- prep: 20 min
- cook: 10 min
- total: 30 min
Summary
These cold sesame noodle meal prep bowls are the perfect vegan prep ahead lunch: spiralized vegetables tossed with chickpeas and whole wheat spaghetti in a spicy almond butter sauce.
Ingredients
- 4 oz whole wheat spaghetti (uncooked)
- 1 medium-sized zucchini (spiralized)
- 2 large carrots (spiralized or shredded)
- 2 cups chickpeas (19 oz can, drained & rinsed)
- green onions (to garnish)
- sesame seeds (to garnish)
- 1/4 cup almond butter
- 1 teaspoon finely grated ginger
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce (I use reduced sodium)
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional; omit for non-spicy version)
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 369 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 16 g 24.45%
- Saturated Fat: 2 g 7.89%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 691 mg 28.8%
- Calcium: 120 mg 11.97%
- Potassium: 566 mg 16.17%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 4 mg 20.07%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 46 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 10 g 40.37%
- Sugar: 6 g
- Protein: 15 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 4 g
- Vitamin A 4.21%
- Vitamin C 15.68%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat2
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch2
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat1
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total1 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total3 oz-eq