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These 15-Minute Sesame Ginger Noodles are bursting with bold ginger flavour and fresh crunchy vegetables! They come together in less than 15 minutes, and are completely vegan and gluten-free!
The best rice noodle recipe
If you’re looking for a quick 15 minute dinner, look no further!
These Sesame Ginger Noodles with bok choy will be your new favourite go-to dish. I love rice noodles because they’re naturally gluten-free, easier to digest than wheat noodles, and cook up in no time.
This recipe is bursting with bold ginger flavour, and loaded with veggie goodness from the bok choy. If you don’t have any bok choy available, you can feel free to use broccoli, or even any other green vegetable you have in your fridge. However, if you happen to find bok choy, this Ramen Noodle Stir Fry and Easy Vegetarian Laksa also feature it!
How to make 15-Minute Sesame Ginger Noodles
First, mix your sauce together in a bowl, then add it to the pot. This lets the garlic and ginger cook slightly, and lets the sauce thicken up. Next, the bok choy gets cooked up in the sauce, then the rice noodles get cooked up with everything last.
I like to boil some water to cook the rice noodles while I’m preparing the sauce and the bok choy, which makes the process for this recipe go even faster!
Rice noodles also cook really quickly, so make sure to keep an eye on them and set a timer (based on package directions) so you don’t end up overcooking your noodles. When they’re soft but still have a slight chew to them, you know they’re done! I find boiling rice noodles takes about 2-3 minutes.
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15-Minute Sesame Ginger Noodles
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Yield: 2
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Cook
- Cuisine: Asain
Description
A healthy quick and easy noodle dish that is loaded with flavour! Say hello to the fastest and tastiest dinner!
Ingredients
- 1/2 pack brown rice noodles (or regular rice noodles, about 8oz)
- 3 cups of baby bok choy
- 1 thinly sliced green onion
- Sesame seeds to top (optional)
Sauce
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp ginger, finely chopped
- 3 tbsp light soy sauce (gluten-free if needed)
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp crushed red chillis
Instructions
- Wash your bok choy, and chop into quarters. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, mix your sauce ingredients together, and set aside.
- Boil your rice noodles according to package directions, until soft.
- In a saucepan on medium heat, pour your sauce in and allow to begin to cook, 1-2 minutes.
- Next add in your bok choy and green onion, mixing well.
- Reduce heat to low and add in your rice noodles.
- Toss together and serve immediately.
Notes
Depending on how many noodles you use, you may need a bit more or less sauce. Taste and adjust accordingly.
I use a non-stick wok to stir-fry up this recipe to make for an easy clean-up!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 446
- Fat: 2.6g
- Fiber: 4.8g
- Protein: 8.1g
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Great recipe! I normally like spice but this has a good kick to it! Next time I will do less red pepper!
Thanks Amanda! Definitely can adjust the spice according to your taste if you prefer more or less!
Such a lovely recipe Jess!! Thank you for sharing girl.
Thanks Maria! So happy you love it as much as I do!
OMG IN ABSOLUTE LOVE WITH THIS RECIPE JESS! I added chicken for some protein, it was a delish!!
Thank you! That’s a great idea to add some protein to this recipe!
We can’t have sugar in our diet. Would you know of a replacement for the maple syrup? If I left it out would it be a big difference?
Hi Renee,
You can try just using a sugar substitute like a bit of stevia to add some sweetness.
Just made this and added mushrooms. Quick and very flavorful; I’ll definitely be making this again. Thank you.
So glad you liked it Matia!
MY MOUTH IS WATERING! Can’t wait to make it!
Thank you so much! Let me know how it turns out!
Hi! I’m thinking of making this Saturday for dinner. Do you have any recommendations of what to have as a side?
Hi Melissa, This recipe would be great with some tofu added into it to make it a more protein rich recipe. Or perhaps a batch of my easy tom yum soup would be great on the side!
I have some bottled organic sesame sauce I need to use up before making more of my own. Would you recommend using the same method? So I would just heat the sauce alone, then add the bok choy, and last the cooked noodles? Thanks for any advice!
Hi Michelle,
As long as there is oil in the sauce you should be good to go! This will help to “sauté” the bok choy a bit in the sauce!
this looks amazing! Going to try tonight. I just stumbled onto your site via a Pinterest search for quick ginger noodles. So glad I did and can’t wait to explore more of your recipes.
XO! Gina
Hi Gina!
I hope you enjoy it! Such a great quick little recipe!
I love how sticky and light the dish looks! Would this sauce go well with edamame or legume-based spaghetti?
Hi Cassie, Yes of course! That sounds delicious. You can really use any type of pasta you prefer for this dish 🙂
I can’t deal with how delicious/easy this recipe was!!!
Thank you Sacha!