Cashew Noodles Recipes

EASY SESAME CASHEW NOODLES

Steps:

• In a blender, blend the sauce ingredients until smooth.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Just before mixing with the sauce and serving, cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until JUST firm-tender (do not overcook the pasta) drain and rinse well under cold water; drain well again.
• Toss the cooked pasta with the prepared sauce (if the sauce was chilled then warm before mixing with the pasta).
• Sprinkle with chopped cashews and serve.

CASHEW NOODLES

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions; drain well.
• Combine noodles and butter in a large bowl, stirring until butter melts.
• In a separate medium bowl, combine the cottage cheese, sour cream, mushrooms, cashew halves, green onion, sherry, soy sauce, garlic and red pepper and mix well.
• Add the cottage cheese mixture to the noodle mixture and toos to blend.
• Pour into a buttered 2 quart casserole dish and sprinkle with the cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

CASHEW SESAME NOODLES

Steps:

• Make sauce:
• In a blender blend sauce ingredients with salt and pepper to taste until smooth. Sauce may be made 3 days ahead and chilled, covered. Bring sauce to room temperature and stir before using.
• Just before serving, in a 6-quart kettle bring 5 quarts salted water to a boil and cook spaghetti until al dente. In a colander drain spaghetti and rinse well under cold water. Drain spaghetti well and in a bowl toss with sauce and chopped coriander.
• Garnish sesame noodles with cashews and coriander.

CASHEW CHICKEN WITH NOODLES

Steps:

• Cook rice noodles according to package directions., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, cornstarch and garlic. Add chicken. In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, saute chicken mixture in peanut and sesame oils until no longer pink. Add onions; cook 1 minute longer., Drain noodles; stir into skillet. Add cashews and chili sauce and heat through. If desired, top with toasted sesame seeds.

CHICKEN CASHEW AND NOODLE STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Put the noodles in a medium heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water and set aside for 2 minutes and the drain and separate the noodles and set aside.
• Put the honey, soy sauce and lemon juice in a small bowl and whisk to combine and set aside.
• Brush a little oil over a large wok and heat on high until the wok is hot and then add half the chicken and stir fry for 2 minutes or until the chicken is almost cooked and transfer to a plate.
• Brush the wok with a little more boil and reheat the work on high and repeat with remaining chicken and then remove chicken from the wok.
• Brush the wok with the remaining oil and heat on medium high and add the vegetables and garlic and stir-fry for 2 minutes and then add the water and cook covered tossing twice for 2 minutes until the vegetable are just tender.
• Add the noodles and chicken to the wok and toss well to combine and the sauce mixture and toss to combine and heat through and then top with the cashews to serve (personally in this case I would just add the cashews once plated up).

ASIAN NOODLES WITH SUMMER VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs, adding the snap peas and bok choy during the last 2 minutes. Reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking water, then drain. Transfer the pasta and vegetables to a large bowl.
• Meanwhile, pulse the cashew butter, 2 tablespoons each water and rice vinegar, the Sriracha, scallions, ginger, 1/4 cup cilantro and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a food processor until smooth. Toss the bell pepper and radishes in a medium bowl with the remaining 1/4 cup cilantro and 1 tablespoon rice vinegar.
• Add the sauce to the pasta mixture along with enough of the reserved pasta cooking water to loosen; toss to coat. Top each serving with the diced vegetables and some Sriracha.