Dinner Tonight: Peanut noodles with spicy tofu
Bouncy bucatini props up a garlicky-peanut sauce, and the textural and lightly spicy tofu crumble makes the whole dish a meal.
Dinner Tonight
June 1, 2026

Peanut Noodles With Spicy Tofu 

Peanut Noodles With Spicy Tofu 
Julia Gartland for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Spencer Richards.

Recipe by Sue Li | Total time: 30 minutes

Delicious and well-balanced, this silky noodle recipe starts with a no-cook peanut butter sauce seasoned with pantry ingredients. Bouncy bucatini props up the garlicky-peanut sauce, and the textural and lightly spicy tofu crumble makes the whole dish a meal. The spicy tofu, on its own, can also be eaten with rice or tucked into a banh mi-style sandwich. If you only have regular, sweetened peanut butter, skip the added brown sugar in the recipe. The recipe doubles easily to serve four if desired.

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