Veggie Teriyaki Stir-Fry with Noodles
Make this quick and delicious vegetarian stir-fry with noodles for dinner tonight! It's a healthier spin on take-out. Easily made vegan or gluten free.
Updated by Kathryne Taylor on August 29, 2024
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As promised! This is the made-from-scratch version of the teriyaki stir-fry that my husband whipped up with our leftover veggies. He’s so good at improvising meals with what we have on hand.
I loved it, and decided to come up with my own homemade teriyaki sauce to replace the jarred kind. This dish is inauthentic (maybe we can call it Asian fusion), but definitely delicious and healthier than take-out.
This stir-fry has a lot going for it. It’s simple to make, especially if your sauce is ready to go. It’s loaded with fresh vegetables—in fact, it’s made with more veggies than noodles. Lastly, it packs great for lunch.
You can change up this recipe however you see fit. You could substitute leftover brown rice for the noodles. Add crispy baked tofu, steamed edamame, scrambled eggs or a crispy fried egg for extra protein. How about a stir-fry for dinner tonight?
Love noodles? Here are a few more of my favorite noodle recipes:
- Peanut Slaw with Soba Noodles
- Colorful Veggie Lettuce Wraps
- Almond-Sesame Soba Zoodles with Quick-Pickled Veggies
- Vegetarian Pho
Please let me know how your stir-fry turns out in the comments! I love hearing from you.
Veggie Teriyaki Stir-Fry with Noodles
Make this quick and delicious vegetarian stir-fry with noodles for dinner tonight! It’s a healthier spin on take-out that is easily made vegan and/or gluten free (see notes). Recipe yields 4 main dish servings.
Ingredients
- 4 ounces soba noodles, brown rice noodles, spaghetti or long noodle of choice
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil or avocado oil
- 1 medium red or white onion, halved and thinly sliced
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 6 cups thinly sliced mixed vegetables*
- ½ cup teriyaki sauce, or more as needed
- 1 to 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil, to taste
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds, plus more for garnish
- ¼ cup thinly sliced green onion, for garnish
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to boil and cook the noodles until al dente, according to package directions. Drain and rinse well to remove any excess starch. Set aside.
- Meanwhile, warm a large skillet over medium heat. Add the oil, onion and salt. Cooking, stirring occasionally, until the onion is tender, about 4 to 6 minutes.
- Add the remaining vegetables and cook until they are tender and caramelizing on the edges, stirring every minute or two. Given the volume of vegetables, this will take about 10 to 15 minutes.
- Once the vegetables are done, add the noodles and ½ cup teriyaki sauce to the pan. Stir to combine, and cook just until the ingredients are all warmed through, about 1 minute. Feel free to add more teriyaki sauce if you like your noodles extra-saucy.
- Remove the skillet from the heat. Add toasted sesame oil, to taste (a little goes a long way/toss with tongs if you need help mixing the noodles into the veggies). Add the sesame seeds.
- Serve the noodles in bowls with sliced green onion and a little sprinkle of sesame seeds on top. Leftovers keep well, covered and refrigerated, for up to 4 days.
Notes
*Vegetable suggestions: Aim to slice your veggies into ¼-inch wide strips for even cooking. Use any combination of portobello or baby bella mushrooms, bell pepper, snap peas (halved vertically), cabbage, carrot (cut thin on the diagonal), or kale.
Make it vegan: Make or buy vegan teriyaki sauce. My teriyaki sauce recipe has a vegan option (simply use maple syrup instead of honey).
Make it gluten free: Be sure to use gluten-free teriyaki sauce (most aren’t gluten free, but my recipe has a gluten-free option). Also choose gluten-free noodles, such as brown rice noodles (available at Whole Foods) or spaghetti noodles (I’d probably use a corn and quinoa blend because they tend to retain their shape better than others).
Nutrition
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Delicious! I did use store bought teriyaki sauce but added garlic and ginger when cooking the veggies and it turned out great. I’m loving all the recipes of yours that I’ve tried so far, thank you!
Thank you so much Kate, for all of your lovely recipes! This one was so delicious! I have been a long time follower and have made so many of your recipes…which btw are always my go to because the recipe always works out and the flavour always amazing!
You’re welcome, Athina! I appreciate your review.
Yummy! Loved this recipe. Made the homemade teriyaki sauce, and had fresh Farmers Market produce for my veggies. I used spinach and bok choy for the greens, so I added chopped spinach after other veggies had already cooked 7 or 8 minutes. Also used Japanese buckwheat noodles, as that’s what was on hand. Love the versatility of this recipe, too. And you can chop veggies and make teriyaki sauce ahead of time. Made this a breeze to then assemble and serve. Will make this again, for sure. Keep enjoying those crumbs, cookie :)
Great to hear, Mary!