Coconut-Red Curry Noodle Bowls with All the Veggies

Say hello to one of the best noodle bowls in existence!  Coconut milk and red curry paste combine to one saucy dish and it’s so full of vegetables that your mom will be proud!

I sat down to a two-serving bowl with the thought that I could not eat the entire thing.  Next I knew, I looked down and it was gone!

The great thing about these noodle bowls is they’re quick to throw together and you can add any veggies you want…here we have asparagus, red peppers, carrots, cabbage, green onions and broccoli.  But hey, any randos floating around in your veggie drawer that are slightly past their prime and need to be used are perfect!  Throw’ em in.    They’re surprisingly healthy with all the vegetables and especially if you use brown rice noodles; the only fat in the recipe comes from a little oil and the coconut milk.

Even better, these are just as good cold as hot/warm/room temperature.  All temperatures are good here!  Like, I stood at the stove eating more out of the cooled pan they cooked in, and more at the fridge door out of the leftover container.  Then I had to give them away because I decided they were too dangerous to have at the house anymore, considering there was no actual requirement to heat them up, hence potentially discouraging me from eating more.

These are not vegetarian/vegan because fish sauce is used in the sauce, but you can omit and add a little extra soy sauce or coconut aminos to amp up the flavor if you want to go vegan.  This recipe is also gluten-free if you use gluten-free soy sauce (like Tamari).  The sauce goes full Asian-aromatic with garlic, ginger, and onions.  Red curry paste is so flavorful, but not overpowering if you’re not familiar or comfortable with curry.  Coconut milk adds that rich creaminess with just a touch of coconut flavor in the background.  Sambal oelek adds that hit of spicy and fish and soy sauces give us the funk and umami.  Try to use Red Boat fish sauce because it is the most high-quality, albeit a little pricey, of all the fish sauces available.  All of this combines to be magical.

*Because Asian ingredients can be unfamiliar and obscure for some of us, I’ve attached affiliate links to Amazon for exactly what I used!

It’s Friday, I’m in Chicago and I’m seeing Queen Bey and Jay-Z with my bestie.  Could life get any better?! Only if I had these noodles in front of me RIGHT NOW.

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