Best Egg Noodles Recipes

BUTTERED EGG NOODLES

Steps:

• Cook 12 ounces wide egg noodles in salted boiling water until al dente. Transfer 1/4 cup cooking water to a skillet. Stir in 4 tablespoons butter, one at a time. Add some chopped parsley and/or dill, a squeeze of lemon juice, and salt and pepper. Drain the noodles and toss with the sauce.

EGG NOODLES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together the flour and salt. Add the beaten egg, milk, and butter. Knead dough until smooth, about 5 minutes. Let rest in a covered bowl for 10 minutes.
• On a floured surface, roll out to 1/8 or 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired lengths and shapes.
• Allow to air dry before cooking.
• To cook fresh pasta, in a large pot with boiling salted water cook until al dente.

AMISH BUTTERED EGG NOODLES

Steps:

• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat; simmer, stirring frequently, until butter is browned, fragrant, and foamy, with brown bits in it, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Add chicken broth and bouillon to the pan with the butter; bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in egg noodles, bring to a second boil, cover, and turn off heat; leave pot on the same burner. Let stand for 30 minutes, stirring 2 or 3 times.

FRIED CABBAGE AND EGG NOODLES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the egg noodles in the boiling water until the pasta is tender yet firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain.
• While the noodles cook, melt the butter in a large skillet over low heat. Add the cabbage to the melted butter; season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook until the cabbage begins to brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir the drained noodles into the cabbage; cook and stir until the noodles begin to brown, about 5 minutes.

EGG FRIED NOODLES

Steps:

• Gently fry the mushrooms in the oil until soft, then add the paprika and plenty of seasoning and keep frying until browned. Stir in the soy sauce.
• Cook the noodles following pack instructions. Meanwhile, cook the broccoli in simmering water for 3 mins, or steam it if you prefer.
• Put the mushrooms, broccoli and peas in a bowl with the egg. Add the noodles with some of the water still clinging to them, then drain the pan. Tip everything from the bowl back into the pan and stir to heat through. Make sure the egg is thoroughly cooked before serving, then scatter over the spring onion.

CREAMY CHICKEN AND MUSHROOMS WITH EGG NOODLES

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat a large straight-sided skillet over medium-high; swirl in 2 tablespoons oil. Add chicken and cook until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes a side; transfer to a plate. Add mushrooms to skillet, season, and cook, stirring, until beginning to brown, about 7 minutes. Add shallots and remaining 1 tablespoon oil; cook until translucent, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Stir in mustard, broth, and noodles; bring to a boil, then cover, reduce heat to medium, and simmer 3 minutes. Uncover; stir in cream cheese. Cook, stirring, until noodles are tender and sauce coats a spoon, about 3 minutes. Return chicken to skillet and cook through, about 1 minute more. Serve, sprinkled with parsley.

DELICIOUS HOMEMADE EGG NOODLES

Steps:

• Measure flour into bowl; make a well in the center and add egg yolks, whole egg and salt.
• With hands, thoroughly mix egg into flour.
• Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition.
• (Add only enough water to form dough into a ball.).
• Turn dough onto well-floured board; knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
• Cover; let rest 10 minutes.
• Divide dough into 4 equal parts.
• Roll dough, 1 part at a time, into paper-thin rectangle, keeping remaining dough covered.
• Roll rectangle around rolling pin; slip out rolling pin.
• Cut dough cross-wise into 1/8-inch strips for narrow noodles and 1/4-inch for wide noodles.
• Shake out strips and place on towel to dry, about 2 hours.
• When dry, break dry strips into smaller pieces.
• Cook in 3 quarts boiling salted water (1 tablespoon salt) (We use chicken broth.) 12 to 15 minutes or until tender.
• Drain thoroughly.

ONE-POT SWEDISH MEATBALLS WITH EGG NOODLES

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix beef, bread crumbs, onion, 2 tablespoons of the parsley, 1 teaspoon of the salt, the pepper and allspice until well combined. Add milk, Worcestershire sauce and egg. Shape mixture into 12 (2-inch) meatballs.
• In 5-quart Dutch oven, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add meatballs; cook 8 to 11 minutes, gently turning occasionally, just until browned on all sides.
• Add broth, whipping cream and remaining 1 teaspoon salt; heat to boiling. Stir in noodles; return to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer 15 to 18 minutes, stirring occasionally, until meatballs are thoroughly cooked and no longer pink in center (165°F), pasta is cooked and sauce is thickened. Stir in remaining 2 tablespoons parsley.

EGG NOODLES

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix flour and salt. Make a well in center of flour mixture. Add egg yolks, whole egg and water to well; mix thoroughly. (If dough is too dry, mix in enough water to make dough easy to handle. If dough is too sticky, mix in enough flour to make dough easy to handle.)
• Divide dough into 4 equal parts. On lightly floured surface, roll one-fourth of dough at a time into rectangle, 1/16 to 1/8 inch thick (keep remaining dough covered). Loosely fold rectangle lengthwise into thirds. Cut crosswise into 1/8-inch strips for narrow noodles, 1/4-inch strips for medium noodles or 1/2-inch strips for wide noodles. Unfold and gently shake out strips. Hang pasta on pasta drying rack or arrange in single layer on lightly floured towels; let stand 30 minutes or until dry. (If using pasta machine, pass dough through machine until 1/16 inch thick.)
• Break strips into smaller pieces. In 6- to 8-quart saucepan, heat 4 quarts water (salted if desired) to boiling; add pasta. Boil uncovered 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until firm but tender. Begin testing for doneness when pasta rises to surface of water. Drain pasta.

EGG NOODLES WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook egg noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain and return noodles to pot.
• While the noodles boil, melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion and garlic in melted butter until lightly browned and soft, about 8 minutes. Stir baby spinach into the onion mixture; saute until the spinach is just barely wilted, about 2 minutes.
• Stir spinach mixture into the noodles; season with salt and pepper.

GRANDMA'S EGG NOODLES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the flour and salt. Make a well in the center. In another bowl, beat the egg yolks, egg, water and oil; pour into well. Stir to form a stiff dough., Turn dough onto a well-floured surface; knead 8-10 times. Divide into thirds. Roll each portion to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut noodles into 1/4-in. strips; cut the strips into 2-in. lengths. Cook immediately in boiling broth for 5-7 minutes or until tender; drain.

CREAMY BEEF TIPS WITH EGG NOODLES

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute beef sirloin tips with onion in the hot skillet until beef is browned, about 5 minutes.
• Stir cream of mushroom soup, milk, red wine, and beef with onion soup mix together in a bowl, pour into the skillet, and stir to coat beef in the soup mixture; bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, place a cover on the skillet, and cook until the beef tips are tender, about 2 hours.
• Reduce heat to lowest setting and continue cooking until the beef pulls apart easily with a fork, at least 4 hours more.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook egg noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain.
• Ladle beef tips mixture over egg noodles.

GRANDMA'S HOMEMADE EGG NOODLES

Steps:

• Beat eggs in a bowl using an electric mixer until combined. Add 1 cup flour and salt; beat until combined. Mix in remaining flour using a dough hook attachment until dough pulls away from the side of the bowl.
• Place dough on a floured cloth or board; knead until smooth and elastic. Divide dough into 4 equal pieces.
• Roll out dough pieces using a pasta machine or by hand to desired thickness, adding flour to keep them from sticking as needed. If using a pasta machine, start rolling pasta at a #1 setting, roll again at a #2 setting, and again at a #3 setting.
• Lay pasta sheets out on paper towels and let dry for 2 to 3 hours.
• Cut dried pasta using a pasta machine to a fettucine-sized cut; let dry once more, about 1 hour.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil over high heat. Add noodles and continue to boil until tender yet firm to the bite, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and serve as desired.

CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP WITH EGG NOODLES

Steps:

• Combine chicken and chicken broth in a large, heavy pot over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover partially, and simmer until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove chicken with tongs and transfer to a large bowl. Allow chicken and broth to cool slightly.
• Remove skin and bones from cooled chicken and discard. Cut chicken meat into bite-sized pieces. Skim fat off the top of the cooled broth and discard.
• Return chicken broth to a simmer. Add carrots, celery, and onion to the broth and simmer until vegetables soften, about 8 minutes. Stir in chicken, egg noodles, parsley, and lemon juice and simmer until noodles are tender, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

EGG NOODLES WITH GARLIC AND HERBS

Steps:

• Bring a stockpot of water to a boil. Drop in the noodles and cook, stirring frequently, until al dente, about 5 to 7 minutes.
• Melt the butter with the oil in a small skillet or saucepan. Add the garlic and cook about 1 minute, or until hot throughout but not at all colored. Immediately remove the pan from the heat.
• Drain the noodles in a colander and return to the pot. Pour on the garlic butter and toss well. Add the salt and parsley, and toss again. Serve immediately.

TASTY CHICKEN AND EGG NOODLES

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat water to a boil.
• In a large skillet, cook chicken thoroughly using 1 tablespoon of heated oil and remove.
• In the same skillet, heat olive oil (add more if necessary) on medium high heat then add mushrooms, onion, and garlic and cook until onions are transparent and drain.
• Cut cooked chicken into bite sized pieces and add chicken, soup, milk, peas, and black pepper to the mushroom mixture and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Cook noodles according to package then drain and rinse.
• Add noodles to chicken mixture and serve with biscuits or rolls.

GERMAN EGG NOODLES: SPAETZLE

Steps:

• Combine flour, eggs, and salt. Add enough water to make a batter the consistency of light cookie dough. Beat well until some air bubbles develop. Let the batter rest.
• Prepare a large pot with salted water. Bring to a boil. Scrape thin rolls of batter from a chopping board or run the batter through a sieve or spaetzle maker into the boiling water.
• Remove cooked spaetzle from the boiling water with a strainer and serve immediately or place in warm water if you are using the noodles soon but not immediately, or place noodles in cold water if you will be refrigerating or freezing.

SWEDISH MEATBALLS IN SOUR CREAM SAUCE OVER BUTTERED EGG NOODLES

Steps:

• WHISK 1 large egg in a large mixing bowl (or standing mixer bowl) with 3 tablespoons sour cream, 2 teaspoons flour and 1 teaspoon baking powder; ADD the following meatball ingredients and whisk again: 2 teaspoons instant beef bouillon powder, 2 teaspoons minced onion flakes, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 1/2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes, 1 teaspoon lemon pepper, 1/2 teaspoon dried dill, 1/2 teaspoon paprika, 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice, 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper and 1/4 teaspoon sea salt; PLACE 1 lb. of ground beef or pork or veal or turkey (or a combination of any) into bowl with mixture; ADD 1/3 cup unseasoned breadcrumbs; MIX well using hands, or using a large fork.
• ADD 1/4 cup flour DREDGE to a large mixing bowl and place into working area; ROLL meat mixture with hands into 1-inch balls; GENTLY place formed meatballs into the flour DREDGE; REPEAT with remaining meatballs; SWIRL meatballs in bowl of flour until coated.
• MELT a few tablespoons butter in a large non-stick skillet or saucepan over medium heat to brown meatballs in; GENTLY place dredged meatballs into buttered skillet, reserving dredge bowl and setting aside; BROWN meatballs, scraping and turning gently with a spatula.
• POUR one (14.5 ounce) can beef broth over browned meatballs; BRING to a gentle boil; COVER to steam meatballs for 5 minutes; WIPE the previous dredge bowl clean; PLACE a large fine mesh strainer over bowl; CAREFULLY pour broth and meatballs into strainer; STIR in the remaining can broth; RESERVE broth mixture until needed.
• WIPE browning skillet and place over medium-low heat; MELT 1/3 cup butter; ADD 4 ounces thinly sliced mushrooms if using and saute until golden; SPRINKLE in 1/3 cup flour; COOK mixture, stirring, just until bubbly and light golden.
• ADD the seasonings for the SAUCE into reserved broth mixture in bowl: 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice, 1/2 tablespoon of the fresh minced parsley, 1/2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon onion flakes (or 3/4 teaspoon onion powder), 1/2 teaspoon sugar, 1 1/4 teaspoons paprika, 1/2 teaspoon dill weed, 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black or white pepper, and 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice,.
• WHISK seasoned broth into roux skillet until smooth; BRING to a boil while whisking constantly, until fully thickened; REDUCE heat to low to keep warm.
• COOK 8-12 ounces wide egg noodles according to package directions; DRAIN; RETURN cooked noodles to same pot over low heat; ADD 1 - 2 tablespoons salted butter, 1 1/2 tablespoons water (to refresh noodle consistency) and the remaining minced fresh parsley; TOSS noodles gently until butter melts; COVER and keep warm on lowest heat, re-moistening with water if needed.
• WHISK in 1 cup sour cream into warm sauce mixture (NOTE: DO NOT RAISE HEAT ABOVE MEDIUM LOW, OR SOUR CREAM WILL CURDLE); SEASON the sauce to taste if desired; ADD meatballs and heat gently uncovered, stirring occasionally; COVER and reduce heat to lowest setting (sauce will thin to proper consistency from heat condensation); STIR just before serving.
• ARRANGE warm buttered egg noodles on serving plates; LADLE warm meatballs and sauce over noodles; GARNISH each serving with a light dusting of paprika (or a pinch of dried dill), and a fresh parsley sprig; SERVE and enjoy!

EGG NOODLES WITH HERB BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Cook noodles as directed on package, drain, and transfer to a large bowl.
• 2. Combine the butter, oil, garlic powder, basil, parsley, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Whisk until blended.
• 3. Pour butter mixture over the noodles and toss to coat. Add more garlic powder or cheese to taste.
• 4. Ready to serve! It's that simple, and a family pleaser.

SHRIMP STIR FRY WITH EGG NOODLES

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in noodles and return to a boil. Cook until the pasta floats to the top, 1 to 2 minutes; drain.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir onion and garlic for about 1 minute. Add broccoli and bell pepper; cook and stir until just tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in shrimp, water chestnuts, baby corn, bamboo shoots, oyster sauce, and red pepper flakes. Continue cooking until shrimp and vegetables are heated through, about 3 minutes more.
• Serve shrimp and vegetables over noodles.