sesame vegetable noodles

There's not long now until I become an actual university student, which even though I've had ages to think about it still seems so scary and I feel like there's so much more I need to sort out and prepare myself for the big change! Anyway that means I'll probably do a few posts about the big change and such as decorating my room, as I'm not going to lie I've taken that part quite seriously, especially choosing the duvet sets!

Even though I love cooking and baking I'm still experimenting with different recipes and trying not to rely off doughnuts and takeaways and trying to be healthy, so today I thought I'd share with you this meal I put together today. I'd say it's a cheaper and healthier alternative to a chinese takeaway (but this doesn't mean I won't be having take away)

Ingredients (for 1 serving, and only rough so change them as you want and use different vegetables)

1 nest of dried egg noodles

1/2 an onion, finely chopped

1/2 a garlic glove, finely chopped

3 mushrooms chopped

1/3 of pepper, chopped

For the Dressing

1 tablespoon of sunflower oil

1/2 tablespoon of sesame oil

1/2 a garlic clove, crushed

nearly a teaspoon of smooth peanut butter

1 tablespoon of soy sauce

Firstly, I'd recommend you put all the ingredients for the dressing in a bowl and mix together until smooth, it will take a while with the peanut butter but keep going and it will eventually get there. 

Heat a small pan a boiling water for the noddles and frying pan for the vegetables. Once the water is nearly boiling, add the onions and garlic to the frying pan which should be on a medium heat to soften. Add the noddles to the water and heat according to the instructions on the back of the packet, and add the rest of the vegetables to the frying pan and heat for 5 minutes. Stir each occasionally to make sure they don't stick.

Once the noddles are cooked drain them, and then mix them with the dressing in the pan in order to keep them warm. Then add the vegetables in and mix well and then tip it into a bowl and eat straight away whilst it's hot!

I know this isn't the most exciting meal in the world, but for a student meal I think it's pretty creative, if anyone has an advice about starting university I'd appreciate it :)!