Sweet and Spicy Beef with Noodles.
This probably sets the record for the number of vegetables together in one post.
When they are mixed with some other delicious things, I can barely taste them. Which is exactly how I like it. But we aren’t talking about veggies today. We’re talking about beef!
To my surprise, I’ve only posted two other recipes with beef before. One being beef bourguignon from the Williams Sonoma cookbook, and the other being a steak salad that I just threw together for Mr. How Sweet after a long night and a bottle of sweet tea vodka. That didn’t go over too well.
This is shocking considering beef is practically a staple in our house. I’m pretty sure that if we had to leave our home immediately and only take three items, Mr. How Sweet would grab protein bars, a Waylon Jenning’s CD, and steak out of the freezer. Oh, and as many bobbleheads as he could fit in his arms.
So when I told him I wanted to try something different with beef last week, he was skeptical. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that he likes his steak grilled, plain and medium rare. Just the way manly men eat them. In case you didn’t know, manly men do collect bobbleheads.
Mr. How Sweet isn’t a fan of when I “fancy” up a dish. Often, when I place a traditional dish with my own twist in front of him, his first response is, “Ugh. Why can’t you just make this regular?”
Um… regular? Because if we ate “regular” things according to him, we’d live on plain turkey burgers have three eggs for breakfast every single morning. Snoooooze.
Thank goodness he has me to add a little spice to his culinary life. And thank goodness this dish came out delicious, so I didn’t have to admit defeat.
Sweet and Spicy Beef with Noodles
Ingredients
- 1 pound beef tenderloin, chopped
- 1/2 tablespoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 red pepper, sliced
- 1/2 jalapeno pepper, chopped and seeds removed
- 1 cup sugar snap peas
- 1/2 pound whole wheat pasta noodles, I used capellini
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- pinch of red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Season beef with salt and pepper and set aside. Bring pasta water to a boil and cook pasta according to directions. While cooking pasta, heat olive oil in a large saucepan and add peppers and onions. Saute until soft, after 5-6 minutes. Add in peas, mushrooms and jalapeno and cook for 3 more minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Remove veggies from pan and set aside in a bowl. Drain pasta if finished and set aside.
- Turn the heat to medium-high, and add beef. Cook on each side for about 2-3 minutes, or until a nice golden color develops. Add honey and soy sauce, then stir in noodles and vegetables. Sprinkle with a pinch of red pepper flakes and serve. Season with salt and pepper if desired.
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101 Comments on “Sweet and Spicy Beef with Noodles.”
Oh Jessica, the photos are just gorgeous!! The green that is popping, the last shot with the fork and twisting noodles, the blue bowl with cilantro in the background…gorgeous pics!!
You know I am not a beef girl. I am turning into a picture girl, though :)
Thank you!
Uh oh, I’m guessing there is a pretty epic dessert recipe tomorrow! Can’t wait! :-D
Looks great – do you spend hours on your photography?! I can never get my pictures to turn out like that.
I do spend a long time on photography. If you look back at the first 6-8 months of my posts, I have come a LONG way!
Love how colorful this is :)
Hahah “eat regular” – that’s not regular!? So hilarious – I think my Husband telling me to make him regular things makes more sense. For some reason, he just doesn’t want to eat the ‘fu. And I’ll give you a hug if you figure out what the ‘fu is.
Tofu?
And can I just say that you commented on a post with BEEF, which reaffirms my love for you.
I knew you were a genius. Just because I don’t eat beef doesn’t mean I love you any less. :)
Could you use a sirloin tip roast?
Sure! You can use any beef.
“why can’t this just be regular” — that sounds like Jason!
Shane says the same thing when I “fancy” up a dish! “You can just make it regular for me next time, babe.” Oh, really?! lol
Anyway, this looks fab to me, girl :)
Hahahahah! Like, “oh… thanks for letting me know!” Men…
I absolutely LOVE meals like this! Can’t wait to add this to my weeknight menu :)
If I remember correctly, Mr. How Sweet made steak on here for you too at one point. My husband used to be the same way when it came to plain food. Now he is more creative with savory dishes than I am. This looks delicious!
Oh! You are right! :) I forgot about that.
OMG! Lloyd always wants me to just make things regular, too… like when I fancied up his tortellini soup, he wanted to know why I ruined a good meal. ALthough, I just added veggies, so you will prob be on his side! ;)
i heart sweet and spicy! nate always asks what we’re having that’s normal this week…i just tell him if he has something he wants to eat he’s gotta ask for it!
Yum! I’m not a beef eater but I’d totally make this with chicken.
I’ll have the stretchy pants at the ready for tomorrow! :)
I think it would be really good with chicken too!
It is! I made this tonight (thanks for the recipe!) with chicken and it was fantastic! So simple, yet so delicious!
Great!!
I don’t cook a ton of beef but I bet we’d like this! And I love the commentary on Mr. How Sweet’s manliness…especially the bobblehead collecting. =)
I think the key to veggies is good preparation. As in, smothering them in honey. Or cheese. Or cream. I was, however, starting to wonder if aliens had landed and taken over your blog.
(and in case they have, welcome!)
I was just telling my hubs I could honestly eat vegetarian most days and not even miss meat, but sometimes I just need a steak, lol.
For me, it’s all about the seasonings when eating veggies. Looks delish!
Yum! Thank you for this awesome recipe. I slotted this recipe for Sunday evenings dinner! Can’t wait to try it!
Let me know if you like it!
I just book marked this bad boy. I want to make it with the meat for the man and without for me. Looks so flavorful and I love all of the added kick.
Haha, my husband is the same way! Except left up to him, we’d live on Chef Boyardee and Hot Pockets. Maybe the occasional Taco Bell thrown in the mix. :roll:
That beef and noodles dish looks delicious! I love noodles with lots of veggies. Yum! I also love the use of honey — sweet and savory is what I’m about!
Beef love. Pasta love. Sauce love. Done. We need this sweet and spicy beef for dinner. And lunch.
I love the fanciness! Looks delicious!
I’ve been on such a homemade Chinese food kick lately. This looks amazing! I just made orange beef the other night. This looks fun with the noodles!
This looks delicious! My boyfriend is deployed, and I have about 20 of your recipes I’m dying to make for him when he gets back, including this one. I just realized this morning I checked your blog before Pioneer Woman’s. Uh oh, PW!
LOL! Thanks. :)
This is a much more weight friendly version of beef and noodles than my creamy version. My daughter will love this!
Girl….you do take gorgeous pictures!!
Thank you so much!!
I love the various internat’l cuisines! :)
sweet and spicy beef sounds delish for this weekend :)
HA! My husband says the same thing to me when I make dinner all the time — why can’t i just make it normal ;)
Yummy! Looks awesome. My husband makes a fuss when I don’t make something with meat for a meal, so I’ll have to try this. Love the blue bowl!
I feel your pain!
I just made stir-fry last night with chicken, so now I must try this! :-)
You always have the best pictures!!! And I’m proud that you had that many veggies in one dish :-) lol
You are the best – thanks!
I’m glad I’m not the only one who has this fight with their husband. If it’s not plain pasta or plain meat then it’s “hippy food”. This looks yummy! Thanks!
I don’t think I even have one post about beef ?! Maybe that’s bc I can’t cook it that well ;P …but this recipe seems like something even I, the non-beef cooker, could make :D Thanks J!
I’m totally willing to eat all those vegetables if beef and noodles are also involved. This looks fabulous!
This looks delicious as usual :) I am now addicted to your crispy shrimp, so will be adding those to this dish! Yum!
I think that will be delicious!
Looks like a great meal! I love the ways that the sugar snap peas pop in your pictures : )
Thanks!
Love it…I need a good beef recipe!
At first I wasn’t too sold on the vegetables, but your beautiful pictures have won me over. They’re so vibrant in this post!
Yum, I need more beef in my life. Looks awesome!
GAH wow that looks so good! i acutally made beef stirfry the other week! obv no noodles but it was darn good! I miss REAL flavors though, stupid Mrs Dash just isnt cutting it!
My husband asks all of the time ‘Why can’t you cooke “normal”? normal is borning. I lik eto try new things! Looks YUM
Hi there!
I just recently found your blog and I LOVE IT!!! You take amazing pictures and the food you make looks delish!! :)
For this recipe how many servings does it make?
Thanks!
Thanks Anna! I’d say possibly 2-4, but my husband eats so much that it was definitely just 2 for us. It really depends on who you’re serving it to!
I’d be serving it to 8 hungry people :) would I have to double it like twice?
Thanks for your help!
This looks great! If I didn’t already have dinner marinating in the fridge, I’d totally swap out my plans and make this instead. Perhaps we’ll be having it over the weekend :)
Ha! I totally feel you on the “regular” comment! The other day I made Chicken, Mushroom, and Parmesan Lasagna (had spinach in there too). Hubby said, “Why can’t you just make lasagna with meat”…Chicken is meat in my mind. Turned out the chicken lasagna was edible in his mind. I thought it was a wonderful change of pace.
God! Do you have to make me hungry every time I read your blog? :p
Oh boy! This looks really good! The beef of course, but it is the noodles that made it pop out at me! :D
where did you get that dish? I love it!
What is it with men and beef? I swear red meat runs through my boyfriends veins. If he could eat a steak every night he would.
Looks delicious – and so colorful!
purrrtyyyy! And this recipe is surely in my to-make list now! :D