serves
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 13 min
- Cook
- 12 min
- Cost
- $14.00
- Nutrition
- 680 cal · 26g protein
- quick
- meatless
- make-ahead
- budget
- one-pot
🍳 1 pan + 1 bowl · Picky-eater safe bet: plain noodles · kept by 2 families
Peanut Lime Edamame Pasta Salad is a Asian weeknight dinner that serves 4 and is on the table in about 25 minutes, for around $14 in groceries. You'll need 1 pan + 1 bowl, and the 8 ingredients below are everyday supermarket items. Cooking for a picky eater? Plain noodles works on its own for the one who won't try the rest. Add it to your week and the whole grocery list lands in your Instacart cart in one tap.
Goes with: Garlic bread (10 min)
Contains: Gluten · Peanuts · Soy— based on the ingredients; brands vary, so check labels.
Cookware you'll need
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- 5–6 quart Dutch ovenDon't have one? Amazon →
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Ingredients
- 10 oz rotini pasta
- 2 cups frozen shelled edamame
- 1 cup peanut sauce
- 1 count English cucumber
- 10 oz shredded carrots
- 1 bunch green onions
- 2 count limes
- 1 tsp salt
Steps
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the dry rotini and cook 8 minutes, then add the frozen edamame to the same pot and cook 2 to 3 minutes more until the pasta is tender.
- Drain the pasta and edamame and rinse under cold water until cool. Shake off excess water.
- While the pasta cooks, dice the cucumber, slice the green onions, and juice the limes. Whisk the peanut sauce with all but 1 tbsp of the lime juice in a large bowl. Save the rest of the lime juice.
- Add the pasta, edamame, cucumber, carrots, and most of the green onions to the bowl and toss until well coated. Season with salt if needed.
- Stir in the saved lime juice and serve topped with the remaining green onions.
- Picky eaters can have plain rotini and edamame with the sauce on the side.
- Make ahead: toss the salad up to a day ahead and chill. Stir in the saved lime juice and add the green onions just before serving.
On the side: Garlic bread (10 min)
1 package frozen garlic bread
- Bake the garlic bread as the package directs, about 10 minutes, until golden.
Nutrition per serving
- Protein
- 26 g
- Carbohydrates
- 72 g
- Fiber
- 8 g
- Sugar
- 12 g
- Fat
- 32 g
- Saturated fat
- 5 g
- Sodium
- 720 mg
Estimated from the ingredients and amounts in this recipe; brands and portions vary. Not medical or dietary advice.
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