Venison and vege spicy noodles

Author: Niki Bezzant - Founding Editor

Photographer: Melanie Jenkins

Serves: 4

Time to make: 30 mins

Ingredients

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Sauce

1 tablespoon tomato paste

1 tablespoon salt-reduced soy sauce

1 tablespoon liquid honey

1 tablespoon minced or finely grated ginger

4 tablespoons hot water

250g rice noodles

2 teaspoons sesame oil

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

2 spring onions, sliced

500g venison mince

½ red chilli, sliced (or more if you prefer)

1 courgettezucchiniX, grated

2 carrots, grated

1 cup broccoli florets, blanched

2 cups baby spinach

Instructions

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1 Combine sauce ingredients in a jug. Mix well to combine. Set aside.

2 Cook rice noodles following packet directions. Rinse under cold water and toss with half the sesame oil. Set aside.

3 Heat remaining sesame oil in a large frying pan or wok. Add garlic and spring onions. Stir-fry for 1 minute. Add venison and stir-fry (in batches if your pan is not big enough) for about 5 minutes until browned. Add all vegetables except spinach and stir-fry 2 more minutes.

4 Add sauce and baby spinach to pan and bring to a simmer. Add noodles and stir well to combine.

Serving suggestion

Serve noodles garnished with sesame seeds and sliced chillies.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Check tomato paste is gluten free and use gluten-free soy sauce.
Use beef or chicken mince instead of venison.
Use different noodles such as egg noodles or soba noodles.
Vary the veges: Try capsicum, cauliflower, celery or bok choy.
Add a couple of tablespoons of peanut butter to the sauce (add a bit more hot water, too) to make a satay-style noodle dish.
Leave the noodles out and serve the meat and vege mixture with steamed brown rice.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 428 cal

Kilojoules 1790 kJ

Protein 33 g

Total fat 7 g

Saturated fat 3 g

Carbohydrates 60 g

Sugar 8 g

Dietary fibre 3 g

Sodium 290 mg

Calcium 60 mg

Iron 5 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.