Description
These Sesame Noodle Lunch Bowls are a quick, healthy, and flavorful meal prep option featuring creamy sesame sauce, tender noodles, crisp veggies, and your choice of protein. Perfect served hot or cold, they make an easy 15-minute lunch you’ll crave all week long.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/4 cup sesame paste (or tahini)
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 clove garlic, grated
- Sriracha and sugar to taste
- 6–8 ounces stir-fry noodles, Chinese egg noodles, or linguine
- 2 cups edamame, cooked
- 2 cucumbers, diced
- 1 lb chicken breast, cooked and diced (optional)
- Sesame seeds, for garnish
Instructions
- Whisk all sauce ingredients together in a bowl or jar until smooth. Adjust consistency with warm water as needed.
- Cook noodles 1–2 minutes less than package directions. Rinse in cold water if sticky, then toss with half of the sesame sauce.
- Prepare protein: bake bite-sized chicken pieces at 425°F for about 15 minutes, seasoned with olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. For added flavor, brown lightly in a skillet with a bit of sesame sauce.
- Assemble the bowls: divide noodles into containers, top with edamame, diced cucumber, and chicken.
- Drizzle remaining sauce over each bowl and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Store covered in the fridge for up to 4 days. Enjoy warm or cold.
Notes
- For extra sauce lovers, make 1.5x the sauce recipe — it keeps well for other meals.
- To make vegan, swap chicken for tofu or tempeh.
- Gluten-free noodles and tamari can be used for a GF option.
- Store noodles and sauce separately to keep texture fresh.
- Best served cold for a refreshing lunch or warm for a comforting meal.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Lunch
- Method: Mix
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 850mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
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