Bursting with vegetables as well as plump and juicy prawns this noodle stir fry is quick, healthy and full of flavour!
If you prefer a lighter, carb free version, take a look at our Easy Prawn Stir Fry.
Stir fries are my regular solution for whenever I feel we need to up our vegetable intake. It’s so easy to pack them full of the green stuff!
Adding noodles to my stir fries is my trick to bulking them up and making them more substantial. Plus what cook doesn’t love a one pan meal?! Just one dish but all the boxes ticked when it comes to nutrition. Job well done.
To make the easy job even easier I like to add a healthy protein, that cooks within a couple of minutes. Prawns, or shrimp as they are called in the US, are perfect for it. Easy to source and so delicious.
Noodle Stir Fry
As I mentioned, throwing noodles into your vegetable stir fry makes them a lot more filling and satisfying. Varying the type of noodles can also add variety to your cooking.
In this recipe I used Asian medium egg noodles, which are easily found in any local supermarket in the UK. But you can also use rice noodles, the same kind I used in my Singapore Noodles recipe. They are great for those on a gluten free diet.
Udon noodles are thicker and slurpier. I love using them in soups or in stir fries. This Chicken Yaki Udon comes together in no time, especially if you used pre-cooked noodles, which come in a vacuum pack.
My other favourite type of noodles are Soba. They are made with buckwheat flour and have a pleasant nutty taste to them. If you look for 100% buckwheat flour soba noodles, they are also gluten-free! Just make sure to read the labels as they are often have wheat flour mixed into them.
Recipe Tips and Notes
- This stir fry is full of vegetables, that need cutting. Make sure to get everything prepped before you start cooking. Stir fries cook really fast. No time to stop and chop.
- Prawns, or shrimp in the US, can be substituted with chicken, thinly sliced beef, pork or cubed tofu.
- Use Asian medium or fine noodles. If you can’t find them, feel free to use spaghetti.
- Make sure to blanch the broccoli before adding to the stir fry.
Favourite Stir Fries to Try:
Prawn Noodle Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 340g/12 oz Asian medium egg noodles
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 250g/1/2 lbs prawns (shrimp)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- 3 green/spring onions
- 100g/ 1 cup snow peas
- 100g/ 1 cup bean sprouts
- 150g/2 cups red cabbage or white cabbage
- 1 carrot
- 1 head broccoli
- 4 tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- ½ tsp sesame oil
- ½ tsp white pepper
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
Instructions
- Set a pot of water over heat and bring to a boil. Then add the noodles and broccoli florets. Cook according to package instructions. Then drain and set aside.
- Heat the oil in a wok or a large and deep frying pan, then add the seasoned with salt prawns and cook for 2 minutes on one side and 1 minute on the other till cooked all the way through. Remove to a plate.
- To the same pan add the garlic,ginger and the sliced white parts of the spring onions, cook briefly while stirring for 30 seconds. Then add the snow peas, beans sprouts, thinly sliced red cabbage. Stir fry over high heat for 3-4 minutes. Then add the oyster sauce, soy sauce, white pepper and sesame oil, stir to coat the vegetables with the sauce.
- Add the noodles and the broccoli, toss to combine, then bring the prawns back to the wok and stir fry until the prawns are warmed through, then sprinkle with sliced green onions and sesame seeds. Taste and add salt if necessary.
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