Budget BBQ Recipe Skewers With Peanut Sauce and Noodles
In need of an impressive grill recipe that doesn’t break the bank? This budget BBQ recipe features leftover ingredients from previous #FreestyleGrilling recipes and tastes as amazing as it looks. These Skewers with Peanut Sauce and Noodles are easy to make with whatever you happen to have on hand. You can even, easily, vegetarian or vegan-ize the recipe by subbing out the protein for alternatives like tofu and mushrooms. Ready for a flavor-packed meal that is easy on the pocketbook?
Budget BBQ Recipe Skewers With Peanut Sauce and Noodles
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- 4 chicken thighs or 2 pork chops or 1 block of tofu cut into bite-sized pieces
- Salt to taste
- 2 tbsp. (30 ml) sriracha
- ½ cup (120 ml) maple syrup
- 2 cloves garlic, grated
- 4 oz (113 g) uncooked noodles, ramen, lo mein, or spaghetti
- 1 cup (250 ml) leftover peanut sauce
- 2 tbsp. (30 ml) sesame oil
- 1 sweet pepper
- 1 onion
- Green onion, sliced on the bias
- Cut your protein of choice into bite-sized chunks that are big enough to stay together when skewered. Season with salt to taste.
- In a bowl, combine the sriracha, maple syrup, and garlic. Remove 1/3 of the marinade and set aside. Marinate your protein in the sriracha mixture for up to 8 hours.
- When you are ready to start cooking, replace one set of cooking grids with the cast iron griddle plate. Preheat the barbecue to medium-high, around 450 to 500°F (260°C).
- Prepare the noodles, cooking until al dente. You can use whatever you have on hand including packaged ramen or spaghetti.
- Slice the pepper and onion into large chunks that are ideal for the barbecue. You can also add or use carrot, zucchini, hot peppers, whatever veggies you have leftover from the grilled vegetable recipe. Skewer the chicken. Bring everything, including the noodles and peanut sauce out to the barbecue with you.
- Grill the chicken over direct heat on the cooking grids while you grill or fry the vegetables. Baste the chicken with the maple mixture that you set aside earlier.
- When the chicken and veg are nearly done, add the sesame oil to the griddle and fry the noodles. Dollop some of the peanut sauce in the frying noodles and mix it all in.
- Serve everything together and garnish with green onion, kimchi, and sesame seeds.
When you have the need of a budget BBQ recipe, these Skewers with Peanut Sauce and Noodles are there to rescue you. Having already made or purchased most of these ingredients, and trust me, you will want to keep that homemade peanut sauce in the fridge at all times, this recipe will satisfy. Try it yourself. What sort of #FreestyleGrilling do you do with your leftovers? Share your barbecued leftover recipes, secrets, and photos on our social pages like Facebook and Instagram, using the hashtags #NapoleonEats and #FreestyleGrilling.
Happy Grilling!
Gather your ingredients together
Grill the skewers and brush with any sauce you like
Fry the noodles with the peanut sauce
Look at all of the delicious food
Serve the skewers on a bed of fried noodles
Serve with extra peanut sauce
Serve with your favorite sides like grilled vegetables
I used to be the Sultana of Sizzle, but you can call me Andrea. I have always been passionate about food. Even though I was majoring in Art and Graphic Design, I would frequently be found cooking for my friends and family.
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Gather your ingredients together
Grill the skewers and brush with any sauce you like
Fry the noodles with the peanut sauce
Look at all of the delicious food
Serve the skewers on a bed of fried noodles
Serve with extra peanut sauce
Serve with your favorite sides like grilled vegetables