Easy Sweet and Sour Asian Noodles
🍜🫛🌶️ Ready in 30 minutes and made with a homemade sweet and sour sauce! Perfect as a side or main dish, and even picky eats will adore this EASY noodle recipe!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 483cal
Equipment
- 1 Pot
- 1 Medium Bowl
Ingredients
Noodles
- 1 lb thin spaghetti cooked and drained*
- 1 large red bell pepper trimmed, seeded, and sliced into thin strips
- 1 heaping cup sugar snap peas***
- one 15-ounce can baby corn drained and rinsed (if using whole baby corn, cut into bite-sized pieces)
- one 8-ounce can sliced water chestnuts drained and rinsed
- ⅓ cup green onions about 4 green onions, trimmed and sliced into thin rounds, plus more for garnishing
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves stems discarded, finely minced
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds toasted if desired, optional for garnishing
Sweet and Sour Sauce
- ¾ cup rice wine vinegar
- ½ cup honey
- ⅓ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 4 tablespoons sesame oil divided
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon Asian chili-garlic sauce**
- 1 to 2 teaspoons ground ginger to taste
Instructions
- Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
- To a medium bowl, add the rice wine vinegar, honey, soy sauce, 2 tablespoons sesame oil, lime juice, chili-garlic sauce, ginger (some people are sensitive to ginger so add to taste), and whisk to combine; set sauce aside.
- To a large skillet, add the remaining 2 tablespoons sesame oil, peppers, and cook over medium-high heat until peppers begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir intermittently.
- Add the sugar snap peas, baby corn, water chestnuts, green onions, and cook until crisp-tender, about 2 to 3 minutes. Stir intermittently.
- Add the cooked spaghetti, sauce, and cook for about 2 minutes, or until warmed through. Toss well during cooking. Note - Any extra sauce that’s pooling at the bottom of the skillet will absorb into the noodles as time passes so don't be alarmed now.
- Evenly sprinkle with cilantro and toss to combine. Optionally garnish with sesame seeds and green onions. Serve immediately.
Notes
*Spaghetti or angel hair pasta may be substitute
**Found in the Asian aisle of most major grocery stores; sriracha may be substituted
***Snow peas may be substituted
Storage: Noodles are best warm and fresh but will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. Reheat gently as desired.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 483cal | Carbohydrates: 84g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 658mg | Potassium: 311mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 726IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 2mg
