Creamy, healthy peanut butter stir fry recipe with vegetables and rice for a healthy and filling dinner. 660 calories, $2.30 per serving, and done within 30 minutes.

This creamy vegan recipe is definitely a healthy comfort food and the ingredients are easy to find. The sriracha and ginger give this peanut sauce a kick and the maple syrup and soy sauce add some interesting flavors.

Broccoli, bell pepper, and ginger add important vitamins and health benefits to this vegan meal while the white beans add minerals and make a great plant based protein source.

Nutrition of the Peanut Stir Fry Recipe

One serving of the sauce, veggies, and (brown) rice contains about 660 calories, 18 g fiber, 14 g fat, and 31 g protein. It is high in B-vitamins for energy, folate, vitamin C and K, calcium, iron, magnesium, selenium, and zinc.

For women, this meal would cover 50% of your daily need in iron, 70% magnesium, and 46% zinc.

f you are on a weight loss journey you can split this meal into 5 servings and enjoy 530 calories with lots of protein and fiber to keep you full for a long time.

If you eat enough fiber throughout your day, you can also use white rice instead. 

Cost of the Peanut Butter Stir Fry Meal

• 6 heaping tablespoons peanut butter $0.30
• Seasoning: $0.40
• 2 lbs broccoli $2.6
• 2 red (or orange/yellow) bell pepper $3.44
• 1 bundle green onion $0.88
• 2 cans white beans (great northern, drained) $1.20
• 1 cup dry rice $0.32

Healthy Vegan Peanut Stir Fry Sauce with Vegetables and Rice

Yield: 4

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Creamy peanut stir fry recipe with vegetables and rice for a healthy and filling dinner. Budget friendly plant based dinner meal with 660 calories.

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Ingredients

• 6 heaping tablespoons peanut butter (unsweetened, unsalted)
• 1 T apple cider vinegar
• 1 T sriracha
• 3 cloves garlic, pressed
• 4 T soy sauce (sodium reduced)
• 2 T ground fresh ginger
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup warm water
• 1 T maple syrup
• 2 lbs broccoli
• 2 red (or orange/yellow) bell pepper
• 1 bundle green onion
• 2 cans white beans (great northern, drained)
• 1 cup dry rice
• optional: turmeric powder and black pepper

Instructions

1. Cook the rice according to the package instruction
2. Cut and wash the vegetables
3. Add beans, broccoli, spring onion, and bell pepper to a large pan with 1/2 cup of water and set on medium heat to steam (with a lid).
4. Once the veggies are soft (15 minutes) you can drain the water and add the peanut sauce.
5. For the peanut sauce add peanut butter, apple cider vinegar, sriracha, ginger, soy sauce, garlic, and warm water to a bowl and stir. Add more water if desired.
6. Coat the veggies with the peanut sauce and serve over rice.

Nutrition Information:

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 660Total Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgCarbohydrates: 108gFiber: 18gProtein: 31.6g

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