Oil-Free Hibachi Noodles! We love noodles in all the flavors and all the cuisines, and this simple, mouthwatering dish totally delivers on noodle goodness.
Love those tasty restaurant hibachi noodles? Here’s an easy Oil-Free Hibachi Noodles recipe that tastes amazing with healthy, wholesome plant-based ingredients! Bonus, you won’t believe how easy they are to make using spaghetti and simple ingredients. These delicious hibachi noodles hit all the flavor highlights of umami goodness with earthy garlic, zesty ginger, pops of savory goodness, and a hint of sweetness! It’s sure to be a hit with the family.
Whole Food Plant Based, Vegan, plant based, oil free, refined sugar free, no highly processed ingredients and gluten free.
Hi there, Ameera here!
Oil-Free Hibachi Noodles are the perfect weeknight dinner meal when you have to get something fast on the table. We devoured them! They are the perfect noodle dish to make the family run back for seconds.
Tips for Success:
- Maple Syrup: Sweetness level is a personal preference. Start at a lower amount and increase to your desired sweetness. We preferred the 1/3 cup amount.
- Rinsing the Pasta: Rinse the pasta in cold water to remove any excess starches. Most Italians would cringe with rinsing pasta with cold water, but for this recipe it works perfectly.
- Pasta of choice: We used a GF spaghetti, please feel free to use your favorite spaghetti or noodle for this dish.
- Cooking the Pasta: Do not overcook the pasta, cook it right up to al dente, then drain and rinse with cold water.
- Resting the Dish: It is very important to allow this dish to rest. This allows the spaghetti and opportunity to fully soak up the sauce flavors. Rest the dish for at least 5 minutes before serving.
Leftovers and Freezing:
Leftovers will generally keep for 4-5 days in the refrigerator. Store in a covered container. Reheating can be done on the stovetop, or in the microwave.
This noodle dish can be frozen. For best results place in the refrigerator overnight to thaw.
Pantry Products Used:
- Vegetable Stock: We use Pacific Organic Low Sodium Vegetable Stock. We love this brand because it is Whole Food Plant Based compliant, as it does not contain MSG, has no oil, and does not contain any highly-processed ingredients.
- Tamari: We used San J Tamari Soy Sauce, Gluten Free, Reduced Sodium. You can substitute the tamari with reduced sodium soy sauce, Braggs Liquid Aminos, or Braggs Coconut Liquid Aminos.
- Chili Garlic Sauce: We used Huy Fong Foods Chili Garlic Sauce. This brand does have a small amount of sugar. However, this brand is generally accepted by the WFPB community.
Kitchen Products Used:
- Stock pot to cook the pasta
We certainly hope you give this deliciousness a try.
If you try these flavorful noodles, we would love to know if you enjoy it as much as we do! Please leave us a review! Post a picture on Facebook or Instagram and tag us! We would love to hear from you.
PrintOil-Free Hibachi Noodles
- Prep Time: 7 Minutes
- Cook Time: 13 Minutes
- Total Time: 20 Minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Dinner, Lunch
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian
- Diet: Vegan
Description
Easy, satisfying, and oh-so-delicious, these Oil-Free Hibachi Noodles are no fuss and brimming with wholesome plant-based goodness!
Ingredients
Sauce Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup reduced-sodium tamari *
- ¼ to 1/3 cup pure maple syrup (+/-) *
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons minced ginger
- 2 Tablespoons low-sodium vegetable broth *
- 1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce *
Other Ingredients
- 1 lb. GF spaghetti *
Optional Toppings:
- Sliced green onions
- Toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
- Place the Sauce Ingredients in a bowl, stir to combine, set aside.
- Fill a large stock pot full of water. Add some sea salt to the water. Bring the water to a boil then add the spaghetti. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking. Boil the spaghetti until el dente, drain, rinse with cold water to remove any excess starch, shake well, set aside. Place the empty pasta cooking pot on the stove.
- Place the Sauce Mixture into the empty pot and heat over medium-high heat until the sauce comes to a low boil, then immediately lower the heat. Simmer for several minutes,
- Then add the cooked spaghetti to the sauce. Gently turn the spaghetti over and over again until all the spaghetti is coated in the sauce. Simmer over low heat and continue to gently turn-over the spaghetti for several minutes to get the spaghetti really coated and to heat the spaghetti through.
- Remove from heat and allow to sit and soak up any additional sauce at the bottom for 5 minutes. Then serve with a sprinkle of green onions and toasted sesame seeds.
Notes
*Please reference the blog post for Tips for Success, Pantry Items Used, Storage and Freezing, and Kitchen Products Used.
*Sea Salt: Please adjust the sea salt based upon your family’s sea salt preferences and/or based upon dietary needs.
*Serving: 4
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Please double check the calorie count – 1lb of pasta is typically at least 1,600 calories, so one serving of this would be at least 400 calories. Otherwise, please let me know what brand of pasta only has 50 calories/ounce!
Hi there Kara,
We will double check it. We appreciate it. Thank you so much!
-Ameera and Robin
This looks fantastic (and easy)! Going to be trying it very soon!
Hi there Frances,
Thank you so much! We hope you give this recipe a try and enjoy it as much as we do!
-Ameera and Robin
Oh mylanta!! Even the hubbie said this was fantastic. (His word) I added a few handfuls of spinach as well (Cause I always need to add veggies). Lol.
I only used half the amount of pasta (just 2 of us). Next time I will still do that but also add some cauliflower and broccoli too (like your bang bang pasta–another fav recipe).
Hi there Sandra 🙂
Yahooooo! We are so thrilled that you and your hubby enjoyed this recipe. The spinach sounds wonderful as well. We are so happy that you also enjoy our Bang Bang Pasta! Thank you so much for sharing your awesome review with us. We appreciate you taking the time to write.
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
Simply DE-LISH!!! Try this recipe…you won’t regret it! Sauteed some Asian veggies and bakes some tofu chunks to go with it… absolutely amazing!
Hi there Susan 🙂
Yaaaayyy! We are so thrilled that you enjoyed this recipe. Thank you so much for sharing your awesome review with us. We appreciate you taking the time to write.
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
This was so easy and delicious – perfect for the end of the week when you are hungry but don’t feel like cooking a big meal. And it holds up well over a few days.
Hi there Colleen 🙂
Yaaaayyy! We are so thrilled that you enjoyed this recipe. Thank you so much for sharing your awesome review with us. We appreciate you taking the time to write.
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
Hi there Julie 🙂
Yaaaayyy! We are so thrilled that you enjoyed this recipe. Thank you so much for sharing your awesome review with us. We appreciate you taking the time to write.
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
This looks delicious! I haven’t had the best luck with gluten free pasta as they seem to get very hard once cold. Do you recommend a particular brand?
Hi there Laurie 🙂
Gluten Free pasta can be challenging once it is cold. We have had good luck using Bionaturae and DeLallo. I hope this helps Thank you so much.
-Ameera and Robin
I LOVE these noodles. I am thinking of turning it into a “Asian” pasta salad with short noodles add green onions, peas, small diced carrots and maybe corm. What do you think?
Hi there Carol,
Awesome! We are so happy that you enjoy these noodles. Not sure about the pasta salad, but sounds like it might be able to work. If you try it, let us know. Thank you.
-Ameera and Robin
Wow – this recipe was amazing! Big “thumbs up” from my husband and 2 teenage boys! Love that it’s so quick and easy – will definitely be adding it to our normal rotation! I substituted the spaghetti noodles with Thai brown rice noodles (as that is what I had available) being careful to slightly undercook the noodles (as brown rice noodles can easily fall apart if overcooked). I also added a couple of extra teaspoons of chili garlic sauce as my boys are now able to take a little more spice. Thank you for this wonderful recipe! We will be… Read more »
Hi there Erica,
OH WOW – YAYYYYY!!!! We are so happy that you, your husband and 2 teenage boys enjoyed this recipe! Thank you so much for the lovely comment and great review of this recipe.
-Ameera and Robin