Thai curried noodles recipe

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Thai curried noodles
  • healthy
Serves3
SkillEasy
Preparation Time5 mins
Cooking Time20 mins
Total Time25 mins
Five A DayOne
Cost RangeCheap
Nutrition Per PortionRDA
Calories297 Kcal15%
Sugar14.1 g16%
Fat11.8 g17%
Saturated Fat6.2 g31%
Salt1.07 gRow 4 - Cell 2
Protein10.4 g21%
Carbohydrates35.5 g14%
Salt1.07 gRow 7 - Cell 2

These vibrant golden noodles are infused with Thai curry paste and tossed with basil leaves and red chilli.

Our Thai curried noodles take just 20 minutes to cook. Packed with soft chunks of butternut squash, crisp pak choi, and soya beans. The Thai curry sauce has a creamy texture thanks to coconut milk.

Ingredients

  • 1½-2 level tbsp yellow Thai curry paste
  • 350g pack ready-chopped butternut squash and sweet potato
  • 165ml can coconut milk
  • 1 fish or vegetable stock cube
  • 100g (3½oz) frozen soya beans, or peas
  • 150g sachet ready-to-wok noodles
  • 1 head of pak choi, leaves separated
  • Basil leaves and red chilli, for serving, optional

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Method

  1. Heat a wok, or large pan, add the Thai paste and the prepared butternut squash and sweet potato, and stir-fry for 2 mins over a medium heat.
  2. Pour in the coconut milk and 2 canfuls of hot water, add the stock cube, bring to the boil and simmer for 15 mins until the vegetables are just tender.
  3. Add the soya beans or peas and then the noodles. Simmer for 2 mins.
  4. Pour boiling water over the pak choi in a bowl and leave for about 2 mins. Ladle the curry into bowls and add the pak choi. Top with fresh basil leaves and slices of red chilli, if you like.

Top tips for making Thai curried noodles

Our recipe uses ready-to-wok noodles speeding up the cooking process. You could choose other noodles too like fresh egg noodles or rice noodles. You could even opt for rice and add leftover chicken to the mix to transform this dish into a yellow Thai curry.

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Jessica Dady
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Jessica Dady is Food Editor at GoodtoKnow and has over 11 years of experience as a digital editor, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the must-buy seasonal food hampers and advent calendars for Christmas to the family-friendly air fryers that’ll make dinner time a breeze, Jessica loves trying and testing various food products to find the best of the best for the busy parents among us. Over the years of working with GoodtoKnow, Jessica has had the privilege of working alongside Future’s Test Kitchen to create exclusive videos - as well as writing, testing, and shooting her own recipes. When she’s not embracing the great outdoors with her family at the weekends, Jessica enjoys baking up a storm in the kitchen with her favourite bakes being chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, and a tray of gooey chocolate brownies