https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/noodles-pasta-recipes/ a culinary genealogy Fri, 13 Sep 2024 17:54:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://thewoksoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-TWOL-favicon-4-32x32.png https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/noodles-pasta-recipes/ 32 32 https://thewoksoflife.com/cold-noodles-meal-prep-mason-jar/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/cold-noodles-meal-prep-mason-jar/#comments Thu, 08 Aug 2024 06:13:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=80535 If you’re looking for an easy lunch or dinner, look no further than these mason jar meal prep cold noodles. You layer the ingredients—sauce on the bottom, followed by noodles, protein, veggies, and aromatics. When you’re ready to eat, simply shake and enjoy. No need to heat anything up or take out another bowl or ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/cold-noodles-meal-prep-mason-jar/feed/ 51 https://thewoksoflife.com/cantonese-soy-sauce-pan-fried-noodles/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/cantonese-soy-sauce-pan-fried-noodles/#comments Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:58 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=2695 We first published this Cantonese pan-fried noodles recipe in December 2013, a few months after we started The Woks of Life. Since then, it has become one of the all-time favorite recipes on the blog. In fact, the very FIRST post that launched our blog was a recipe for Simple, Spicy Stir-Fried Noodles. It too ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/cantonese-soy-sauce-pan-fried-noodles/feed/ 361 https://thewoksoflife.com/shanghai-fried-noodles/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/shanghai-fried-noodles/#comments Wed, 24 Jul 2024 04:01:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=7626 Shanghai Fried Noodles, or Shànghǎi cū chǎomiàn (上海粗炒面) is a simple dish that only takes minutes to make. Thick wheat noodles are stir-fried with mushrooms, pork (or you could use dark meat chicken), and leafy greens, making a one-pan meal that everyone will enjoy! Note: This recipe was originally published on December 14, 2014. We ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/shanghai-fried-noodles/feed/ 197 https://thewoksoflife.com/kale-pesto-pasta/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/kale-pesto-pasta/#comments Sat, 29 Jun 2024 06:57:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=79995 This Kale Pesto Pasta is made with just kale. Without the basil, I find it’s a more cost-effective way to make pesto. It’s also one that you can enjoy all year round, when basil isn’t as plentiful in the supermarket (or garden).  An Easy and Inexpensive Kale Pesto  Pesto is an expensive proposition. Sure, there ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/kale-pesto-pasta/feed/ 24 https://thewoksoflife.com/thai-basil-noodles/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/thai-basil-noodles/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2024 06:16:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=79846 This recipe for Thai Basil Noodles doesn’t skimp on the basil! It’s full of flavor, and you can customize it to add your favorite protein, whether it’s chicken, beef, pork, or shrimp.  If you’ve found yourself breaking the bank on takeout, you may be surprised at how quick and easy this dish is to make ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/thai-basil-noodles/feed/ 33 https://thewoksoflife.com/pad-thai/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/pad-thai/#comments Mon, 06 May 2024 04:01:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=45279 Pad Thai is like a warm blanket. It’s a comfort food of our age, with those chewy noodles, crunchy peanuts, the sweet and tangy sauce, and plenty of chives, bean sprouts, and chicken to make it a full meal.  To develop this recipe, I carefully pored over many videos of street food vendors in the ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pad-thai/feed/ 243 https://thewoksoflife.com/beijing-fried-sauce-noodles-zha-jiang-mian/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/beijing-fried-sauce-noodles-zha-jiang-mian/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:12:05 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=5516 Zha Jiang Mian, which translates to “Fried Sauce Noodles,” is a popular Beijing noodle dish unique to every family. It’s so famous in China that the mere mention of it immediately makes people think of Beijing.  Our recipe is new and improved, with flavorful chunks of pork belly and a silky sauce made to perfectly ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/beijing-fried-sauce-noodles-zha-jiang-mian/feed/ 178 https://thewoksoflife.com/lo-mein-how-to-cook-it-the-right-way/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/lo-mein-how-to-cook-it-the-right-way/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2024 09:46:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=76921 We have quite a few lo mein recipes in our recipe collection. In fact, searching for lo mein in our archives yields a list like you would see on a Chinese restaurant menu! You can take your pick of your favorites, including beef, chicken, shrimp, pork, vegetable, or even turkey lo mein. Suffice it to ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/lo-mein-how-to-cook-it-the-right-way/feed/ 31 https://thewoksoflife.com/vegetable-chow-mein/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/vegetable-chow-mein/#comments Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:22:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=22106 This Vegetable Chow Mein recipe is a truly delicious meatless option for all you vegetarians out there. It’s also a light and satisfying side dish or meal for anyone looking for a veggie-forward Chinese noodle recipe. While many recipes on the internet for Vegetable Chow Mein feature soft noodles (similar to lo mein), this recipe ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/vegetable-chow-mein/feed/ 65 https://thewoksoflife.com/mushroom-noodle-soup/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/mushroom-noodle-soup/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2024 08:24:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=76097 This vegan mushroom noodle soup is made with three kinds of mushrooms to make the most deliciously potent broth.  It was inspired by a dish known as “double mushroom soup” (shuāng gū miàn, 双菇面) that I first tried in a Buddhist temple cafeteria in Shanghai. It carries on a long tradition of vegan and vegetarian ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/mushroom-noodle-soup/feed/ 6