When I get a hankering for Japanese food, I recreate some of my favorite restaurant dishes at home including Japanese cucumber salad, yakitori, salmon teriyaki, a sushi bowl and these simple yet satisfying yakisoba noodles.
Yakisoba Noodles Ingredients
To make yakisoba noodles you will need vegetable oil, chicken breasts, a bell pepper, shredded carrots, shredded cabbage, garlic, ginger, green onions, yakisoba noodles, salt and pepper. To make yakisoba sauce make sure you have soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, sugar and sesame oil. If you like Asian food, these noodles are perfect for dinner. If you are in the mood for other types of noodles, try my pan fried noodles, Thai peanut noodles and Asian noodle salad.
How Do You Make Yakisoba Noodles?
Start this noodle dish by cooking thinly sliced chicken in a large skillet, pan or wok at medium-high heat until golden brown. Remove the chicken from the pan, then add in a variety of colorful vegetables. Once the vegetables are tender, return the chicken to the pan and add the noodles. Whisk the homemade yakisoba sauce ingredients together then pour the sauce into the pan. Stir everything together and sprinkle the dish with green onions, then serve and enjoy.
Tips For The Perfect Dish
I use a mandoline to finely shred my cabbage. You can also skip this step and buy a bag of pre-shredded cabbage to save some time. Make sure your yakisoba noodles are prepared according to the package directions before placing them in the pan. They may need to be heated, rinsed or separated. This dish stays fresh in the refrigerator for up to 4 days, which makes it great for meal prep and leftovers. You can freeze your noodles for up to 2 months. Thaw the frozen food in the refrigerator, then cook in a pan on the stove top to reheat.
Flavor Variations
While this dish is delicious as-is, you can absolutely change up the ingredients to customize the flavors to your tastes.
Protein: Swap out the chicken breast for shrimp, steak, tofu, pork, pork belly or chicken thighs. Vegetables: Feel free to add more veggies to the mix such as shiitake mushrooms, zucchini, bok choy, bean sprouts, broccoli or green beans. Noodles: No yakisoba on hand? You can use udon noodles, ramen noodles or a long type of pasta such as spaghetti.
This recipe livens up plain old chicken breasts and turns them into a unique and exciting dish. I love to make this stir fry at the end of the week to use up all the odds and ends of vegetables and meat that I have on hand. You simply can’t go wrong with this one!
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