These sweet, salty, and rich Garlic Noodles are an absolutely addictive dish that you’ll want to make again and again. Serve them as the bed for glazed meat, like my Sticky Soy Ginger Glazed Chicken, Honey Sriracha Tofu, or simple stir-fried vegetables. With a super short ingredient list of pantry staples, this delicious garlic noodles recipe will become a staple in your menu.
See this recipe used in my weekly meal prep.
Where Do I Find Oyster Sauce?
Oyster sauce can be found in the International aisle of most major grocery stores (look near hoisin sauce). If you can’t find it there, it’s worth it to seek out an Asian market, where oyster sauce is likely to be much less expensive than in chain grocery stores.
What Can I Use in Place of Oyster Sauce?
I personally feel that the salty rich flavor of the oyster sauce makes this dish what it is and I wouldn’t suggest substituting it. That being said, several readers have said they’ve used hoisin sauce, which is much sweeter, and have enjoyed the results. Substitute the oyster sauce in this garlic noodles recipe at your own risk.
What Else Can I Add to Garlic Noodles?
This is a great base recipe to which you can add all sorts of other ingredients! Garlic noodles are great as a side dish, but you can add protein and vegetables to make it a meal. Try adding some Teriyaki Chicken or Honey Sriracha Tofu on top, or check out my Garlic Noodles with Beef and Broccoli for some inspiration.
Looking for a spicy noodle recipe? Check out my Spicy Sriracha Noodles!
Quick & Easy Garlic Noodles
Servings 4Ingredients
- 8 oz angel hair pasta ($0.54)
- 4 cloves garlic ($0.24)
- 1/2 bunch green onions ($0.35)
- 4 Tbsp butter ($0.50)
- 2 tsp soy sauce ($0.20)
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar ($0.05)
- 1 tsp sesame oil ($0.40)
- 2 Tbsp oyster sauce ($0.26)
Instructions
- Add the oyster sauce, brown sugar, soy sauce and sesame oil to a bowl and stir until combined.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the noodles according to the package directions (boil for 7-10 minutes). Drain the cooked noodles in a colander, then set aside.
- While the pasta cooks, mince the garlic and slice the green onions. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Once the butter is melted and bubbly, add the garlic and onions (save a few for garnish) and sauté until they are soft and fragrant (1-2 minutes).
- Remove the skillet from the heat. Add the drained pasta and oyster sauce mixture to the skillet, and stir well to coat the pasta. If your pasta is stiff or sticky making it hard to stir, sprinkle a small amount of hot water over the pasta to loosen it up. Garnish the pasta with any reserved sliced green onions, then serve.
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How to Make Garlic Noodles – Step by Step Photos
Mix the easy noodle sauce before you begin. In a small bowl stir together 2 Tbsp oyster sauce, 2 Tbsp brown sugar, 2 tsp soy sauce, and 1 tsp toasted sesame oil. Stir until combined.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain and set aside. While the pasta is cooking, mince four cloves of garlic and slice about four green onions (1/2 bunch).
Heat 4 Tbsp of butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Once melted, add the minced garlic and most of the sliced green onions (save a few for garnish). Sauté the garlic and green onions until soft and fragrant (1-2 minutes).
Remove the skillet from the heat, then add the cooked and drained pasta and the prepared sauce.
Toss the ingredients in the skillet until the pasta is evenly coated with sauce. Garnish the garlic noodles with the reserved green onions and serve.
This easy Garlic Noodles Recipe is totally addictive… BEWARE.
Hello!!
All Your recipes are great.
I particularity love noodles and this recipe seem to be very good.
Thanks.
I made these noodles tonight for dinner and they were great! I’ll definitely move them into regular rotation in my menu planning.
These noodles were so good with the Sriracha chicken strips! I think next time I make them I would use about half as much butter, and I added chili garlic paste with the sauteing onions and garlic. Delicious!
Made this along with a few other dishes for some friends last night. They couldn’t get enough of it, and I had all the ingredients left to make it again for lunch! Thanks!
These were some of the best noodles I’ve ever had. Thank you.
I have seen this tonight at THE BEST THING I EVER ATE at Food Network. This sounds really good and look simple to make. I can’t wait to try it. Thanks!
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I would highly suggest getting some sesame oil. You can get a small bottle for under $3 and just a little splash gives A LOT of flavor. It is one of my all-time favorite ingredients!
I made this the other day but I didn’t have everything on hand so I did some substitutions. I used olive oil instead of sesame and chili garlic paste instead of oyster sauce and sugar so mine was just spicy no sweet but still delicious. I’ve been meaning to get some oyster sauce anyways so I’ll probably do it the real way eventually. Thanks!
I had this today, and it was amazing. It tastes great with a little sriracha!
I made this today. Let me tell you one thing my roommates couldn’t get enough of it, they inhaled it. it was delicious
Made it tonight – absolutely delicious! I used Dreamfields pasta so it was delicious and very low cal. This recipe will be in heavy rotation now.
I love this recipe, my mother actually makes something similar to this but it has a different dichotomy of tastes so this looks interesting! Definitely going to try this during the week.
awesome, thanks!!
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