Beef noodles with creamy peanut sauce

Author: Vikki Moursellas

Photographer: John Paul Urizar

A quick and easy dinner that's filling and flavourful!

Serves: 4

Time to make: 30 mins

Ingredients

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2 tablespoons light olive oil
1 red onion, sliced
1 red capsicum, sliced
1 green capsicum, sliced
3 cloves garlic, sliced
500g extra lean beef strips
300g vermicelli rice noodles
roasted peanuts, chopped, to serve
spring onion, chopped, to serve

Creamy peanut sauce
1 tablespoon maple syrup
2 tablespoons reduced-salt gluten-free soy sauce
¹⁄³ cup no-added-salt-or-sugar peanut butter

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Instructions

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1 In a large frypan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Cook onion and capsicum for 5 minutes, or until slightly golden. Add the garlic and cook for a further 2 minutes.

2 Add the beef strips to the pan and cook for a further 3 minutes, until the meat is browned.

3 Cover the noodles with hot water and sit for 10 minutes, or until cooked. Drain well.

4 Whisk peanut sauce ingredients with ¹⁄³ cup water in a bowl until smooth.Pour over beef mixture along with the cooked noodles. Stir well and serve with peanuts and spring onion.

HFG tip

Change up your noodle toppings with lime juice and coriander or Thai basil, or get spicy with sliced fresh chilli or flakes.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 590 cal

Kilojoules 2481 kJ

Protein 44.7 g

Total fat 26.4 g

Saturated fat 4.9 g

Carbohydrates 38.7 g

Sugar 11.5 g

Dietary fibre 5.9 g

Sodium 696 mg

Calcium 51 mg

Iron 3.7 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

2 comments on Beef noodles with creamy peanut sauce

Tammy Forsyth November 19, 2025 at 5:51 pm #

Recipe had serious potential, but wondering if the weight given for the noddles is the dry weight or the cooked weight? We made 2 packets of 125g noodles and it was waaaaaay to much.

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Jen deMontalk April 16, 2026 at 10:42 am #

Hi Tammy. Thanks for your comment. You’re very welcome to reduce the amount of noodles. It is the dry weight. We like to make sure there is plenty of volume to meals, so people feel satisfied. This dish is also really great reheated the next day for lunch.

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