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We love these 20 Minute Red Curry Basil Garlic Oil Noodles on the busiest of nights. Homemade basil garlic oil with Thai red curry and frizzled scallions. All tossed with quick-cooking (and delicious) ramen noodles and ready in just about 20 minutes. Not only is this a healthy (vegan) noodle bowl, it’s delicious for nights you’re craving saucy noodles, but need them to be homemade – and quick.
Lately, my family has been requesting a lot of chicken fried rice or quick stir-fries with a Thai-style sauce. Anything with a little soy and a touch of heat is their favorite. I don’t mind because most of these dishes are pretty quick. But after making chicken fried rice for the third time in one week, I needed a change of pace.
Since they were still looking for something saucy and soy-based, I went the noodle route. Ever since I made chili oil noodles a few weeks ago, I’ve been into making noodles with an oil-based sauce.
They’re so easy to do, and always so delicious.
The noodles I’m sharing today are truly so super simple, but wow, the flavor is so delicious. I really wanted to incorporate some Thai basil flavors and use up all the fresh Thai basil I had in the fridge.
Thai red curry paste with Thai basil and a few dashes of tamari (gluten-free soy sauce) is one of my favorite combinations. So I thought, “why not toss that up with some noodles?”.
These ended up coming together in just minutes and they really are so delicious.
The details
The oil is the heart of this recipe. The noodles are, of course, important, but it’s really the oil that adds all the flavor. You’ll want to start out by warming together the sesame oil and green onions (or scallions, or shallots…what do you call them ??♀️). Warm until the green onions are super fragrant and frizzled up.
Basically, you’re frying the onions in the oil, which creates a really wonderful flavor. Once the onions are frizzled up, stir in the Thai red curry paste. Allow the curry paste to cook a minute or so to really intensify the flavors.
At this point, I start adding the garlic, ginger, and chili flakes to a bowl big enough to toss the noodles in. Then add lots of fresh Thai basil. If your grocery store doesn’t carry Thai basil, regular Italian basil works too.
When the oil is ready, pour it over the garlic and basil. The heat from the oil will cook the garlic and you’ll immediately smell all the fresh basil.
The rest is simple. Boil the noodles. I love using Brown Rice Ramen (which you can find at Whole Foods and in many grocery stores). These taste just like real deal ramen noodles, but they’re much healthier, gluten-free, and vegan.
Toss the noodles with the oil and a bit of tamari, then serve them up warm!
These saucy noodles are currently the go-to favorite. You can even include chicken for added protein. Sautéed mushrooms or greens would be delicious additions too!
Looking for other fun noodle recipes? Here are some favorites:
Crispy Sesame Garlic Chili Oil Noodles
Stir Fried Honey Ginger Sesame Noodles
Creamy Thai Turmeric Chicken and Noodles
Lastly, if you make these 20 Minute Red Curry Basil Garlic Oil Noodles, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
20 Minute Red Curry Basil Garlic Oil Noodles
Servings: 4
Calories Per Serving: 376 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sesame or peanut oil
- 1/3 cup green onions, sliced
- 1-3 tablespoons Thai red curry paste
- 3-4 cloves garlic, grated
- 1 tablespoon ginger, grated
- crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh Thai or regular basil
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 4 squares brown rice ramen noodles, or 6 ounces rice noodles
- 1/3 cup tamari or soy sauce
Instructions
- 1. In a skillet, cook the sesame oil and green onions over medium heat until very fragrant, 3-5 minutes. Lower the heat, stir in the red curry paste, cook 2 minutes.2. in a large bowl, mix the garlic, ginger, basil, cilantro, and season with chili flakes. Pour the hot oil over the herbs.3. Cook the noodles according to package directions, then drain. Toss the warm noodles and tamari/soy sauce with the oil.4. Serve the noodles with additional green onions.
Delicious but I feel like it was super salty- I used white ramen noodles and not brown. Do you think that’s what might have made a difference? I used low sodium soy sauce. Great flavor and great recipe, just thought mine ended up being a bit salty. Love everything you do!!
Hi Jane,
Thanks for giving the recipe a try, sorry about the salt! Next time, try using coconut aminos in place of the soy sauce, that should help!! xxT
SOOO good!! We had some left over steak that we tossed on top for protein and smashed it all so fast. We almost made another round because it was so good.?
Hey Janae,
Awesome!! I am so glad that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks for your comment and sharing your feedback! xxT
The flavor in this dish is absolutely amazing! I made this as a quick dinner one evening and my family devoured it! I am going to have to double the recipe next time.
Hi Christine,
Awesome!! I am so glad that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks for your comment and sharing your feedback! xxT
Is there a good substitute for sesame oil that doesn’t compromise the end product taste? Thank you!
Hey Julie,
Peanut oil would be an option that would work well for you! Let me know if you give the recipe a try, I hope you love it! xx
I had to comment because I have seriously made this weekly since trying! Its perfection! Satisfies that desire to greasy takeout food but healthier. I added ground beef and I also couldn’t find red chili paste at first. So I used Sriacha ketchup…and OMG! Its SO good! A few weeks later I found red chili paste and tried it…still super tasty but my fav is the Sriacha ketchup.
Thanks for this new family fav!
Hey Kelli,
Thanks so much for giving this recipe a go and sharing your feedback!! I love to hear that it was a winner:) xTieghan
Came across this recipe and had all of the fresh ingredients in my pantry, so gave it a whirl! What a fresh, tasty burst of flavors! Everything came together very nicely also. Definitely a keeper!
Hi Susan,
Wonderful!! Thank you so much for trying this recipe and sharing your feedback! I am so glad it was enjoyed. Have a great week! ?xxT
I was sooo excited for this recipe as it’s exactly what I crave most often and I LOVE all the Half Baked Harvest recipes. However, I found it so intensely salty I could barely finish a bowl. I know it wasn’t my fault as the recipe was really easy to follow. I’m trying to think of ways to modify it because the flavour was great but again, offensively salty. Super disappointed 🙁
Hi Rebecca,
Thanks for giving the recipe a try, sorry to hear about the salt. Next time try using coconut aminos in place of the soy sauce, that should helps! xTieghan
I made this with Thai green curry paste because it’s all I had (I know this is a very different flavour than the red) but holy smokes it was amazing. I can’t wait to make this again with red curry!
Hi Angela,
Happy Friday!! Thanks so much for trying this recipe out, I love to hear that it was enjoyed!! xx
These came out so good!!!! Omg so delicious.
Hey Nicole,
I love to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks so much for making it!!☀️ xTieghan
We loved this recipe! We added sambal oelek and shredded rotisserie chicken.
Hey Elaina,
Wonderful!! Thank you so much for trying this recipe out, I am so glad to hear that it was a winner! xxT
These were amazing! I did double the sauce and added a few more ramen squares for my family. We loved it. I’ve eaten them warm and cold. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Hey Josie,
Fantastic!! Thanks so much for trying this recipe, I am thrilled to hear that it was enjoyed! xxT
The spice almost took me out, lol. However, the noodles were so flavorful!!! Finally found a Ramen recipe that is easy to make and ? yummy. Thank you!
Hey Toni,
Thanks so much for making this recipe, I love to hear that it was enjoyed!! xTieghan
Can you reheat this?
Hey Courtney,
I would just microwave any leftovers that you may have. I hope this recipe turns out amazing for you, please let me know if you have any other questions! xx
I loved making this!!! You are an absolute genius with food!
Is the red curry paste supposed to dissolve/blend into the oil, or do they stay separated?
Thank you!
Hey Renee,
You will really need to whisk it, but it should eventually blend in. Please let me know if you give the recipe a try, I hope you love it! xx
Absolutely incredible! Such a delicious blend of flavours!! This one is going on the make again list for sure.
Hey Yolandi,
Thank you so much for trying this recipe, I am thrilled that it was enjoyed!! xTieghan
Slimy and no other texture flavors did not come through
Hi Cate,
So sorry to hear this recipe was not enjoyed, thanks for making it! Please let me know if I can help in any other way! xT
Delicious! I made this for dinner and used half sesame oil and half peanut oil. I also made katsu chicken and put over the top. So yummy!!!
Hi Stephanie,
Fantastic!! I love to hear that this recipe was a winner, thanks a bunch for trying it out! xTieghan