It's true.
I'm buggin.  I'm trippin'.
Here's the thing, I used to hate stuff like this.  I used to think that making recipes like this were like ordering salad at a restaurant.  Hmmmm, I feel like that deserves some explanation but don't quite know how to just yet.
It's my food box day people.  This is a big deal this week because I now also have a bit of dough in the bank.  The food box this week is bulging.  Yeah!!!  Finally.



I've been so wanting to make this stuff.  Like I said, it's been taking over my life.  I want it hot.  I want it cold.  I want it for school lunch.  I want it for breakfast.  I even bought some special noodles for the dish.  These things are supposed to be more authentic.


They look like noodles, they taste like regular noodles to me as well but what the hell, I feel somehow better off for using them.
After my bean salad stuff last week I'm pretty sick of bean salad and my family is relieved that I'm cutting back a bit on the beans - if you know what I mean.  So, I'm pretty stoked to be taking this stuff to work for my lunch this week.

Some things that I love about this recipe.
I love the peanut butter/spicy thing.  It's just so getting to me right now.


I love that I can throw so many veggies into this and it will always work out.
I love how far you can stretch a pound of meat.
I love that you can leave meat out entirely if you want.


I love that it uses noodles.
I could go on but I think that you all get the idea by now and are probably wondering about my sanity and possibly the safety of my family.


Wanda's Spicy Noodle Stir Fry
serves 4 - 6

1 onion, sliced thin
2 cups mushrooms (I used Shitake and button)
4 - 6 cups of assorted veg., prepped and ready for stir frying
(I used bok choy, zucchini, broccoli and carrots - the zucchini and bok choy really cook down)
1 very large clove of garlic or 3 regular sized cloves of garlic, minced
1 lb stir fry beef, pork or chicken

2 tbsp oil
2 tbsp sesame oil
6 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp hoisin sauce
splash of Teriyaki sauce if you have
1/2 cup natural peanut butter (ie. no sugar added stuff)
pepper sauce to taste and/or crushed red chili peppers
1/2 cup toastes sesame seeds (I didn't have any but I so wish that I did)

4 cups cooked noodles (I used Udon noodles but spaghetti/linguini are fine in a pinch)

Heat a wok over med/high heat.  Add in the oil and sesame oil.  Turn down the heat a bit.  Add in the onion, mushrooms and veggies.  Stir fry the veggies until they begin to cook.  Add in the garlic and the meat.  Continue to fry until the veggies become almost but not quite cooked through - they should still have some crunch and brightness to them.

Add in the soy sauce, hoisin sauce, teriyaki and mix well into the veggies.  Add in the peanut butter.  Check the tastes and adjust if needed.  Add in the pepper sauce and/or chili's and the toasted sesame seeds.