If you have 10 minutes, then you can make these amazing spicy almond butter noodles! You won’t be able to get over how quickly this comes together.
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If you’re looking for a fast, reliable dinner that hits every time—this is it. My go-to hack? Noodles that cook quickly and Almond butter. (Our easy black bean tacos are another)
As a long-time vegan and a mom always trying to get dinner on the table fast, these almond butter noodles are one of my favorite 10-minute meals. They’re creamy, and comforting all wrapped up in a bowl.
The almond butter sauce comes together in minutes and coats the noodles in the perfect balance of savory, salty, and a little hint of sweetness.
You can keep it super simple and leave as is with just the noodles or toss in whatever veggies or protein you have on hand—it’s one of those recipes that works no matter what’s in the fridge.
Keep reading for my go-to add-ins, tips for getting the sauce just right, and how to make this a hit with the whole family.
Looking for another easy, spicy noodle recipe? Try our 15 minute vegan buffalo mac and cheese.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Flavor – We’re taking something so easy and loading it up with the perfect spices to get bold, delicious flavor
- Meal Prep – This recipe is good in the fridge for up to 5 days, making it a great meal prep option for the whole week
- Quick- By the time the water comes to a boil, you’re halfway done. This recipe is really quick and you’ll love it!
Recipe Ingredients
Gather your ingredients!
Noodles
You want to pick quick cooking noodles to ensure this is done in 10 minutes. Ramen, rice noodles, soba noodles are all examples. We are using squiggly noodles in the photo.
Substitute: While it may take a few minutes longer, any noodle, including gluten free pasta noodles, will work for this recipe.
Almond Butter
This is adding some flavor, some oil, and a ton of creaminess to our sauce quickly!
Substitute: While it will change the flavor, any nut butter or sunbutter can also be used.
Gochugaru
Gochugaru is a delicious, Korean spicy chili powder that has notes of sweetness and smokiness. This is a big flavor addition and giving some heat to our dish.
Substitute: You can swap this for other chili powders or red pepper flakes.
Other Sauce Ingredients
We’ll also need soy sauce, rice vinegar, green onions, sesame oil, garlic powder, and ginger pasta for our recipe.
See my recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Variations and Add-ins
Feel free to add any cooked vegetables or vegan protein to the dish, noting that you may add time to cooking process if you need to cook anything. Here’s some ideas:
Vegetables: Broccoli, sugar snap peas, mushrooms, carrots, bell peppers, edamame
Protein: Tofu, vegan chicken or beef pieces, chickpeas or other beans/legumes, chopped peanuts on top
Other Vegan Noodle Dishes to Try:
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10 Minute Easy Almond Butter Noodles
Ingredients
- 2 packs ramen (or other quick cooking noodles like soba, rice, etc)
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 1 tablespoon gochugaru (sub with chili flakes)
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon ginger powder
- 3 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
- ¼ cup creamy almond butter (68g)
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- Reserved pasta water
Optional Toppings
- Pre-cooked Tofu/Vegetables
- Almonds
- Toasted Sesame Seeds
- Chili Oil/chili crisp
- Spring Onions
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to a boil. Once boiling, add 2 packs of noodles according to the packaged instructions. Reserve one cup of pasta water when done cooking, then drain your noodles.
- While noodles are boiling, in a small bowl add 3 chopped green onions, 1 tablespoon gochugaru, 2 teaspoon garlic powder, and ½ teaspoon ginger powder. Stir together. Set aside. Then, in a small saucepan, over medium heat, add 3 tablespoon sesame oil and heat until the oil is hot. Remove from heat and pour over seasonings. Careful, it will sizzle. Into the same bowl add ¼ cup almond butter, 3 tablespoon soy sauce, 2 tablespoon rice vinegar and whisk together once more. Add reserved pasta water to thin as desired.
- Once noodles are drained, pour back into the pot with the sauce mixture. Stir until all your noodles are coated.
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Recipe FAQs:
Use a safe for you nut butter or sunbutter and you have a top 9 allergen free recipe. You’ll also want to make sure that you use gluten free noodles. Rice noodles are another noodle that cooks quickly. Lastly, the sesame oil and soy sauce also need to be consider. Use a different neutral oil or something like chili oil, noting the spice. As far as soy sauce, use a safe alternative like tamari, coconut aminos or no soy soy sauce.
This dish should be cooled and stored in an air tight container in the fridge. It is good for 5 days when stored properly.
We wouldn’t recommend freezing this dish; however, the sauce can be made and frozen in an air tight, freezer-safe container for up to 3 months.
This is super delicious! I love your overall site’s attention to detailed descriptions and alternative options. Well done!
Thanks so much Simone!
This recipe is perfect. I made it for lunch and am thankful to have leftovers in the fridge. Since I doubled the recipe, you get a perfect 10. I added sautéed onion, and steamed broccoli. I’ve always wanted to try a peanut sauce with noodles, and don’t know why I waited this long.
Love that!
I started making some of your recipes and its really amazing stuff! Unlike most food blocks you use a variety of spices and that is everything! I loved this recipe too. I substituted almond butter with peanut butter and added about a tablespoon of brown sugar as I found it to be just a little too salty for my taste. I’ll put half the amount of soy sauce next time. Other than that, it was on point! Thanks for taking time to create these recipes!!
You’re so welcome, thanks for giving them a try!
I added 3 tablespoons of honey.
It was a winner.
Thank you for all hours hard work!
Teresa B
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, would love to hear what you’d do differently to give it 5 stars?
If one day there is a recipe that I don’t love straight away like your others, your voice and the photo of both of you in my mind which is full of love and humour transform every dish into something super delicious and deeply comforting <3
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Just made this with some fried tofu on top and it is so good ! Really easy and I was able to get all the ingredients at Trader Joe’s. Will definitely make again 🙂 Love your guys recipes !
Love that, so happy to hear it was a hit.
This was tasty! I just returned from travel and needed something I could make with mostly pantry ingredients. I added some baked tofu and had sautéed kale on the side.
Love the additions and so happy it was a great meal when returning home