I made this recipe, supposedly a replica of the Cheesecake factory recipe. But I wasn't impressed. First off, not enough vegetables, or too many noodles, or something. Second, kind of dry. The peanut butter gets too dry to quickly and it's not enjoyable to eat. Third, kind of bland, and not very spicy at all. I didn't have any carrots, so I just added another cup of frozen veggies which did contain carrots as well. And of course I left out the ginger. I also didn't have enough honey so I probably used half this amount. I used white vinegar instead of rice vinegar.
As a side dish, to add some protein, I sauteed tofu and mushrooms in sesame oil and toasted sesame seeds. This was pretty good but needed a bit more flavor. I had originally planned for just tofu, but added mushrooms because Doris begged for mushrooms at the grocery store.
Green onion: $1
Frozen veggies: $3
Garlic: 50 cents
Peanut butter: 50 cents
Soy sauce: 20 cents
Vinegar: 5 cents
Chili-garlic sauce: 15 cents
Noodles: 75 cents
Sesame Oil: 75 cents
Sesame seeds: 20 cents
Tofu: $3
Total: $10.10 ($3.37 per person)
Not too bad of a price and there were lots of leftovers, but no one liked it so... I'll be eating this for lunch this week.
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