This recipe for teriyaki noodles is fast, easy, and super flavorful. Forget take out and make your own delicious meal at home! This is a quick dinner whipped together in less than 25 minutes AND the homemade teriyaki sauce is a hundred times better than store-bought!
Next time try the teriyaki chicken bowl - SO GOOD! And if you love these, (and I know you will!) make this teriyaki steak marinade with your favorite cut of meat!
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❤️ Why you'll love this recipe
Served hot or cold you'll love these noodles as a light dinner or lunch. It makes for an easy meal! It's also a terrific side mayo-free salad for the buffet, perfect for a cookout or BBQ!
For a main dish, serve it topped with roasted shrimp, or chicken - super yummy!
Teriyaki noodles are always a favorite for take out, but do you know how easy they are to make at home? So simple and delicious, it's packed with healthy veggies and definitely a hundred times yummier than takeout!
Ingredients
For the exact measurements, please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- thin spaghetti - you can use any kind of noodles; substitute gluten free pasta, ramen noodles, whole wheat spaghetti, egg noodles, buckwheat noodles, soba noodles, rice noodles or udon noodles - use your favorite!
- you can purchase store bought soy sauce or make a simple homemade teriyaki sauce. For this you'll need sesame oil, brown sugar, ginger, soy sauce, garlic and green onions.
- carrots, onions, garlic, ginger, cilantro, snow peas, snap peas or steamed broccoli florets.
- sesame seeds
Instructions
This is an overview of the instructions. For the complete directions for the cold noodle salad just scroll down to the bottom!
- Cook the spaghetti in boiling salted water according to package directions. For best results cook to al dente.
- While the water is boiling and noodles are cooking, prepare the vegetables.
- Slice the snow peas and onions.
- Shred the carrots and loosely chop the cilantro.
- If you're making the sauce, mix the teriyaki sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Remove one cup, reserve the remaining sauce for another use.
- Drain the noodles and rinse with cold water.
- Add the vegetables reserving a small amount of the onions and cilantro for garnish.
- Toss with the sauce - garnish with the remaining vegetables.
Of course you can buy store bought teriyaki sauce for the noodles but it's super easy to make. You'll find the recipe here; Teriyaki Noodle Sauce Recipe
Equipment
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- A micro plane zester is perfect to grate the garlic and ginger.
- A box grater is what you'll need for the carrots.
- Every cook needs a good knife - this is the one I use. Be sure to keep it sharp!
- I absolutely love this beautiful serving bowl - it would be perfect on the table for serving!
🙋♀️ FAQ's
Yes it can be, but I suggest you use low sodium soy sauce, to reduce the sodium.
Not at all, so be sure to use teriyaki sauce.
Low sodium soy sauce, brown sugar, fresh ginger root, garlic, sesame seed oil and green onions. It's super simple to make and you probably have all the ingredients in your pantry and fridge right now!
Teriyaki is great for noodles, chicken, steak, seafood, fish and even tofu. It's also terrific for dipping potstickers.
Traditionally udon noodles, ramen or rice noodles.
Variations
If you're looking for a meaty meal then by all means use the leftover homemade teriyaki sauce to marinade a protein. Chicken breast or chicken thighs, shrimp, tofu or beef are terrific with this teriyaki noodle bowl if you're looking for extra protein.
The vegetable add-ins for this salad are endless, you can use a variety of fresh vegetables - edamame, sautéed mushrooms or bok choy, frozen peas, spring onions, thinly sliced bell peppers, beans sprouts, grilled zucchini and yellow squash.
Really you can add your favorite veggies. Whatever you enjoy most to get all the flavor and crunch you're looking for!
Topping the noodle salad with peanuts, cashews and a handful of toasted sesame seeds really gives it the best crunch and texture! A good dash of hot sauce or a pinch of red pepper flakes in the sauce will add some spice.
Noodles are life - you know what I mean?!!! 🤣🤣🤣
If you want to make this more of a pasta salad, add sliced strawberries and mango, diced cucumber and slices of red, yellow or orange bell pepper and serve chilled, YUM!
Or do what I did, serve it just like the recipe - light, simple flavors!
Serving suggestions
This is terrific with anything grilled - bbq Tri Tip, Lemon Pepper Chicken or grilled shrimp. Or serve with your favorite asian-inspired dishes!
It's perfect as a light lunch or cold teriyaki noodle salad for a pool party or cookout.
Related recipes
- Korean Black Bean Noodle Recipe - filled with authentic flavor, this recipe is easy to make with black bean sauce - delicious!
- Creamy Lemon Garlic Pasta - an easy 20 minute meal that's incredibly delicious and fancy enough for company!
- These recipes for Teriyaki Chicken Bowl and Teriyaki Chicken Kabobs both use a similar sauce. Can you have too much teriyaki? Nah!!!
- This recipe for Korean BBQ Beef Bowl has the most wonderful sauce.
Another easy dinner recipe is this simple Korean Glass Noodle Soup Recipe. It takes minutes (like way less than 30 minutes!) to make and just that easy, dinner is done!
Looking more quick and easy recipes? Make Pressure Cooker Mongolian Beef, Korean Style Beef Broccoli Rice Bowl a simple 15 minute meal or an Easy Homemade Ramen Bowl. It will take longer to make the rice than either of these dishes!
See? Simple right? 🍜 This recipe is SO GOOD! I'd love to hear what you think of this recipe, be sure to leave a comment below!
Teriyaki Noodles Recipe
Ingredients
- 16 oz. thin spaghetti noodles (I used whole grain noodles)
- 1 cup Teriyaki Sauce Use homemade sauce or store-bought
- 1 cup snow peas tips removed, sliced on the diagonal
- 1 bunch green onions sliced on the diagonal
- 2 carrots shredded
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- ½ cup cilantro loosely chopped
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Instructions
- Put a large pot of water on to boil. When it comes to a rolling boil, cook the thin spaghetti according to package instructions to al dente.
- While the water is boiling and noodles are cooking, prepare the vegetables.
- Slice the snow peas and onions.
- Shred the carrots and loosely chop the cilantro.
- Mix the teriyaki sauce. Remove one cup, reserve the remaining sauce for another use.
- Drain the noodles and rinse with cold water.
- Add the vegetables reserving a small amount of the onions and cilantro for garnish.
- Toss with the sauce - garnish with the remaining vegetables.
Tee
Spaghetti noodles? Why not ramen, udon, rice, or lo mein noodles?
Bowl Me Over
You can use whatever type of noodles you'd prefer Tee.
Gena Maranto
Simple and delicious!
Bowl Me Over
Wonderful, glad it is a hit in your household!!!
shannon jordan
how long will this last after you make it?
Bowl Me Over
Refrigerate for up to three days - great question Shannon!
Melissa
How much brown sugar, ginger, and garlic do you add to the teriyaki sauce?
Bowl Me Over
Hey Melissa - the recipe for the teriyaki sauce is here - https://bowl-me-over.com/teriyaki-marinade/ I hope you give it a try, it's so much better than homemade!
Deanna
I could eat a bowl of these noodles right now!! They look fab!!!!!!!!!
Bowl Me Over
Thank you Deanna!
Florence
Do you cook the sauce
Bowl Me Over
No Florence, you don't need to cook the teriyaki sauce.
Ashlyn
Oh I love this recipe, and I LOVE that you can use regular spaghetti noodles because I pretty much always have that on hand! Such a perfect easy dinner for any night of the week!
Bowl Me Over
Wonderful! Enjoy this meal!
Michaela Kenkel
My kids love teriyaki and they went ga-ga over these noodles! Thanks for the great recipe!
Bowl Me Over
I’m so glad to hear they enjoyed this so much, thanks Michaela!!!
Angela
Absolutely love love love this noodle recipe!!! Just added this one to the list for the week!
Bowl Me Over
Enjoy Angela!!
Sandra
Great noodle dish and perfect recipe for warm summer nights since this can be served cold.
Bowl Me Over
Thank you Sandra!
michele
I was so happy to find this recipe... I had everything to make it and it was so easy to do! Not a bite leftover at our house! Needless to say we'll be making this again! Thanks
Bowl Me Over
Yum, yum, yum! That’s awesome, thanks Michele!
Dan from Platter Talk
We love teriyaki noodles, especially our kids who I think could live on them! Thanks for this awesome recipe, we will be trying them soon!
Bowl Me Over
Wonderful, I hope they really love this meal Dan!
Angela Paris
This recipe looks amazing! Shared on my FB page yesterday and I can't wait to try it 🙂
Bowl Me Over
Wonderful! I hope you really enjoy it - love a great noodle bowl!
Liza
This recipe is wonderful! Low-calorie, with veggies, and so easy to make! My family loves Chinese food, but what you get in a restaurant isn't always healthy! I'm making this for them instead! 🙂 Thanks!
Bowl Me Over
Perfect, they will love it!
Bobbi Convery
This is a winner!
Bowl Me Over
Thanks Bobbi, I hope you really enjoy this noodles!