Delicious Thai Zucchini Noodles - fettuccine pasta with a homemade, spicy Thai sauce, topped with toasted sesame seeds. The sauce is made with honey, Thai red curry paste, and soy sauce (or use Tamari sauce). Asian comfort food!
I love making Asian-style noodles at home, such as these Asian Noodles with Mushrooms and Snow Peas or this Asian Noodle Salad with Peanut Sauce. All these recipes are so easy to make and are so good, I make them all the time to add variety to the dinner menu at home. These fettuccine noodles with pan-fried zucchini in Asian sauce is no exception.
There is so much flavor in this simple recipe! If you're looking for an unusual way to use up your zucchinis - use them in this Asian-inspired dish.
Recipe notes
- Thai dishes are usually made with rice noodles, so in this recipe I used gluten free brown rice fettuccine which worked perfectly!
- You can use soy sauce or gluten free Tamari sauce - whichever you like. Either one works great in this recipe.
- Make sure to toast sesame seeds briefly in the oven, just until they become just a little bit brown. Toasted sesame seeds are so flavorful!
- This is a meatless recipe, but you can add rotisserie chicken, salmon, or other types of fish.
Ingredients you need to make Thai zucchini noodles
- fettuccine pasta (for gluten free, use gluten free brown rice fettuccine)
- olive oil
- zucchini
- soy sauce or gluten free Tamari sauce
- honey
- chicken stock
- Thai red curry paste
- green onions
- toasted sesame seeds
How to make Thai zucchini noodles
Start by slicing 2 medium size zucchinis and cooking them in olive oil until soft and slightly browned:
Then, make a basic Thai sauce, completely from scratch, using just a few simple ingredients: soy sauce, honey, chicken stock, red curry paste, and green onions! The only ingredient you would probably have to specially shop for is red curry paste (I personally always have it in my fridge - I use it a lot in Asian-style dishes):
Finally, combine cooked and drained fettuccine pasta with cooked zucchini and the homemade Thai sauce. Then, top the pasta with toasted sesame seeds. That's it! Your Thai zucchini noodles are ready!
Thai Zucchini Noodles
Ingredients
- 8 oz pasta preferably Fettuccine (for gluten free, use gluten free brown rice fettuccine)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 zucchini , sliced
- salt
- ¼ cup soy sauce or gluten free Tamari sauce
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons honey
- ¼ cup chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon red curry paste (Thai)
- 5 green onions , chopped
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds , toasted
Instructions
- Cook pasta al dente, drain, set aside.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet on high heat. Add sliced zucchini, sprinkle with salt, and cook for about 1 or 2 minutes,flipping a couple of times. Zucchini should not get too soft. Remove zucchini from the skillet to the plate.
- Add soy sauce, honey, chicken stock, and red curry paste, to the same empty skillet. Heat up and mix everything to combine. Add chopped green onions to the sauce, and mix. Then, immediately, remove from heat.
- Add the cooked fettuccine to the skillet with the sauce and stir to coat. Add cooked zucchini, mix. Top with toasted sesame seeds.
Nutrition
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This recipe is so easy and delicious! I used zucchini along with onions and red peppers. In my sauce I added one Hawaiian chili pepper and added some cooked teriyaki chicken to the finished dish. I have made the recipe exactly as written and it’s perfect! Absolutely amazing!
Love, love your additions! Adding onions, red peppers, and teriyaki chicken all sound so good!
hi why is honey mentioned twice in the recipe pls clarify thanks?
I see where the confusion is coming from.
When I listed honey twice (¼ cup honey and 2 tablespoons honey) what I meant is that you add 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons of honey into the sauce all at once. I hope it clarifies the confusion.
The total amount of honey to be used in this recipe is 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons of honey and it is all added AT ONCE into the sauce.
Yummy! I used rice noodles, substituted the curry paste (because I didn't have any) with black bean sauce, used 2T Sriracha Honey (I think the 1/4c honey is a typo) and added garlic and ginger to the sauce. Not sure if I technically made THIS recipe, but it was delicious wither way 🙂
Tammy, I love your version! 🙂 Thank you for the 5-star review! 🙂
On the table in 30 minutes! Yummy!
Glad you liked it! Thank you for the 5-star review - I really appreciate it! 🙂
Awesome dinner tonight! Have been eating more plant based meals. Not a vergevtarian, this was great.
You need to answer the questions your followers ask. I have the same questions and would love to see the answers.
Honey listed twice? confusing, please clarify.
Hi! How essential is the Thai red curry paste? I'm having trouble finding it. Trader's Joe's has a Thai style red curry sauce. I wonder if that'll work. Thoughts on omitting or swapping?
Try using Thia Kitchen Red Curry Paste.... and as.for.her 2 things of honey I used the smaller portion to put on mine after as I'm ot big on super spice or just omit it
Yes, Thai Kitchen Red Curry Paste is a great choice - that's what I used!
Hi. I'm planning to try this but I see honey listed twice in the ingredients...first 1/4 cup and then 2 T but you only mention honey once in the instructions. I'm thinking of using only the 2T but just wanted to let you know since it is a bit confusing.
I loved this recipe! We added some ginger and garlic to the sauce and baby corn to the pasta. Served it with Sriracha. Thanks for an easy vegan weeknight recipe!
Could you clarify the amount of honey to be used? Thank you!
Heidi, I see where the confusion is coming from. When I listed honey twice (¼ cup honey and 2 tablespoons honey) what I meant is that you add 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons of honey into the sauce all at once. I hope it clarifies the confusion. The total amount of honey to be used in this recipe is 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons and it is all added AT ONCE into the sauce.