Stir-Fry Garlic Noodles are quick & easy for when you’re craving takeout. Skip the restaurant & impress your family with this delicious dish!
Easy Chinese Noodle recipes are perfect for when your craving takeout without wanting to leave the house. If you love this dish as much as I do, make sure to also check out my Sesame Noodles and Vegetable Chow Mein.
Why You’ll Love This Stir-Fry?
- Flavorful dish that will impress your family and dinner guests.
- Easy to prep, toss together, and you will have a delicious meal in less than 30 minutes!
Sabrina’s Stir-Fry Garlic Noodles Recipe
Stir-Fry Garlic Noodles are a delightful and straightforward recipe that brings together the flavors of Asian cuisine without fancy ingredients. Whether you’re looking for a quick weeknight dinner or a flavorful dish to impress dinner party guests, these noodles are a fantastic choice. The garlic-infused aroma and the medley of fresh vegetables combined with a quick cook time is sure to make this a new favorite recipe.
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Ingredients
- 8 ounces spaghetti noodles
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3 cups broccoli florets
- 1 carrot , thinly sliced
- 1 zucchini , cut into ½ circles
- 1 celery stalk , sliced
- 1/2 yellow onion , thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- 1/3 cup hoisin sauce
- 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
Instructions
- Cook pasta a minute shy of the directions, drain, and toss with sesame oil.
- Add vegetable oil to large skillet on medium-high heat.
- Add in broccoli, carrot, zucchini, celery, onion, and garlic, stirring well.
- Cook for 4-5 minutes until vegetables have begun to soften.
- Add in hoisin sauce and soy sauce stirring well.
- Add in pasta, toss well to combine.
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Sabrina’s Tips
The great thing about these delicious dish, and stir-fried dishes in general, is that they’re easy to toss together super quickly. The key is prepping ahead of time because once you start cooking, the time really flies. Make sure the vegetables are all prepared beforehand, then fire up your skillet and in less than 25 minutes dinner will be ready.
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About this Recipe
Stir-Fried Garlic Noodles are an amazing dish with plenty of bold Asian flavors. You don’t even need to get fancy noodles for this recipe, some spaghetti, or a similar type of noodle, in your pantry will work just fine. The noodles are cooked with fresh garlic, crisp veggies, hoisin sauce, and soy sauce. It’s easy to toss all the ingredients together in a large pot and enjoy in a matter of minutes. It has a rich and authentic flavor that you love from your favorite Chinese takeout restaurant with half the cost and time. It has a good helping of common stir fry veggies and a flavorful sauce.
Ingredients
- Pasta: This recipe is easy to make at a moment’s notice because you don’t need any specific kind of Asian noodles. Simple spaghetti-style Italian pasta does a perfect job cooking in the stir fry and soaking up the sauce flavors.
- Stir-Fry Veggies: These delicious noodles have a combination of broccoli, carrots, and zucchini to make this a hearty vegetarian meal in addition to being a side dish. Cook just until they’re crisp-tender so they get a tasty flavor but still add some nice fresh crunch!
- Aromatics: The aromatic onion, celery and garlic flavor give a sweet, earthy depth to the dish. Since these are Garlic Noodles, obviously there is plenty of fresh garlic, but you can adjust that to your preference.
- Sauce: The entire recipe is tossed in hoisin sauce and soy sauce. Both are classic Asian ingredients that bring a combination of sweet and salty flavor to the dish.
- Oils: There is a combination of oils to make these stir fry noodles and veggies. Sesame oil has a really strong flavor so you add it more for flavor, where the vegetable oil is what you use to actually cook the ingredients.
Kitchen Tools & Equipment
- Wok: Stir-fries are always best cooked in a wok. The pan is able to reach high heat throughout for even and fast cooking.
- Skillet: A large skillet will work if you don’t have a wok, but make sure it’s big so the pan doesn’t crowd and steam the dish.
Can this be made ahead of time?
This meal is best served fresh and hot. The noodles tend to absorb the sauce over time, potentially making them softer and less flavorful if made ahead of time. However, you can prepare the ingredients in advance, such as cutting the vegetables and mincing the garlic, to save time during cooking. When ready to serve, quickly stir-fry the noodles and vegetables together with the sauce for the best taste and texture.
Cooking Tips & Tricks
- You can make this recipe in a wok or in a skillet. The wok distributes heat differently, and the oil on the bottom of the pan will fry the noodles slightly, so you’ll get some different flavors from using a wok.
- To save time, I sometimes use a store-bought bag of fresh mixed vegetables from the produce section, because there’s no chopping required!
- Only cook the vegetables until they are tender-crisp, stirring them occasionally, which will add a nice contrasting texture to the noodles.
Pairing Suggestions
This meal goes great with Chinese Steamed Rice or Fried Rice, and topped with fresh chopped scallions. You can also serve this with some delicious appetizers like my Crab Rangoon, Egg Rolls, or Potstickers with Sweet and Sour Sauce for dipping.
How to Store
- Serve: This dish is best served warm right after cooking. Do not leave at room temperature for more than 2 hours.
- Store: Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 5 days in the refrigerator. Reheat in a hot skillet with a little bit of oil until noodles are warm in about 2-3 minutes. You don’t want to reheat them with too much oil or too low of heat or the noodles will get oily and mushy.
- Freeze: You can freeze leftover noodles for up to 3 months. The texture won’t be quite the same for the veggies and pasta, but it will still taste good. Reheat as directed above after thawing overnight in the fridge.
Frequent Questions
Spaghetti noodles are perfect because they stay firm when cooked a second time in the delicious garlic sauce. However, if you prefer a different type of noodle, such as udon, rice noodles, or even lo mein noodles, feel free to substitute them.
This recipe is not really spicy at all beyond the natural spiciness of garlic, but that is more of an earthy, pungent spicy flavor. You can add some chili sauce or red pepper flakes if you prefer spicy noodle dishes.
Variations
- Chicken: If you want to make this dish into more of a main course, you can add some cooked pieces of chicken to the recipe. Mix cooked boneless chicken thighs or chicken breast with the noodles and cook until heated through.
- Vegetables: For some extra veggies, add in green onion, sliced bell pepper, sugar snap peas, cauliflower, shiitake mushrooms, or brown button mushrooms.
- Seasonings: You can add some spices to the recipe for extra flavors like red pepper flakes, white pepper, garlic salt, onion powder, celery salt, or cayenne pepper.
- Broth: Instead of cooking the noodles in water, try cooking the spaghetti in chicken broth or vegetable broth to bring some extra flavor.
- Spicy: Make these noodles spicy by adding chili oil, spicy sesame oil, red pepper flakes, or chili garlic paste to the sauce.
- Pasta: There are different kinds of noodles you can use in this recipe like egg noodles, udon noodles, rice noodles, or angel hair pasta. To add some more nutrients to the recipe, you can also use wheat noodles instead of white pasta.
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These photos were in a previous version of this post
Delicious as written, but we did add snow peas and diced mushrooms. No leftovers for a family of 4. Used spaghetti pasta.