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 Honey Garlic Beef Noodles recipe is exactly that. YES!
No need to reach for the takeaway menu this weekend. This latest recipe in my Summer Slow Cooker Series 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!
This is recipe 6 of 12 in my Summer Slow Cooker Series. I will be making all of the recipes over on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok so you can see them all coming to life over there too.
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 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.
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Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Beef Noodles
This Honey Garlic Beef Noodles recipe is a delicious slow cooker take on a healthy midweek stir fry or a weekend fakeaway. So simple and so tasty.
Ingredients
- 500 g Diced beef
- 4 cloves Garlic Crushed
- 1 tbsp Fresh ginger Grated
- 8 tbsp Low sodium soy sauce
- 5 tbsp Oyster sauce
- 6 tbsp Honey
- 6 tbsp Tomato ketchup
- 450 ml Boiling water
- 250 g Dried noodles
- 1 Green pepper Sliced
- 160 g Sugar snap peas Halved
To serve:
- Spring onions Chopped
- 1-2 tbsp Sesame seeds
Instructions
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Put the diced beef, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, oyster sauce, honey, ketchup, and 150ml of water into the slow cooker and stir well.
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Place the lid on the cook on HIGH for 3.5 hours or LOW for 5.5 hours.
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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.
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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.)
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Serve with the spring onions and sesame seeds scattered over the top.
Recipe Notes
Meat:
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.
This looks delicious! Can I please ask what cut of beef you used (I’m in Australia). Can’t wait to try this 💜
Here it’s sold as “Casserole Cube Beef” I think so any slow cooking cut of beef. Not TOO lean or it will go dry.
What noodles do you use?
I just used Aldi dry regular ones I think!
So tasty and easy thank you
Do you think this would work with chicken too?
I haven’t tried it yet, but I’m working on it!
It’s so nice, and filling and has great nutrition. I used sirloin steak for mine and it was great. It only came to 387 Kcals per serving though so I’m not sure if your website has an error? Either way thanks so much for the recipe!!
So glad you liked it Leah! I’ve just double check our macros and it seems to think it’s correct. It uses a database average rather than branded products (as obviously people may use different brands) so I think it goes on highest case scenario!
If I wanted to have with rice or cook noodles separate would I leave out the last addition of water?
Yes! Enjoy 🙂
Hi Sarah, loving the fresh ideas to spice up our meals, thank you.
Would this recipe work with slow-cooked brisket? I’d already cooked it before I saw your recipe which I really like the sound of 🤞🏻.
I made this yesterday and it was huge hit. Delicious and so easy. Will definitely make again.
Hey! This recipe looks great and would really love to try it however I can’t use oyster sauce as my son has a fish allergy. Is there anything you could recommend using instead?
Thanks!
Hi Jenna, I haven’t tested it yet but I’d substitute Hoisin. Hope that helps!
Is it possible to make this without the oyster sauce if you’re allergic?
Hi Maddy, I haven’t tested it yet but I’d substitute Hoisin. Hope that helps!
This was amazing 🤩 so easy and delicious
Took a photo but can’t post it.
Hi Sarah
Can you use frozen ginger?
Olivia
Hi, I used 250 g noodles and all the liquid disappeared, must of gone wrkng somehow
Did you add the 300ml extra water Richard?
Yes 150mm at the biggining and the remaining 300mm at the end, only thing I can think of is the noodles have bee in cuboard a long time.. Never less your recipe was lovely thanks