These spicy chili garlic noodles can be made in just 20 minutes and way better than takeout! The spicy garlic sauce has incredible flavor and perfectly spiced. You can easily add chicken or beef to make this a full meal.

If there's one positive to COVID, it's that it has made me cook more creatively. Meaning, try new flavors and dinners that I wouldn't normally make. While there have been nights of chicken chili on repeat, there's also been many nights where I make something new.

ENTER: these simple, wildly flavorful spicy chili garlic noodles. TRUST ME when I say that you will love this recipe.

I'm borderline obsessed

Why You'll Love These Spicy Chili Garlic Noodles

Incredibly flavorful
Easy to make
Only 7 ingredients
Done in under 30 minutes
Better than take out

Ingredients For Spicy Chili Garlic Noodles

Garlic: We want lots of garlic in this recipe. You're reading the recipe correctly, it has 6 cloves of garlic.
Sesame Oil: This is key to the best flavor.
Chili Paste: This is where the spice comes from. Here's the chili paste that I use— a favorite of mine.
Soy Sauce: You can use regular or low-sodium soy sauce for this recipe. I prefer to use low-sodium soy sauce otherwise I think the dish is too salty.
Sesame Seeds: These add a bit of a crunch.
Rice Wine Vinegar: The vinegar helps cut the spiciness and adds flavor.
Noodles: You can use any type of noodles for this recipe. I typically use wide lo mein or rice noodles but I've also used fettuccine noodles as well.

Let's Make Spicy Chili Garlic Noodles!

This is a pretty straightforward and easy recipe, as you'll see below.

Cook the Noodles: Depending on the noodles that you're using, the noodles can take anywhere from 3-10 minutes. While the noodles cook, start the sauce.
Make the Sauce: To a bowl, you'll whisk together the garlic, chili paste, soy sauce, sesame seeds, and rice wine vinegar. Then, set aside.
Heat the Oil: In a large skillet, heat the sesame oil until very hot— about 2 minutes. Then, pour the hot oil into the sauce. Whatever you do, do not add the sauce to the hot oil.
Combine: Add the combined sauce back into the skillet and add the cooked noodles. Toss together until the noodles are evenly coated with the sauce.

If you're a spicy food fan, these are the noodles to try!

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