Vegetarian Chow Mein Tray Bake with Peanut Maple Sauce

These sweet potato and maple peanut noodles are a deliciously easy tray bake dinner you can get on the table quickly.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Asian Inspired

Keyword: Chow Mein, Maple, Noodles, Pak Choi, Peanut, Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Noodles, Tray Bake

Total Time: 30

Servings:

Equipment

Oven
Baking tray
Pot
Stovetop

Ingredients

Peanut oil 1 tbsp
1 sweet potato large
1 red capsicum
1 cup frozen edamame beans
1 bunch pak choi
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Chinese five spice 1.5 teaspoon (opt.)
300 g thin egg noodles
⅓ cup peanut butter smooth pref.
2 tablespoon sesame oil
2 tablespoon water
2 tablespoon maple syrup
1 lime
1 red apple
1 Lebanese cucumber
Salt and pepper

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 220 C. Oil your baking tray with 1 teaspoon peanut oil. Place a pot of water on the stove to boil.
Peanut oil
Peel and cube sweet potato into 1.5 cm pieces. Slice capsicum into strips. Measure out edamame beans. Cut pak choi into quarters.
1 sweet potato, 1 red capsicum, 1 cup frozen edamame beans, 1 bunch pak choi
Lay sweet potato and capsicum on your baking tray, drizzle with 2 teaspoons peanut oil, sprinkle with garlic powder, 1 teaspoon Chinese five spice (opt. little children may prefer plain), salt and pepper and place in the oven for 8 minutes.
Peanut oil, 1 sweet potato, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, Chinese five spice, Salt and pepper, 1 red capsicum
Add noodles to boiling water and cook for 5 minutes, or according to packet instructions. Drain. Set some plain noodles aside for your child if they prefer them plain.
300 g thin egg noodles
Make a sauce by mixing peanut butter, sesame oil, water, maple syrup, lime juice and ½ teaspoon five spice (opt.). Season with salt and pepper (opt.). Set aside.
Chinese five spice, ⅓ cup peanut butter, 2 tablespoon sesame oil, 2 tablespoon water, 2 tablespoon maple syrup, 1 lime, Salt and pepper
Push veggies to one side of the tray and place pak choi and edamame over them. Add noodles to the other side of the tray and drizzle with half the sauce. Return to the oven for 15 minutes.
1 bunch pak choi, 1 cup frozen edamame beans
Julienne apple by cutting into thin slices, then slicing those slices. Julienne cucumber. Children may prefer apple sliced and cucumber in batons.
1 red apple, 1 Lebanese cucumber
Kids may prefer plain noodles with cucumber, apple and sweet potatoes, and sauce on the side.
To serve adults, mix noodles and veggies. Some noodles will be crispy, some will have soaked up the sauce - this is how it’s meant to be. Top with apple and cucumber, and pour over remaining sauce.
1 red apple, 1 Lebanese cucumber

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