Simple Mushroom Broccoli Stir Fry Noodles

$6.22 recipe / $1.56 serving
by Beth - Budget Bytes
4.75 from 56 votes
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Sometimes you just need things ASAP—that is, as SIMPLE as possible. ;) That’s when I pull out recipes like these Simple Mushroom Broccoli Stir Fry Noodles. The sauce is incredible simple, but hits all the bases (sweet, salty, spicy, tangy) and thanks to frozen broccoli florets and pre-sliced mushrooms, the vegetables required NO CHOPPING. Yay! This is the perfect weeknight dinner, if there ever was one.

A large skillet full of Mushroom Broccoli Stir Fry Noodles, some wound around a wooden pasta fork

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Customize your Broccoli Stir Fry Noodles

This is basically a vegetarian version of my Stir Fry Beef Noodles, with a little more sesame oil to bring up the base notes in the absence of beef, and a little cornstarch to add body to the sauce. If you’re not into broccoli and mushrooms, you could do a variety of other vegetables in their place, including snow peas, red bell pepper, baby spinach, or carrots.

And lastly, while you could probably use just about any noodle for this dish, I really like the wide rice noodles that I used below. They soak up the sauce nicely and aren’t too heavy despite their wide shape.

A colorfully patterned plate with Mushroom Broccoli Stir Fry Noodles, chopsticks on the side

Just want plain spicy noodle goodness with no extras? Check out my Spicy Dragon Noodles.

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Simple Mushroom Broccoli Stir Fry Noodles

4.75 from 56 votes
With just a few ingredients you can make these easy and delicious Mushroom Broccoli Stir Fry Noodles for a fast weeknight dinner.
With just a few ingredients you can make these easy and delicious Mushroom Broccoli Stir Fry Noodles for a fast weeknight dinner. BudgetBytes.com
Servings 4
Prep 5 minutes
Cook 20 minutes
Total 25 minutes

Ingredients

STIR FRY SAUCE

STIR FRY

  • 7 oz wide rice noodles ($1.50)
  • 1 Tbsp cooking oil ($0.04)
  • 8 oz sliced white mushrooms ($2.49)
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced ($0.16)
  • 1/2 lb frozen broccoli florets ($0.85)
  • 2 green onions, sliced ($0.20)
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Instructions 

  • Prepare the sauce first, so it’s ready to go when needed. In a small bowl stir together the soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, chili garlic sauce, brown sugar, water, and cornstarch until the cornstarch is dissolved. Set the sauce aside.
  • Cook the noodles according to the package directions, then drain in a colander. The wide rice noodles I used needed to be boiled for about 7-8 minutes.
  • While the noodles are cooking, heat a large skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add the cooking oil, sliced mushrooms, and minced garlic. Sauté until the mushrooms release all their moisture and begin to brown on the edges.
  • Add the frozen broccoli florets (no need to thaw) and sauté for just a couple minutes more, or until they are no longer frozen but still bright green (they may still be cold, but they will heat through in the next steps. It’s important not to over cook the broccoli).
  • Finally, add the cooked and drained noodles and the prepared sauce. Stir and cook, still over medium heat, for 1-2 minutes more or until everything is cooked through and the sauce has thickened and no longer pools on the bottom of the skillet. Top with sliced green onions and serve.

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Notes

*For more information about toasted sesame oil and chili garlic sauce, scroll down to the step by step photos.

Nutrition

Serving: 1ServingCalories: 301.25kcalCarbohydrates: 51.23gProtein: 7.9gFat: 7.78gSodium: 1180.05mgFiber: 3.68g
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How to Make Mushroom and Broccoli Stir Fry – Step by Step Photos

Simple Stir Fry Sauce in a small white bowl

Prepare the simple stir fry sauce before you begin to cook so that it’s ready to go when you need it. In a small bowl stir together 1/4 cup soy sauce, 1 Tbsp toasted sesame oil, 1 Tbsp chili garlic sauce, 1 Tbsp brown sugar, 1 Tbsp water, and 1 tsp cornstarch.

Chili Garlic Sauce and Sesame Oil bottles for reference

Two ingredients that I often get questions about are chili garlic sauce and toasted sesame oil. This chili garlic sauce is made by the same company that makes the famous green top sriracha, so you’ll find it in most stores that sell sriracha. It’s a chunky mix of spicy red pepper, garlic, and vinegar. So, in one ingredient it gives spicy, garlic, and tangy vinegar to the sauce. It’s also super inexpensive.

Toasted sesame oil is a very potent nutty oil that adds a LOT to sauces. Don’t skip this one. It usually comes in smaller bottles and doesn’t always say “toasted”. You can tell when it’s toasted by the color, though. Regular sesame oil is a light straw color, just like vegetable or canola oil. Toasted sesame oil is a deeper brown color.

Rice Noodles in box

Cook 7oz. noodles according to the package directions. I prefer these wide rice noodles for this stir fry. To cook these noodles, bring a pot of water to a boil, then add the noodles, and boil for 7-8 minutes or just until tender. Drain the noodles in a colander.

Sauté Mushrooms and Garlic

While the noodles are cooking, you can begin the rest of the stir fry. Heat a large skillet over medium. Once hot, add 1 Tbsp cooking oil and swirl to coat the surface of the skillet. Add 8oz. sliced white mushrooms and two cloves of minced garlic. Sauté until the mushrooms have released all their moisture and begin to brown (the will seem dry at first, but then release a bunch of moisture that will collect in the skillet. After that the moisture will evaporate and the mushrooms will begin to brown.)

Add Frozen Broccoli Florets to skillet with mushrooms

Next add 1/2 lb. frozen broccoli florets to the skillet. Sauté them for just a couple minutes more, or until they are no longer frozen but still bright green. It’s okay if they’re still a bit cold, just make sure they’re not totally frozen at this point.

Stir fry sauce being poured over cooked noodles in the skillet with mushrooms and broccoli

Finally, add the cooked and drained noodles and the prepared sauce. Continue to stir and cook over medium until everything is coated in sauce and the sauce has thickened and is no longer pooling on the bottom of the skillet.

Finished Mushroom Broccoli Stir Fry Noodles in a large skillet

Top with a couple sliced green onions and serve! So easy and so good. That’s how I like dinner.

Side view of the skillet full of Mushroom Broccoli Stir Fry Noodles with a wooden pasta fork

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  1. Turned out great. I had about twice as much broccoli so I doubled the recipe.
    I did not have corn starch. Saved water from cooking the noodles that had some olive oil in it, and used that along with adding onions diced into the mushrooms and garlic. When I saw the broccoli was starting to turn brighter green I added the sauce and noodles. Some rice and egg rolls went well with this.

  2. This was a hit! The sauce was very flavorful and needed no additions, and I love that this recipe works as a base recipe where you can switch out ingredients based on what you have. The only modification we made was adding some thinly sliced pork, but I bet it would also be great with edamame or seasoned tofu. Everyone was fighting over the leftovers, and my 9 year old said he would eat this stir fry every single day. Thanks for sharing!

  3. Every time I make this, I ask myself why I donโ€™t do it more often. Quick, easy, and tasty!

    1. That’s awesome! If there’s a certain serving size to note, it will be located next to the serving amount in the recipe card. For this recipe, it’s just 4 equal servings, there’s no measurement amount provided. :)