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.
Simple – Delicious The only changes I make are the addition of some red pepper flakes while sauteing the garlic and I use “thin spaghetti” in place of angel hair. (you will never have problems with it sticking)
So tonight my husband isn’t home and I was craving pasta! I always look to your site first and I was looking for something quick and easy! I also don’t keep a lot of food here so I needed a recipe that I had all of the ingredients! Well I had everything except the oyster sauce so I used a sweet chili sauce instead and man, it was awesome!! I will definitely be making this again and my husband has a great lunch to look forward to tomorrow! THANK YOU!
My boyfriend and I made this recipe a few weeks ago, with some adjustments, one night when we wanted something yummy, simple, and fast. I’ve been avoiding making stir-fry lately because I am sick to death of bottled teriyaki sauce, but let me tell you something.
I am never going to do that again, because your sauce is THE PERFECT SAUCE! Ok, maybe I’m going to add more ginger and reduce the amount of sugar, but I am SO glad I found this recipe. So simple and quick, and the sesame oil? Amagah, get out of town. Too good.
To bulk up the recipe, I added some edamame beans and thinly sliced red pepper and carrot. I’m going to make it again soon with some added bean sprouts.
Also, we are in our 20s with a limited budget, so we both really appreciate the theme of this website. THANKS!
So easy, quick, and most importantly, DELICIOUS! It’s a noodle dish that’s versatile and can go with any types of meat dishes. Thank you for this recipe. My belly and I love you :)
Could you please clear the advertisement that is blocking the ingredient list for Garlic Noodle. Thank you.
Uh-oh, there definitely shouldn’t be an ad there! It doesn’t show up there for me, though. What size screen are you looking at it with (desktop, laptop, tablet, phone, etc.)? I hope I can figure out why that’s happening and get rid of it!
Made with brown rice vermicelli and added some cut-up chicken. Kids loved it. It was a little sweet for the adults, but otherwise easy and great. Will probably cut the sugar in half next time, but definitely making this again.
I did end up cutting the sugar in half and it was perfect! This is a dish regular in our house. And a bit of minced white onions work fine as a substitute for the green ones – one of my kids doesn’t like green stuff in his noodles.
Just made this but didn’t have angel hair pasta so I used ramen and I also didn’t have oyster sauce so I used teriyaki sauce instead. Still very delish and SO easy.
I have made these over and over again. They are very addicting. I do add about a cup or so of fresh sliced mushrooms when I an sautéing the garlic and the green onions! Simply delicious! Thank you so much for this recipe.
This recipe is great! I doubled everything except the brown sugar and added shrimp for a point of pasta. So good! I think angel hair pasta is perfect for it as well. Even my picky boyfriend loved it. Can’t wait for left overs!
My daughter needed a suggestion for a dish to take to a dinner party tonight. Fortunately I found your site last week and Pinned this recipe so I wouldn’t forget to try it. We had all the ingredients, so, I read the recipe and directions to my daughter and she did the preparation. The entire process took less than 30 minutes and the Garlic Noodles are delicious. Thanks for a super-easy, really good recipe.
Just made it with what I had in my fridge/cabinets. It is wonderful! I love pasta, pretty much anything with garlic and oriental so this recipe is just a win for me (: I unfortunately didn’t have any green onions but I just made it without and it was still delicious! I will definately be getting some green onions so I can really make it for my next weeks menu. Thank you for posting this and I will definately be trying more of your recipes especially the sesame chicken!
Awww, thank you Sassy!! I’m so glad you’re enjoying it all so much! :D
Thank you Beth, i went and got some Kikoman Soy, and added that! my 3 Kids loveddddd this dish, especially my 8 yr old. i cannot believe how good Angel Hair “Pasta” works as a Noodle replacement, bye bye instant Mi-goreng lol.
ur blog i discovered about a week ago, and every day now i sit down and look up a recipe of yours. thank you for all the amazing love and effort u put into this page. tonight we are having the Curried Ground Beef on Rice. and ur Hawaiian Quesdillas are THE BOMB and the Chicken in Peanut Sauce :)
thank you for helping this Single Mumma of 3 who loves to cook, not need to rely on store bought recipe bases another day!
xoxoxoxo
Sassy – I’ve never used sweet soy sauce before, so I don’t know how it would work in this recipe… there is already some brown sugar, so a sweet soy sauce may be a little too much.
making this tonight, getting the ingredients in a few hours. should i use the SWEET soy sauce we have at home, or buy some normal soy sauce? we have premium soy sauce at home but BAM that stuff is strong :/ can’t wait, my Kids will love it :)