Chicken Soba Noodles
Straight from the pan, this chicken soba noodles is a balanced meal with chicken, shiitake mushrooms and colourful veggies (bell peppers and snow peas). This recipe came about after I added some noodles to my pan of bell peppers chicken stir-fry to soak up the remaining gravy. I realized it will do well as a main dish too.
Leftover Ingredients? Try this:
More One-Dish Noodles:
With a few simple tweaks to the recipe to make it more saucy, this chicken soba noodles turns into a one-dish meal that’s perfect for busy nights. It’s also great for clearing up the leftover vegetables in the fridge.
The soba noodles keeps well in the fridge to be served as a either a warm or cold noodle salad the next day. You can even separate out the sauce and toss them with the soba noodles only when serving, if preferred.
Chicken Soba Noodles Recipe
For a spicy version, add 1 or more tbsp sriracha sauce to the sauce ingredients at B.
Ingredients:
- 100 grams dried soba noodles
- 8 snow peas pull & discard the “strings”
- 100 grams boneless chicken fillet (thigh/breast) cut to bite-sized pieces
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 3 shallots finely chopped
- 3 shiitake mushrooms sliced thinly
- 1/4 bell peppers diced
- 1 tsp sea salt to taste
(A) Marinade for Chicken
- 1 tsp oyster sauce
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp light soy sauce to taste
- 3 dashes white pepper powder
(B) Sauce (Stir to combine)
- 3/4 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1/2 tbsp Chinese wine
- 2 tsp vinegar
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 3 dashes white pepper powder
- 1 tbsp chicken stock or soba cooking water
Garnish
- 1 tbsp chopped coriander &/or spring onions
- 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds
Directions:
- Cook soba & snow peas in boiling water with 1 tsp salt added for 3 minutes. Rinse under cold water, drain & set aside.
- Cook mushrooms & chicken. Marinade chicken in (A) for at least 30 minutes. Heat oil in wok. Saute the garlic & shallots until shallots start to turn translucent. Add shiitake mushrooms, & when they start to wilt, add marinaded chicken. Stir fry everything until chicken is no longer pink, then add sauce (B). Simmer for 1-2 minutes or until the sauce thickens. Turn off the heat.
- Toss and serve noodles. Add bell peppers, snow peas and soba noodle to the chicken in the pan, tossing or stirring until evenly coated. If too dry, add 1 or more tbsp chicken stock (or soba cooking water). Transfer to serving dish, garnish with sesame seeds and coriander/scallions.