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Chilli prawn noodles – ready in 5 minutes!

March 30, 2015 by Lucy Parissi 4 Comments

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5 minute chilli shrimp noodles

No time to cook? Use a few savvy shortcuts to get these Chilli Prawn Noodles on the table in five minutes! One of my favourite prawn recipes and Slimming World friendly too.

You must try my Prawn Curry

Plate of prawn noodles with a glass of rose wine on a rustic background

I don’t often use shortcuts when cooking. If anything I try to make it harder for myself by taking on complicated multi-step recipes, making my own pastry and so on.

But a challenge posed by Argos recently had me thinking… can you make a meal in only five minutes? The answer is you can and it will be absolutely delicious but you will need to employ some cunning shortcuts.

Table set with three plates of Chilli Prawn Noodles

After a bit of dithering I settled on Chilli Prawn Noodles for my five minute meal – a favourite takeaway meal of mine (from our not-so-local Japanese restaurant).

My version is a little simplified, but no less delicious. If you are looking for something a little bit spicy, filling and easy, you really can’t go wrong with this garlic prawn noodle stir fry!

You can view a video of me preparing it (try to ignore the kids making noise in the background. If you ask kids to be quiet they will do the exact opposite…)

Use a few savvy shortcuts to get these chilli shrimp noodles on the table in five minutes!

How to make prawn stir fry noodles

Full measurements and instructions can be found on the printable recipe card at the bottom of the page. Please take a look at the steps and video before attempting this recipe!

STEP 1. Heat a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil in a wok. Once the oil is hot, add the frozen onion, garlic, chilli and ginger. Fry, stirring continuously, for a minute. Note: use a low calorie cooking spray for a SW version.

STEP 2. Add the raw prawns and stir in the ketchup and sugar. Add the soy sauce and cherry tomatoes, stirring them in and breaking them up with your spoon. Cook for 3 minutes. Note: use sweetener for the SW version.

STEP 3. Once the prawns are mostly pink add the wok-ready noodles and stir them in to coat in the sauce. Cook for another minute (or until the prawns are cooked through). Serve with a sprinkling of fresh basil (Thai basil preferably) and a little freshly ground pepper.

Chilli Prawn Noodles – tips and tricks

  • In order to keep the cooking time down to a mere five minutes I used: frozen chopped onions, garlic, ginger and chilli. You could also use garlic, chilli and ginger paste from a tube or jar.
  • Canned cherry tomatoes in their juice.
  • Raw prawns (shrimp) cook very quickly but you could use pre-cooked ones as well.
  • Straight to wok egg noodles. Udon noodles can also be used. For a Slimming World version you should use dried noodles which are free. 

Slimming World Variation

For a practically Syn-Free Slimming World version use low calorie cooking spray, dried noodles preferably and sweetener instead of sugar. A tablespoon of reduced sugar ketchup or hot chilli sauce is only .5 Syns.

Make this meal suitable for Extra Easy SP  by replacing the noodles with courgetti (zucchini noodles, a.k.a zoodles). Simply stir the courgette noodles in after the dish has cooked to coat them in the spicy sauce.

One large courgette will probably be enough to serve two but you can always add more if you like. Some supermarkets are now selling spiralled vegetable noodles and cauliflower rice.

Have you made my chilli prawn noodles?

Post a photo on my Facebook page, share it on Instagram, or save it to Pinterest with the tag #supergoldenbakes. I can’t wait to see your take on it!

More Prawn Recipes to try

  • Quick and easy curried prawns
  • Creamy Tuscan Shrimp Linguine
  • Spicy Prawn Pasta Arrabbiata
Use a few savvy shortcuts to get these chilli shrimp noodles on the table in five minutes!

Chilli Prawn Noodles

Lucy Parissi | Supergolden Bakes
Use a few savvy shortcuts to get these Chilli Prawn Noodles on the table in five minutes! Slimming World Friendly.
5 from 4 votes
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: Air fried chicken, Chilli Prawn Noodles, Chilli Shrimp Noodles, Prawn Recipes
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 409kcal

Ingredients

  • 300 g | 10.5oz straight-to-wok egg noodles chilli flavoured if you prefer
  • 200 g | 7oz raw king prawns or cooked ones to speed things up further!
  • 200 g | 7oz tinned cherry tomatoes in juice or use fresh cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 100 g | 3.5oz chopped onions frozen or fresh
  • 2 tsp minced garlic or frozen chopped garlice
  • 1-2 tsp frozen chopped red chillies more, or less to taste
  • 1 tsp grated ginger or use frozen or from a jar
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp hot chilli sauce or ketchup
  • 1 tsp sugar or sweetener
  • 1-2 tbsp vegetable oil or low calorie cooking spray
  • Fresh basil preferably Thai basil
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • Optional extras: sliced red and green peppers sugar snap peas, thinly sliced carrot

Instructions

  • Heat a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil in a wok. Once the oil is hot, add the frozen onion, garlic, chilli and ginger. Fry, stirring continuously, for a minute.
    SLIMMING WORLD VERSION: use a low calorie cooking spray
  • Add the raw prawns and stir in the ketchup and sugar. Add the soy sauce and cherry tomatoes, stirring them in and breaking them up with your spoon. Cook for 3 minutes.
  • Once the prawns are mostly pink add the noodles and stir them in to coat in the sauce. Cook for another minute (or until the prawns are pink).
  • Serve with a sprinkling of fresh basil and a little freshly ground pepper.

Video

Notes

For an almost Syn Free Slimming World version use low calorie cooking spray, dried noodles preferably and sweetener instead of sugar. A tablespoon of reduced sugar ketchup or hot chilli sauce is .5 Syns so negligible.
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Please note I am not affiliated in any way with Slimming World. Syn values are based on the Slimming World online calculator.
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Nutritional information is always approximate, and will depend on quality of ingredients and serving sizes.

Nutritional Info

Calories: 409kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 169mg | Sodium: 1670mg | Potassium: 525mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 745IU | Vitamin C: 30.9mg | Calcium: 100mg | Iron: 2.3mg
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Comments

  1. Jennifer Pache says

    February 01, 2018 at 4:24 am

    Wow. What a nice cheats way out. Looks delicious. I have never seen frozen onions, nor ginger, before. Have to chop my life (and fingernails), away! I live in Switzerland. We are very restricted here by our ingredients. Have to see if I can replicate this in 5 minutes. Don’t even know if I can find the ready noodles, Normally have to cook mine for at least 3 mins (instant noodles). Thanks.

    Reply
    • Lucy Parissi says

      February 02, 2018 at 4:12 pm

      I don’t think you can replicate this in 5 minutes without taking some shortcuts. However even if you don’t it will still be a very fast recipe

      Reply
  2. Julia@Vikalinka says

    March 30, 2015 at 9:58 pm

    Woohoo…well done, Lucy! I am not brave enough to go in front of a camera so I applaud you. Also, you just can't beat a 5 minute meal!!

    Reply
    • Lucy Parissi says

      March 30, 2015 at 10:06 pm

      I don't like being in front of a camera. In fact, I pretty much loathe it… but I am exploring the possibilities. That meal was delicious and eaten just as fast as it was made… I felt bad not doing all the prep though – like I was cheating!

      Reply

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