These crockpot peanut butter noodles start with chicken slow cooked in a creamy peanut sauce. Right before dinner, you toss in red bell pepper, edamame, and soba noodles. It’s naturally gluten-free and dairy-free, and it’s readyin a couple of hours. Start it before practice, and it’s done when you walk back in!

Slow cooker pasta with chicken, edamame, and red bell peppers in a creamy sauce. — Screenshot

Noodles in the Crockpot?

Yes, it can be done. You just have to do it in the right order. Crock-tober is in full swing, and after my teriyaki chicken and noodles got so much love, I had to try one of my favorites, peanut noodles, in the crockpot.

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The chicken cooks low and slow in a creamy peanut sauce. Then you toss in whatever vegetables you want. I went with red bell pepper and edamame. The soba noodles go in last, right before serving. I cook them separately because they’d turn gummy if they cook in the crockpot. Enjoy!

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If your week needs more set-it-and-go dinners, my crockpot honey garlic chicken and rice is another one my kids clean their plates on. If you’d rather make noodles on the stove in 20 minutes, try my stovetop lo mein or almond butter noodles.

Ingredients & Notes

Peanut butter - Use a natural peanut butter. Either creamy or crunchy work.
Chicken broth - A ¼ cup of broth keeps the sauce loose enough to toss with the noodles at the end.
Chicken breast - Cut it into chunks so every piece sits in the sauce. Thighs work too.
Soba noodles - I used Lotus Foods. Cook them separately until al dente since they keep softening once they hit the warm sauce.
Coconut aminos - Both soy sauce and tamari work too.
Edamame and red bell pepper - They go in at the end so they stay bright and keep a little bite.

How to Make Peanut Noodles in the Crockpot

A metal whisk stirs a thick, reddish-brown sauce in a black slow cooker. — **Step 1** : Whisk the sauce together in the bottom of a crockpot.

Raw chicken chunks coated in a thick, orange-brown sauce inside a slow cooker. — **Step 2** : Toss chicken cubes in the sauce and cook low and slow.

A slow cooker filled with a stew of chicken, edamame, and red bell peppers in a brown sauce. — **Step 3** : Add the veggies and cook on high until soft.

Noodles tossed with chicken, edamame, and red bell peppers in a slow cooker. — **Step 4 :** Toss in the soba noodles and mix well.

Ansley's Tips

LOW for 3 hours is the sweet spot. If you’re running behind, use HIGH for 1 to 2 hours.
Turn it to HIGH for the veggies. This softens the bell pepper and edamame.
Stir before adding the veggies. The peanut sauce thickens as it cooks, and a good stir loosens it back up.
Add the noodles last. Toss them in right before serving. If they sit in the crockpot, they’ll go soft.

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