Chicken Noodle Stir Fry

Chicken Noodle Stir Fry is a super quick and easy dinner recipe! With juicy, tender chicken, a simple sweet and sticky sauce and a ton of vegetables the whole family will love this recipe. Follow my tips and tricks to make these chicken ramen noodles better than your local take out.

Recipes like the Chicken Yaki Udon, Oven Chicken Kabobs and Chicken and Chorizo Paella Recipe all use chicken thighs.

The Air Fryer Whole Chicken, Chicken Sausage Rolls and Chicken Spaghetti Bolognese are popular recipes that appeal to all ages.

🤍 Recipe Highlights

I have summarised everything that you will come to know and love (LOVE ❤) about the recipe in the points below:

• Budget friendly: these chicken noodles are a cost effective recipe that won't set you back too far. Everything you need can be sought from your local grocery store. You can purchase the chicken thighs when they are on special and freeze them for a night down the track when you know you won't have as much time to cook.
• Simple noodle sauce: we only need 4 ingredients to make the sauce and some of them are pantry staples that you may already have!
• Homemade: it is so enjoyable to make your favorite Chinese food at home. Plus you know exactly what ingredients when into making what you are eating which is an added bonus.
• Back to basics: this simple recipe involves cooking some chicken, cooking some vegetables, cooking some noodles, combining each of them and then pouring a sauce over it. Not a lot can go wrong 😉👌 and it is perfect for busy weeknights.
• Meal prep: it looks like take out, tastes like take out, but you don't have to dial in or wait for it to be delivered. Chop the chicken and vegetables in the morning before work and then you can cook it after work, thinking all day that dinner is 'almost done!'.

🥗 Ingredients

The photo below is to show you everything you need to make the recipe. Please refer to the printable recipe card for specific ingredient measurements as well as detailed instructions.

As you can see the recipe calls for:

• Peanut oil: we use a little oil to cook the chicken in. Peanut oil is a great ingredient to use for Asian style cooking. It is paler in colour than olive oil and has an fragrant smell.
• Salt and pepper: we use salt and a little black pepper to season the chicken as we cook it.
• Sesame seeds: these are optional to use as a garnish when serving the dish.
• Garlic powder: a simple pantry staple that is convenient and easy to use.
• Onion powder: as above. There is no peeling, chopping or crying when using this ingredient 😉👍.
• Soy sauce: this is one of the 2 main ingredients needed to make the sauce. It is regular soy sauce (not dark).
• Capsicum (bell pepper): this adds a great vibrant colour to the stir fry. We need to remove the seeds and then slice it into long thin strips.
• Honey: this provides the 'sweet and sticky' to the sauce. It also helps to thicken the sauce without us adding cornflour or another thickener.
• Corn spears: a robust vegetable that adds great texture to stir frys.
• Green onions: these offer a great colour contrast to the bright red capsicum. We trim the roots and tops and then chop them into small pieces.
• Chicken thighs: we use skinless, boneless chicken thighs and chop them into small pieces.
• Noodles: instant noodles, ramen noodles, egg noodles or your favorite noodles will work. I enjoy using noodles that only take a couple of minutes to cook as it keeps the recipe quick and easy.

Tasty Tip: I like to provide you with a number of substitutions and variations giving you an array of options when making my recipes. If in doubt of any of the above ingredients, or wanting alternatives, read this section (further below) before jumping into the instructions on how to make the recipe which are coming next 😉👌.

🍳 Instructions

Here are the step by step instructions to make this easy chicken stir fry with noodles. We start by making the sauce. A jug or small bowl and mini whisk will be helpful for this step.

• Gather the sauce ingredients (Photo 1)
• Whisk to combine (Photo 2)
• Add oil, chicken, salt and pepper to pan (Photo 3)
• Then add the vegetables (Photo 4)

👩‍🍳 How to Make Chicken Noodle Stir Fry

We start by making the stir fry sauce. To do this gather the ingredients and then add the soy sauce, honey, garlic powder and onion powder to a small jug and whisk to combine. Then set this aside.

Next place a saute pan or large frying pan on the stove, turn the heat to high, add the peanut oil, give it a squish then add the chopped chicken, salt and pepper.

Cook the chicken for 7-8 minutes until it is browned on the outsides and the juices run clear. Then use a slotted spoon to lift it up and out of the pan.

Then without rinsing or cleaning the pan add the corn spears, red bell pepper and green onions. Stir fry these to cook them for 2-3 minutes. They will have a wet, sweaty look when they are done.

Next read and follow the packet instructions on the noodles to cook them. Use a colander over the sink to drain them once cooked and discard the water.

Next add the cooked noodles to the pan with the cooked vegetables. You can see this step in the photos below.

• Add cooked noodles to the pan (Photo 5)
• Then add the cooked chicken (Photo 6)
• Pour in the sauce (Photo 7)
• Toss to combine (Photo 8)

Now you are ready to add the cooked chicken back to the pan and pour the sauce over the top.

Use medium heat and a pair of chopsticks or tongs to toss, stir and combine. If you want to get your garnish on, you can slice some green onions and spread them over the top followed by sprinkling some sesame seeds across the dish too!

🍽 Serving Suggestions

This is a satisfying meal in one that you might not want anything else to go with it.

If however, you want an Asian starter, try the Air Fryer Frozen Spring Rolls.

👍 How to Guide

How to Store

Store leftovers in a sealed, airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days. They need to be reheated before being consumed.

How to Reheat

Add leftover noodles to a bowl and pull a layer of cling wrap over the top. Place them into the microwave and reheat on high for 2-3 minutes.

How to Freeze

You can purchase the chicken thighs and freeze them whilst raw so that you can grab them out at a later date and cook them when you need.

I don't however, recommend freezing leftovers of the noodles as they don't taste as fresh and juicy, plus freezing noodles can lead to mixed results.

😉 Substitutions and Variations

Here are my sub ins and outs that you might be thinking about as you read the post and I will tell you if I think they will work or why they won't:

• For darker coloured looking noodles, you can add 1 teaspoon of dark soy sauce to the other sauce ingredients.
• You can use skinless chicken breasts in place of the chicken thighs. This meat is a little more dense, so it will take a little bit longer to cook.
• You can use your favorite type of noodles. Some options are ramen noodles, instant noodles, rice noodles, hokkien noodles or fresh egg noodles. Chinese noodles will work also or you can use udon noodles.
• You can switch up the vegetables if you want to. Some other options that will work are cabbage, sliced mushrooms or carrot. Asian greens work well too like bok choy, leafy greens or green beans.
• You can use vegetable oil in place of the peanut oil to the equivalent amount.

💡 Tasty Tips

Here are my top tips and tricks that I want to share with you so that you master the recipe from the get go:

• We do want to fully cook the chicken in the initial phase of adding it to the pan. This is because when we add it back to the pan, we are simply reheating it not further cooking it.
• We can turn the heat down when we are combining all of the cooked elements as we are tossing to combine and heating through not still 'cooking'.
• Noodle stir fries cook very quickly. For this reason it best to have all of your ingredients ready to go so you don't have to stop once you have started the cooking process.

🤓 Frequently Asked Questions

Do you boil noodles before stir fry?

Yes. It is best to cook the noodles and drain them before adding them to the stir fry.

Do you cook chicken first for stir fry?

You cook the chicken first, then the vegetables, then the noodles and pour the sauce over the top.

What is the secret to a good stir-fry?

The secret to a good stir fry is to have a healthy combination of your favorite protein, crisp vegetables and a flavorsome sauce.

What can I add to stir-fry to give it Flavour?

Some ingredients that can be added to stir fry for flavour are garlic, onion, fresh ginger, basil, lemon grass, chilli and oyster sauce.

😍 More Easy Dinner Recipes

If you have an array of recipes up your sleeve that you can turn to your dinners will be easy breezy and interesting! Here is a variety of recipes with different proteins (not all chicken recipes 😉), cook times, tastes and textures to help you make dinner the easiest meal of the day!

• Soy Sauce Noodles
• Beef Yaki Udon
• Ground Pork Meatballs
• Chicken Ribs
• Beef Noodle Stir Fry
• Beef Ribs
• Chicken Mince Stir Fry
• Prawn Stir Fry Noodles
• Pork Mince Noodles
• Chorizo and Prawn Linguine

It is time to get our noods on my friend! You can also find all of my noodle recipes or homemade takeout recipes in their own spots.

Adrianne

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