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A midweek fakeaway without the effort. This Honey Garlic Beef Noodles recipe in the slow cooker is seriously delicious and so easy.
I LOVE a recipe that feels like a treat, but is secretly fairly healthy and ridiculously simple to make. This Slow Cooker Noodles recipe is exactly that. YES!
No need to reach for the takeaway menu this weekend. This latest recipe in my Slow Cooker collection is full of flavour, sticky-ish sauce and also veggies to add to the colour and crunch, as well as part of your five-a-day.
As always, I’ve made sure the ingredients list is great value for money so it ticks the boxes for a family friendly midweek meal too. And the best thing of all – no need for browning. Just stick everything in and let it do its thing until it’s ready for the noodles!
You’ll love this recipe because:
✅ Tastes just like a takeaway
✅ A healthy meal that’s full of veggies
✅ Full of flavour and so simple to make
FAQs about this Slow Cooker Beef Noodles Recipe
Can I make this with another kind of meat?
You could try the same recipe using diced pork shoulder or lamb instead if you prefer or want a different variation.
My sauce is quite runny. What can I do?
Don’t worry, this can happen depending on the noodle brand and how much liquid they absorb as they cook. To thicken the sauce, once the noodles are cooked, just add 1 tbsp of cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp of water and stir through the dish.
Can I use different vegetables?
Yes, you can mix this up as much or as little as you like. Here I’ve used green pepper and sugar snap peas, but you can try whatever you prefer. Baby sweetcorn or mangetout are also good options.
Can you recommend a good slow cooker for a gas hob?
I find the Morphy Richards Sear & Stew Slow Cooker to be the best one because you can use it for initial browning on the hob for other dishes and it’s really light.
Can you recommend the best slow cooker for an induction hob?
For this one I would definitely say the Lakeland Digital 6.5l Slow Cooker.
I’d like to use a slow cooker but don’t have a lot of time in the mornings. What can I do?
Convenience is key, but then again, even slow cookers have to be filled and switched on! You could always get the ingredients ready the evening before, put everything in the slow cooker pan and store in the fridge overnight. In the morning, simply place in the slow cooker frame and switch on, or use this WiFi plug to switch on later in the day remotely!
Fancy more Fakeaway Slow Cooker recipes?
- Chicken Enchiladas – Perfect ‘dump’ recipe
- Pulled Pork – A 5-ingredient favourite
- Beef Curry – Tastes like it shouldn’t be this simple!
Hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do.
I’d love to know how you got on and what you thought of it if you make this recipe. Please rate the recipe using the ⭐️ by the recipe.Also, if you’d like to show me a photo by tagging me on Instagram (@tamingtwins) I LOVE to see your creations.
Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Beef Noodles
Ingredients
For the Slow Cook:
- 500 g Diced beef
- 4 cloves Garlic, Crushed
- 1 tbsp Fresh ginger, Grated
- 8 tbsp Soy sauce, Reduced salt
- 5 tbsp Oyster sauce
- 6 tbsp Runny honey
- 6 tbsp Tomato ketchup
- 150 ml Boiling water
To Finish:
- 300 ml Boiling water
- 250 g Dried egg noodles, Uncooked
- 1 Green pepper, Sliced
- 160 g Sugar snap peas, Halved
To Serve:
- Spring onions, Chopped
- 1-2 tbsp Sesame seeds
Instructions
- Put the diced beef, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, oyster sauce, honey, ketchup, and 150ml of water into the slow cooker and stir well.
- Place the lid on the cook on HIGH for 3.5 hours or LOW for 5.5 hours.
- When the beef is tender, add the remaining 300ml of boiling water, the dried noodles, the sliced pepper and sugar snap peas to the slow cooker.
- Stir everything together well, replace lid and cook until the noodles are just cooked, about 30 minutes. (You may need to stir as it cooks a couple of times.)
- Serve with the spring onions and sesame seeds scattered over the top.
Notes
Make this dish with diced pork shoulder or lamb if you want to try something different. Thicken the sauce:
If you have too much sauce, don’t worry. Just can add 1 tbsp of cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp of water and stir through which will thicken it. Veggie Boost:
You can add some extra vegetables with the noodles, such as baby sweetcorn or mangetout.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Really nice and easy meal. The beef is cooked perfectly and will melt in your mouth. I added more vegetables (stir fry mix) for extra veggies and it tasted amazing!!
Not sure if we did something wrong but we found this far too salty that we couldn’t really eat it. Shame as would have been nice
I’m allergic to Fish would I be able to substitute the Oyster Sauce with normal Hoisin sauce?
So simple and delicious! My 4 year old devoured it and gave it 20/10 🤣
My husband loved this! It turned out really well and was easy to do.
I made this tonight for family, including one who doesn’t like Asian food. This went over well with everyone, and the skeptical family member had a second serving. It was that good.
I swapped out the green bell pepper for mini sweet peppers sliced into rings and I used a mix of whole wheat and “regular” spaghetti noodles as my noodles (because that’s what I had in the cupboard) and it was excellent that way.
I plan to make this again and, when I do, experiment with adding additional vegetables. I have a feeling that mushrooms and carrots would be great in this.
Thank you for such an excellent tasting, simple, and time-efficient recipe.
So easy and so good! TY; stumbled on this and will be trying more of your recipes. Followed recipe except for using fresh Shanghai noodles as I had to use them up, adjusted water by half. Will double ginger next time.
I can’t eat shellfish/molluscs what can I replace the Oyster sauce with please?
Help, just making this but added all the water at the beginning and don’t have enough ingredients to start again… Will it be ok?!