Chicken Yaki Udon

This chicken yaki udon recipe is a quick and easy stir-fry dish that your whole family will love. It's full of flavor, packed with vegetables, and easy to whip up on a busy weeknight. Tender chicken, vegetables, and bouncy udon noodles coated in a savory sauce, you'll have this yaki udon recipe on repeat.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Japanese

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 689kcal

Author Carmy

Ingredients

For the Sauce

1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
3 to 4 tablespoons oyster sauce
1½ tablespoons mirin
2 tablespoons brown sugar

For the Rest

400 grams chicken tenderloins
2 tablespoons oil divided
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon pepper
750 grams udon noodles (3 packets of frozen udon noodles)
½ small onion sliced
6 to 8 cremini mushrooms sliced
2 carrots peeled and shredded
5 green onions roots removed and cut into thirds

Instructions

In a bowl, add the soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, mirin, and brown sugar. Mix well to combine.
Pat dry the chicken tenderloins, drizzle a tablespoon of oil on top, and season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Toss to coat the chicken evenly.
In a large skillet over medium heat, add half a tablespoon of oil and once hot, add the chicken.
Sear the chicken until golden brown, around 3 minutes per side or until the internal temperature has reached 165F/73C. Meanwhile, bring a pot of water to a boil.
Set the chicken aside and add the last half tablespoon of oil to the skillet and add the onions and mushrooms. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
Add the carrots and green onions to the skillet and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes.
As the vegetables cook, add the udon in the pot of boiling water and cook according to the package’s instructions. Mine takes 1 minute to cook.
Drain the noodles and add them to the skillet along with the sauce. Toss well to combine everything.
Add the cooked chicken back to the skillet and toss until combined with the yaki udon. Garnish with sesame seeds and more green onions if desired before serving.

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Notes

This recipe is saucy enough to add an extra pack of udon noodles! You'll have to add an extra serving of chicken.

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