30 Egg Noodle Recipes That Go Beyond Chicken Noodle Soup (2024)

Homemade chicken noodle soup is already easy to whip up, but tossing all of your ingredients in a slow cooker makes it even easier. Tip: If you make chicken soup and feel like it's lacking something, this can typically be not enough salt. Finish the soup with a pinch of flaky sea salt, a drizzle of olive oil, and a squeeze of lemon for a brighter, punchier flavor.

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Originating from Chinese Sichuan cooking, Dandan noodles were named for the carrying pole (aka dan dan) that street vendors used to carry baskets of noodles and sauce. While sometimes served as a soup in China, American versions are usually more saucy than soupy, and often include sesame paste, peanut butter, or tahini, like our recipe here.

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Buttered noodles is the perfectly simple and always comforting dish of our childhood that we never grew out of. For those nights when you need something fast and have no time or energy to cook, keep it a relaxed affair: a bowl of these noodles will feed you in under 30 minutes from start to finish.

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Khao Soi is a delicious noodle soup with a variety of textures and fresh flavors. Typically, the dish uses yellow egg noodles and is made with chicken. Hot tip: Make sure your oil heated to at last 325° so your noodles will puff up when frying.

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This humble Eastern European dish is a combination of caramelized cabbage and onions, tossed with rich egg noodles; savory, crisp bacon; and of course, butter. The most traditional Haluski recipes keep it simple with cabbage, onions, bacon and noodles, but this one adds a punch of acidic lemon and fresh garlic to cut through some of the fattiness.

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We recently discovered our love of the old-school classic beef stroganoff. It's creamy, hearty, and insanely good over a bed of egg noodles. This chicken version is just as good—it's a little lighter than the original, but still super flavorful and extremely comforting.

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As anyone who's ever pressed a ladle against the edge of a soup canteen—draining out the excess broth—can attest, the noodles, chicken and vegetables are the most irresistible part of the meal. It was then we realized the world was long overdue for a twist on the chicken noodle soup that hit that perfect filling-to-broth ratio. Thus, Chicken Noodle Casserole was born.

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There are lots of ways to add spice to your meals, but when we’re looking for something really special, we turn to Sichuan peppercorns. These peppers bring a unique herbal spice with a gentle numbing effect to the lips and tongue. Paired here with a few other unexpected ingredients, these peppercorns add new intrigue to the old standby of pesto and pasta.

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Is there anything more comforting than a bowl of chicken noodle soup? We'll answer for you: NO! This pressure cooker recipe makes light work of this homestyle classic. This is definitely one of those set it and forget it recipes that you're going to keep in your back pocket.

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Looking for a hearty slow-cooker recipe that you can set and forget until dinnertime? Look no further. This easy smothered cube steak is perfect for hungry crowds, best served with mashed potatoes and a light veggie side like spinach salad.

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This Hungarian recipe features tender chicken in an unique creamy paprika-infused sauce. Use really fresh paprika for this dish—trust us, it will make all the difference!

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Cacio E Pepe is one of our all time FAVORITE pasta dishes. This lightened-up version calls for making your egg noodles from scratch—the good news is it's SO much easier than it sounds. All you need is a good nonstick pan. It's so simple and yet so fun to make and, of course, absolutely delicious.

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We can all agree that anything involving pasta or a rich delicious gravy is right at the top of the comfort food list. And this recipe for Beef Stroganoff features both! With buttery egg noodles smothered in a creamy beef and mushroom gravy that's rich, warm, and full of flavor, Beef Stroganoff is the ultimate wintertime food.

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Chicken noodle soup is obviously our go-to. It's simple and fast and just so darn comforting. Turkey noodle soup is still everything you love about the classic with the addition of some leftover turkey.

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The perfect slurp of bouncy al dente strings of chewy gluten just can't be matched—in a pinch, though, egg noodles are the next best option! The idea here is simple: Get some good broth, flavor it with spices (your choice, play with it!), make your sheets of egg and slice them into noodles (as skinny or wide as you'd like!), then top with whatever you have on hand or need to use up.

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Kugel is basically the Yiddish/Jewish word for casserole. And while there are many savory versions (such as this giant-latke-esque potato kugel) we have a real soft spot in our hearts for sweet, cinnamon-spiced noodle kugel like this one.

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The best cure for overeating on Thanksgiving? This simple soup. The most important element is a turkey carcass, something you most likely already have! Don't worry if it isn't picked clean—just slice off as much turkey as you can (and use that to make an epic Thanksgiving Sandwich)—and let the rest simmer with the soup.

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Y'all, we finally cracked the code. Savory spiced meatballs in a creamy, velvety sauce... without the schlep to IKEA. These must be served over noodles, because you will want to sop up the sauce.

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The most amazing part of this slow-cooker recipe is that everything cooks in the same vessel—including the pasta. After the chicken is cooked, it took us a little less than 20 minutes until the noodles were al dente, but in our slow-cooker chicken alfredo recipe, it was more like 25 minutes. Moral of the story: Start checking after 15!

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If you're looking for a dish that embodies Cantonese cooking, it’s this one. Pan-fried egg noodles are first quickly boiled, and then they’re thrown into a wok to get their crispiness. It’s in the burning crucible of the wok that the noodles develop their fragrant satisfying character, commingling under high temperature with the soy sauce, wine, oil, sugar, and herbs.

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