Chances are if you’re here is because you love noodles. Especially homemade and easy to make. These Instant Pot Garlic Noodles check all of those boxes – homemade, easy and full of noodles!
They’re very quick to make in the Instant Pot, delivers a flavorful results and makes for an easy weekday meal. This recipe is a great vegan alternative too!
Whenever you feel pressed for time and need to make a filling meal, or just can’t think of what to cook for lunch or dinner, you can always come to noodles to get the job done. Especially when made on the Instant Pot, which won’t require you to boil the noodles and save time.
The Instant Pot Garlic Noodles Highlights
You might have already discovered the highlights for this recipe, but we wanted to make that they sink in!
- No need to boil the noodles separately.
- This is a one pot meal.
- Ready in 30 minutes.
- Vegan recipe that can be easily turned into gluten-free.
- The instant pot makes it really easy to make.
There is really no need to make these garlic noodles go with anything else because it will have most of what you need from a meal. But, of course, you can add vegetables and even some protein if you so like for a protein boost.
Ingredients
This Instant Pot Garlic Noodles recipe uses very few ingredients for the tasty result that it delivers.
You’ll get the exact portions on the recipe card below, but here’s an overview of all the ingredients of these garlic noodles:
- Rice noodles – For this particular recipe, we prefer to use rice noodles. These noodles are stir-fry from the Thai Kitchen brand, which you should be able to find at any Asian grocery store or even in regular ones in the international food section. You should be able to find them online as well.
- Soy sauce – For this recipe we use regular soy sauce. However, you can also use dark soy sauce. For a gluten-free recipe, you can use tamari instead.
- Hot sauce – We use sriracha for this recipe, but you can also use any hot sauce of your preference. Feel free to also cut down the portion described in the recipe card below if you think it will be too hot for you.
- Rice vinegar – This is our preferred choice for this particular recipe, but feel free to use white vinegar if that’s what you have handy.
- Garlic – Obviously, we couldn’t miss the garlic here; otherwise it wouldn’t be an Instant Pot Garlic Noodles recipe. A food processor might be needed to chop it really fine.
- Ginger – For added flavor and stomach relief.
- Garnishes – White sesame seeds and green onions are the garnishes used in this recipe. You could also add cilantro as an alternative.
- Sesame oil – Adds to the flavor of the noodles.
- Avocado oil – Also for added flavor and for its many health benefits.
- Onion – Feel free to skip it, but we find it really adds to the overall flavor of the recipe.
- Sea salt – We’re big on sea salt, as you’ve probably noticed.
- Sugar – To balance things out with the more sour ingredients.
Go to the recipe card below for the portions details and the full instructions to get this recipe down.
Instant Pot Garlic Noodles
Description
Instant Pot Garlic Noodles
Quick and Easy 30 minutes Garlic Noodles made in the Instant Pot! This one-pot dish keeps you from boiling the noodles separately and makes for a nice and filling meal. Full recipe details right below!
Ingredients
Instructions
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Prepare pot with oils and garlic
- Press the sauté button and then press the adjust button to set sauté to "less" mode.
- Once it displays hot, add a tablespoon of each the sesame oil and avocado oil.Â
- Add the chopped garlic.
- Cook for around 4 to 5 minutes stirring often until the garlic just starts to change color.
- Press "cancel" and then press the sauté again.
- Then press the adjust button to set sauté to "normal".
Make sure that the garlic is finely chopped. Using a food processor is recommended (see equipment section for a recommended food processor).
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Cook with ginger and onions
Add the chopped ginger and sliced onions for 1 minute.
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Add the soy sauce, rice vinegar and hot sauce and stir
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Add water, sugar and salt
Add the water and scrape the bottom and make sure there's nothing stuck at the bottom of the pot.Â
If you have an 8qt and you get burn message, you might need additional 1/2 cup of water at this point.
Also add the sugar and salt and stir.
If there's something stuck at the bottom of the pot, it might not come to pressure. To avoid this make sure to scrape the bottom.
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Add the noodles
Add the noodles on top.
You might have to break a few in order for them to fit.
Press the noodles slightly with the help of a spatula, just so that they are a bit wet.
If placing the noodles is taking time and water starts boiling, you can always press cancel and add the noodles layer.
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Manually cook and toss the noodles
- Close the lid and press the manual or pressure cook button.
- Cook on high pressure for 3 minutes with the pressure valve in the sealing position. You can add extra 2 minutes for softer noodles.
- Let the pressure release naturally for 3 minutes and then do a quick pressure release by manually moving the valve from sealing to venting position.
- Open the lid and toss the noodles with a pair of tongs.
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Add toppings and hot sauce
Add chopped green onions.
Garnish with more green onions, white sesame seeds and serve these garlic noodles with your favorite hot sauce on the side!
Equipment & Ingredients Used
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Servings 3
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 412kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 11g17%
- Saturated Fat 1g5%
- Trans Fat 1g
- Sodium 1698mg71%
- Potassium 146mg5%
- Total Carbohydrate 75g25%
- Dietary Fiber 2g8%
- Sugars 6g
- Protein 7g15%
- Vitamin A 9 IU
- Vitamin C 8 mg
- Calcium 41 mg
- Iron 1 mg
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Note
- To make this recipe gluten-free, use gluten-free soy sauce such as tamari.
- Adjust the amount of hot sauce to taste. Feel free to also use a hot sauce different from sriracha.
