15 Minute Garlic Fried Noodles: In only 15 minutes, and a lot of garlic, you can make this delicious Asian inspired side dish!
I repeat. 15 minute Garlic Fried Noodles. Also known as The Easiest Noodle Recipe Eveerrrr.
As a garlic loving and noddle loving family, this recipe is a staple in our house. We make it all over the time. When we don't have time. When we're out of ideas. When we just want something we know we all will love.
Ingredients Needed
AND these garlic noodles are made with only 6 ingredients!
- Rice Noodles - This will make the recipe gluten free and is what keeps it ready in just 15 minutes.
- Garlic - Duh
- Butter - We always use salted for this recipe but if you only have unsalted, no problem.
- Soy Sauce - Regular soy sauce is best. We've made it with low sodium but then we end up adding salt...
- Coconut Sugar - You could also use a light brown sugar, no problem or even maple syrup or honey.
- Green Onions - Because what's garlic without onions?
Which Rice Noodles to Use
All rice noodles are not the same! And your local grocery store may only carry one brand / size so be sure to check what it is because it will affect your cooking time. We always love to go to our local Asian market to get our rice stick noodles and for this recipe we prefer to use a thin one, size 1, or Small (S). The wider they are, the longer they will take to cook.
We love to use these noodles.
Rice noodles are not like pasta noodles - you don't boil them and they cook quickly so the hardest part of this recipe is just making sure that you don't over cook your noodles.
To Cook Rice Noodles: Just heat about 6 cups of water to almost boiling (I use our stove top kettle), then pour the water over the noodles, making sure they're completely submerged. Then let them soak for about 3 to 4 minutes until they're al dente. Remember, they still have to go in your hot pan and there's nothing worse than a mushy noodle! Once al dente, drain the water and then rinse the noodles in cold water so they don't keep cooking.
Quick and Easy
While you're waiting for your water to boil, mince the garlic, dice the onions, and then sauté them in butter for about 2 minutes, then add your coconut sugar and mix until it's all incorporated.
Then add your soy sauce and let it all simmer for just a minute.
By now your noodles will be ready to be added to the pan.
Stir those bad boys up and let the garlic noodles fry and soak up all the deliciousness!
Top with some more fresh green onions, add your favorite hot sauce or garlic chili paste if you want, and you're done! Garlic Fried Noodles for the win!
So much flavor. So much garlic! This made the perfect side dish to our Maple Soy Glazed Chicken Thighs! Although really, I would totally whip a batch of these noodles up for a quick lunch or a side for nearly any dish.
Customizable
Add a protein like chicken, shrimp, or pork!
Add more veggies like mushrooms, cabbage, or carrots.
Add some crunch from some peanuts!
Swap out the butter and add some additional flavor with Peanut Oil or Sesame Oil.
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FAQs
No problem - you will just need to let your noodles soak longer to ensure they're cooked.
Sure can. Follow cooking instructions for the pasta and then add to the pan.
No problem - you can use light brown, maple syrup, or even honey.
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15 Minute Garlic Fried Noodles
Ingredients
- 8 oz thin rice noodles 1 MM or S
- 3 tablespoons salted butter
- 1 cup green onions, diced and divided. about 2 bunches
- 6-8 cloves garlic minced
- 1-2 tablespoons sugar coconut or light brown sugar. Or you could use hoisin.
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce or tamari, or a gluten free soy sauce
Instructions
- Soak rice noodles in almost boiling water for 4 minutes until al dente. Drain then rinse with cold water to stop cooking and set aside.
- Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet on medium to high heat. Add about 3/4 cup of the scallions and all of the garlic and sauté for 1-2 minutes until garlic is fragrant.
- Add sugar and mix in until it's all incorporated. Add soy sauce and let simmer together for 1 minute.
- Add noodles and continue to cook for 5-7 minutes until noodles have fried and absorbed the sauce.
- Plate, top with more green onions, your favorite hot sauce or chili garlic sauce and enjoy!
Just made these and cannot stop eating them!! I hope there’s still some left by the time my kids come to eat 🙊🤣
😆 So glad you enjoyed them!
I used thick noodles (soaked them for longer), added in some korean red pepper flakes, added duck, use mostly endered duck fat instead of butter, and then ended up adding a little acorn powder (you make a slurry of cold water like you would cornstarch) to thicken it up
This was very easy given that rice noodles cook so fast. I also like that it’s a flexible recipe that I can adapt to what I have on hand or prefer. I used miso plus some hot water instead of soy sauce and that was good. I used brown sugar, but I think I would leave sugar out entirely next time or maybe just add a tiny bit of mirin. I also added broccoli which went well.
Great customizations!
it was pretty good, i would’ve added some veggies but the recipe is great as a base to add other things to!
Just what I needed... this is for us was a snack between meals. Well, kind of just realized it was 4pm. Oh well.
I wasn't sure but it got to salty at one point and then I thought I added to much brown sugar. So I added chicken broth to make a little broth. And it did the trick I actually then added more Soy Sauce to the mix.
Ok whatever I made was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
So glad that you enjoyed it! Snack or first dinner - either way, love that you added broth, too. Yum!
This is a really easy and customizable recipe that is absolutely delicious.
I did a lot of the recommended customizations, adding chicken, shredded cabbage, and peanuts into the mix. I didn't have scallions so I added grated onion. I also switched the coconut sugar for brown sugar.
All the additional food called for a lot more sauce, but it was dead simple to add more soy sauce, butter, and brown sugar to make it. Even though we wanted to have this for the week, my husband and I both went back for seconds!
This recipe is not gluten-free unless it specifies gluten-free soy sauce or GF tamari. Most brands are NOT gluten-free. They must be labeled as such. Please be more careful.
Thank you for the reminder, Jo.
No where do you enumerate how much sugar, soy, garlic etc.. goes into this dish. This is about as useful as teeth in a chicken. Very unprofessional. I guess I'll wing it.
Hi Candi, it appears you did not see the recipe card at the bottom of the post which outlines the exact amounts needed for this recipe. No need to wing it - just look at the recipe.
Maybe be a little nicer?
" be a little nicer" ?? What ??? How much nicer could all this be ???
There’s a recipe card if you take the time to scroll down or simply use the “Jump to Recipe” button. It’s that easy!
We made this tonight and it was super easy and delicious! We added broccoli and mushrooms and substituted the coconut sugar with pure maple syrup. This is a keeper!! Thank you for sharing 😊
Yum!! Thank YOU for sharing, Julie. Great additions and subs!
Yum! Sometimes the simplest recipes are the yummiest. I had to cover it with a pan and add a little bit of water to steam the noodles a tad more. I also used plain white sugar but about a teaspoon or so. Next time I'd double the garlic because we're garlic lovers. It's a great starter recipe and can def be adjusted as preferred. Will make again!
That's great to hear, Donna! Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks for the wonderful recipe and especially the tips on "cooking" the noodles. It's more like they just need to be heated. For the first time our rice noodles weren't mushy. Substituted brown sugar and threw in some peanuts. Turned out great! Next up will be crockpot Pho!
no coconut sugar what can i sub with?
Brown sugar works great, too!
i tossed some shrimp in while i was cooking the garlic and onions. so delicious!v
Yum!! So happy you enjoyed it 🙂
This is my first time following one of your recipes! I just made these, but with pad thai noodles & added napa cabbage...it is taking all my self-restraint not to gobble up the entire batch. YUM. So easy and delicious; thank you!
That's the exact same problem I have, Jessica! LOVE the addition of the napa cabbage! Yum!!
I drizzled some Sriracha sauce on top, so good! I served with tofu and green beans.
Ooooh great idea!! So glad you enjoyed it!
I made this and added some speghetti squash noodles that I needed to use. I also used coco aminos and Bragg's amino mix instead of the sugar and soy sauce...yummy. I served it with chicken thighs cooked in yoshida sauce
Sticky sweet garlicky goodness!
Super simple too.
thx for sharing!
So glad you enjoyed it, Mo!!
I tried this tonight & it was really good! I added mushrooms & carrots to this, along with a splash more of soy sauce while the noodles were sauteeing. It was really good!!!
Was wondering if anyone knows the nutritional information for this recipe?
Hi Jen! What great additions!!
Here's the nutritional information!
Nutrition Facts
Servings: 2
Amount per serving
Calories 633
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.4g 22%
Saturated Fat 11g 55%
Cholesterol 46mg 15%
Sodium 1483mg 64%
Total Carbohydrate 112.7g 41%
Dietary Fiber 5.4g 19%
Total Sugars 13.4g
Protein 9g
Vitamin D 12mcg 60%
Calcium 93mg 7%
Iron 3mg 19%
Potassium 197mg 4%
It cannot get easier than this. Looks so yummy !
Sorry to say this, but our family found this very bland. Cooked as written, didn't add or omit anything.
That must have been so delicious. I'm drooling here. Shared!
You had me at 15 minutes! These noodles look so good!
These garlic fried noodles look like the perfect addition to any asian meal. These noodles will be a huge hit at our house. Thanks for sharing.
So glad you enjoyed them!
I love fried noodles! This looks so simple and delicious!
Thanks for sharing the recipe. Looks very delicious and easy to make.
Thank you!! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Oh what a nice, quick tasty recipe idea. I am definitely pinning this to my Noodley Good Noodles Pinterest Board and trying them`
YUM! I would love these noodles -- such a tasty combination of flavorful ingredients. And so easy!
You've read my mind! This is exactly what I've been craving. Thank you!
This looks so yummy! I've never cooked with coconut sugar before. Does it taste like coconut? Or is it just sweet?
Oh my goodness! These look so delicious! And so simple too. My mouth is watering.
These are the most flavorful noodles so very glad i tried them thank you for sharing this recipe
Hi Catherine, Thank you so much!! I'm so glad you enjoyed them! 😀 -Tracy
just made this . probably need to go 6 - 8 minutes on noodles next time other than that awesome !
Just made this tonight. I didn't use any scallions and replaced with brown sugar. Was really good and so easy and fast. My grandson loved it and spot asking for more. Thanks for the recipe.
Thank you, Lisa! I'm so glad you and your grandson enjoyed it 🙂
Can you substitute the coconut sugar with some other kind of sugar. I hate buying something a might not ever use again. 🙁 I really want to try this cause I love all the ingredients........and it's simple.
Hi Kathy -You can definitely use regular sugar, no problem!
Tracy, I made this (and your Maple Soy Glazed Chicken Thighs) yesterday. For the noodles, I replaced the coconut sugar with brown sugar. Both are very, very good. I'd like to add a little cabbage (or broccoli) in with the noodles some time (allowing for extra sauce if needed). I appreciate these recipes mostly because the ingredients are easily accessible. And thank you for answering my question about the sugar.
Can you substitute the coconut sugar with some other kind of sugar. I hate buying something a might not ever use again. 🙁
15 minutes!! That's like a dream for busy weeknights! Love the flavors Tracy!!
Thanks, Naina!
Brilliant. So, so good and I'm intrigued by the coconut sugar.
These look SO GOOD! I could totally eat an entire bowl of them. Also 15 minutes? Sold.
Very appetizing!!!
This recipe reminds me of a unbelievably delicious dish I get at a Beverly Hills restaurant called Crustacean. I've got to try this!