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Instant Pot Garlic Noodles

These Instant Pot Garlic Noodles are a quick, flavorful meal made with simple pantry ingredients and loaded with bold garlic flavor. Everything cooks in one pot, making cleanup a breeze and dinner ready in under 20 minutes.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: instant pot asian noodles, instant pot garlic noodles
Diet: Vegan
Method: Instant Pot/Pressure Cooker
Servings: 4
Author: Meeta Arora

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon Oil or Butter use any neutral oil, I used avocado oil
  • 1 teaspoon Toasted Sesame Oil
  • 8 ounces Thin Spaghetti or Canton Noodles
  • 8-10 cloves Garlic finely diced or minced
  • 2 Scallion or Green onion white and green parts separated, chopped
  • 2 tablespoon Light Soy Sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Oyster Sauce use vegan if needed
  • 1/2-1 tablespoon Red Chili Sauce I used Sambal Oelek
  • 1 teaspoon Brown Sugar
  • 2 cups Vegetable Broth or Water
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 teaspoon Sesame seeds to garnish
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Instructions

  • Heat the Instant Pot in Saute mode. Add oil and toasted sesame oil.
  • Add the garlic and white part of the scallions. Saute for a minute until they are fragrant. Make sure the garlic does not burn. Turn off the instant pot.
    saute green onion in instant pot to cook garlic noodles
  • Break the spaghetti in half and place them in a zigzag pattern in the Instant Pot.
  • Top with soy sauce, oyster sauce, chili sauce, and brown sugar.
  • Add the broth and press the noodles down, so they are all covered with the liquid.
    ready to pressure cook noodles to cook garlic noodles
  • Close the lid with the vent in the sealing position. Start the Instant Pot in pressure cook mode for 5 minutes at high pressure.
  • Once the instant pot beeps, quick release the pressure manually. Stir the noodles, and let them rest for 2 minutes. 
    garlic noodles cooked in instant pot
  • If needed, sprinkle salt to your taste. Top with the green part of scallions and sesame seeds. Garlic noodles are ready to be enjoyed!
    Garlic noodles in instant pot garnished with sesame seeds and green onion

Notes

Noodles: You can use thin spaghetti, linguine, or fettuccine in this recipe. You can also use thick Canton noodles that hold their shape well when cooked. 
Add veggies: I have not added many veggies and kept this recipe very basic. However, you can add your choice of vegetables, such as bell peppers, onions, shallots, carrots, mushrooms, broccoli, or snap peas.
Created: This recipe was created in a 6qt Instant Pot DUO60 Multi-use Pressure Cooker. 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 313kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 1101mg | Potassium: 198mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 329IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1mg