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Express Prawn & Peanut-Chilli Rice Noodles

Express Prawn & Peanut-Chilli Rice Noodles

with Baby Spinach & Spring Onion
Vitoria Mantovanni
Vitoria MantovanniUpdated on July 07, 2026
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Calories
662 kcal
Protein
28.6g protein
Preparation Time
15 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Allergens:
  • Sesame
  • Peanuts
  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • Wheat
  • Crustaceans
  • May contain traces of allergens
  • Almond
  • Brazil nut
  • Cashew
  • Gluten
  • Hazelnut
  • Macadamia
  • Milk
  • Peanuts
  • Pecan
  • Pine nut
  • Pistachio
  • Soy
  • Walnut
  • Wheat
  • Sesame

A curated edit of the internet’s most viral recipes—ready for your kitchen. These lightning-fast noodles are tossed in a creamy, salty-sweet peanut butter sauce and packed with tender prawn and fresh spinach. Topped with nutty sesame seeds and a hit of chilli, it’s a bowl of pure, TikTok-famous comfort in just 15 minutes.

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Serving amount

1

Rice Noodles

1

Spring Onion

1

Lemon

1 packet

Garlic Paste

1 sachet

Sesame Seeds

(Contains: Sesame May be present: Almond, Brazil nut, Cashew, Gluten, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Milk, Peanuts, Pecan, Pine nut, Pistachio, Soy, Walnut, Wheat)

1 packet

Peanut Butter

(Contains: Peanuts May be present: Almond, Brazil nut, Cashew, Sesame)

1 sachet

Chilli Flakes

1 packet

Sesame Oil Blend

(Contains: Sesame)

1 packet

Soy Sauce Mix

(Contains: Gluten, Soy, Wheat)

190 g

Peeled Prawns

(Contains: Crustaceans)

1 sachet

Sweet Soy Seasoning

(Contains: Gluten, Sesame, Soy, Wheat)

1 packet

Baby Spinach Leaves

1 packet

Crushed Peanuts

(Contains: Peanuts May be present: Almond, Brazil nut, Cashew, Gluten, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Milk, Pecan, Pine nut, Pistachio, Sesame, Soy, Walnut, Wheat)

Not included in your delivery

1 drizzle

olive oil

Energy (kJ)2770 kJ
Calories662 kcal
Fat28.5 g
of which saturates4.2 g
Carbohydrate72.2 g
of which sugars6.9 g
Dietary Fibre7.1 g
Protein28.6 g
Sodium1830 mg
The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ
Large Non-Stick Pan
Medium Pan
Large Frying Pan

Cooking Steps

Cook the noodles
1

• Boil the kettle. Half-fill a medium saucepan with boiling water.
• Cook rice noodles over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally with a fork to 
separate, until tender, 4-6 minutes.
• Reserve some cooking water (see ingredients). Drain noodles, rinse and drizzle with olive oil.

Make the sauce
2

• Meanwhile, thinly slice spring onion. Halve lemon.
• In a large heatproof bowl, combine garlic paste, sesame seeds, peanut butter, a 
pinch of chilli flakes (if using) and spring onion. Set aside. 
• In a large frying pan, heat sesame oil blend over high heat until just smoking,  
30 seconds, then carefully pour oil over the peanut butter mixture. 
• Add soy sauce mix and a squeeze of lemon juice, then stir well to combine.


TIP: The hot oil will bubble up and ‘cook’ the garlic and chilli. 

Cook the prawns
3

• Wipe out frying pan, then return to medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. 
• Cook peeled prawns and sweet soy seasoning, tossing, until pink and starting to curl up, 3-4 minutes.

Finish & serve
4

• To the bowl with the peanut sauce, add cooked noodles, baby spinach leaves and a splash of the reserved cooking water. Toss well to combine.
• Divide peanut-chilli rice noodles between bowls. Top with peeled prawns.
• Sprinkle with crushed peanuts to serve. Enjoy!


TIP: Add a splash more water if the noodle mixture looks too thick. 

Customer reviews

Review summary

Updated on July 2026
  • Flavour: The peanut-chilli sauce is a highlight, though some found the overall dish mild and a little one-dimensional.
  • Ease of prep: Most found this genuinely quick and straightforward to pull together on a weeknight.
  • Suggestions: Some felt the noodle-to-sauce ratio was off; using less noodles or adding extra peanut butter and soy sauce can help balance the dish. Rinsing noodles thoroughly and tossing them immediately in the sauce may help prevent them from becoming thick and gluggy.
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