Garlicky, buttery, and lightly spicy! This Chilli Garlic Noodles recipe is so delicious and will always satisfy your craving and let you stay on budget! It's highly addictive!
If you need a good dinner idea that doesn't break the bank, try this Chilli Garlic Noodles recipe.
This easy meal contains a few easy ingredients but is loaded with flavors. It takes little time to make and can be ready in less than 20 minutes. A perfect recipe for your busy nights, with no stir-frying!
If you don't like any spicy food, skip the red chili!
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Ingredients for Chilli Garlic Noodles
This simple Chilli Garlic Noodles dish is so flavorful and tasty because the noodles were seasoned with a combination of Western and Eastern seasoning blends.
The seasoning blend contains red chili pepper flakes, Worcestershire sauce, parmesan cheese, garlic, sesame oil, soy sauce, and oyster sauce.
- Noodles. To make this dish, you can use spaghetti or lo-mein. I personally used spaghetti because this time as it just happens to be the type of noodles available in my pantry right now.
- Oyster Sauce. It is a common condiment used in Asian cooking, especially for stir-fry recipes. It's made from oyster extracts, sugar, salt, and water, then thickened with corn starch. Oyster Sauce has a sweet and savory sauce with a deep, earthy flavor. You can purchase oyster sauce at any grocery store or specialty market. A high-quality oyster sauce is naturally dark.
The combination of these ingredients creates the umami taste and really brings out the best of the flavors. No MSG added!
How to Make Garlic Noodles:
There is nothing complicated about this Chilli Garlic Noodles dish.
The preparation and cooking process involves chopping, cooking the noodles until al dente, and making the sauce base. Anyone without cooking skills can make this dish.
So here are some steps to follow:
- First, cook the noodles in salted boiling water until al dente.
- Second, make the garlic oil by bringing about ¼ cup of oil with ¼ cup of thinly sliced garlic to a boil at medium heat. Quickly turn off the heat and set it aside. The garlic oil is optional.
- Third, make the umami sauce by combining butter, red chili pepper flakes, and minced garlic in a cold saute pan. Set the heat to medium-high and cook for about 2 minutes, then add soy sauce, oyster sauce, and Worcestershire sauce. Stir to combine, and cook until warm. Turn off the heat.
- Fourth, in the same skillet, add the cooked pasta and stir to combine. Make sure the noodles are covered with the sauce evenly. No cooking is required!
- Next, add the parmesan cheese, and stir to coat.
- Last, serve with chopped green onion, and some garlic oil.
What to Serve With Garlic Noodles:
You can serve the garlic noodles dish by itself or with a protein of your choice, such as; leftover rotisserie chicken, grilled shrimp, or even just a boiled egg!
Storing Leftovers:
You can store the leftover cooked pasta in the fridge for 3-5 days. Just be sure to completely cool the noodles before you close the container.
I hope you'll enjoy this recipe and share it with friends! If you try it and don't mind, please leave me a comment and/or give this recipe a rating.
📖 Recipe
Chilli Garlic Noodles
Ingredients
- 6 oz spaghetti
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon red pepper chilli flakes (add more according to your liking)
- ½ tablespoons soy sauce
- 1½ tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped green onion
- ¼ cup neutral oil
- ¼ cup sliced garlic
Method
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the noodles until al dente according to the package instructions. Set aside about ¼ cup of pasta water.
- In a small saucepan, bring the garlic and oil to a boil over medium heat. Cook for about 2-3 minutes or until the garlic is lightly browned.Turn off the heat. Remove from heat and pour into a heat-proof bowl. The garlic will continue to cook.
- In a cold saute pan, add butter, red chili pepper flakes, and garlic. Turn on the heat and set it to medium-high heat, cook and keep stirring for about 2 minutes. Do not burn the garlic.
- Add the soy sauce, oyster sauce, Worcestershire sauce, stir to combine, and until warm enough. Turn off the heat immediately.
- Add the cooked pasta and sesame oil into the skillet, stir to combine. Adjust seasoning with additional oyster sauce or soy sauce if needed.
- Stir in the parmesan and add a small amount of pasta water if the pasta is too dry to your liking.
- Serve the noodles with chopped green onion and the optional garlic oil (about 1-2 teaspoon or as needed). Enjoy!
Joline says
Garlicky, buttery and spicy just the way we like it!
Rika Livingston says
The perfect flavor combo 🙂
Monica Simpson says
I'd love to try these noodles with some tofu for a meatless Monday meal!
Jenn @ EngineerMommy says
These noodles look so delicious and easy to make. I know my husband would absolutely love this flavor profile too.
Catalina says
These are flavors that my husband will love! A must try recipe for sure!
Natalie says
This is great family dinner option. I love the flavors and addition of chili flakes.
Mama Maggie's Kitchen says
This Chilli Garlic Noodles recipe is the bomb! My husband will surely love this cause he's a fun of spicy food.
Rika Livingston says
My husband loves spicy food too 🙂
Ana says
I love noodles and your chili garlic noodles ! Thanks for sharing the recipe with us! !
Runningdog says
I had extra Asian vegetables, so I added your spicy garlic noodles. Fast, fresh, inexpensive and taste great! Thank you.
Rika says
Hi Runningdog,
Thanks for trying and coming back here to share your review. I am glad that you liked this simple noodle recipe.
Best,
Rika
Yvonne says
Very quick and easy to make. I added leftover pork tenderloin to my noodles but it would’ve been fine without it. I’ll definitely make it again. Thank you for the recipe
Rika says
Hi Yvonne,
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it, and leftover pork tenderloin sounds like a delicious addition. So happy to hear you ll be making it again!
Rika