Sesame Ginger Noodles with Meatballs and Veggies
This is a light and gingery Asian style rice bowl dish, which can easily be made vegetarian.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 429kcal
Equipment
- Cutting board and knife
- Large heat resistant bowl
- Large saute pan and spoon
- Parchment lined sheet tray
- Medium bowl
Ingredients
Asian Meatballs
- 1/3 pound lean ground beef or Gimme Lean Hamburger Style
- 1 tsp garlic fresh, minced
- 1 tsp ginger fresh, minced
- 1 ½ tsp soy sauce or wheat free tamari
- 1 ½ tsp toasted sesame oil
Rice Noodles and Veggies
- 8 ounces rice noodles use Udon or another Asian noodle if you wish
- 1 cup broccoli florets and stems
- 2 cups mushrooms chopped or sliced
- 1 cup snow peas cut into bite size pieces (snap peas work too)
- 2 cups bok choy or napa cabbage, shredded
- ½ each red bell pepper diced
- 2 each carrots shredded
- 4 each green onions sliced
- 3 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 1/3 cup soy sauce or wheat-free tamari
- 1 tbsp ginger minced
- 1 tbsp garlic minced
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp cilantro
- ½ t crushed red pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix together the Asian Meatball mixture and make your bite-size meatballs, about 20 of them and cook on a parchment lined sheet tray for 10 minutes.
- Prep the vegetables and seasoning.
- Cook the rice noodles according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
- While the noodles are cooking, heat a sauté pan on medium heat, add sesame oil, garlic, ginger, mushrooms, bell peppers, and broccoli. Sauté until the broccoli starts to soften a bit, about 5 minutes.
- Add your greens and snow peas and stir until the greens have wilted, about 3 minutes. Stir in the Asian meatballs and carrots.
- Add the rest of the ingredients (rice noodles, soy sauce, cilantro, sesame seeds, crushed red pepper, and green onions).
- Enjoy!
Notes
This is delicious without the meatballs, so if you are celebrating Meatless Mondays or are a vegetarian, give this a try! Or substitute Gimme Lean Hamburger style for the ground beef.
Nutrition
Calories: 429kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 1373mg | Potassium: 595mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 2151IU | Vitamin C: 53mg | Calcium: 104mg | Iron: 3mg