Brown Butter Garlic Noodles

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Brown Butter Garlic Noodles - the best noodles ever with garlic, brown butter, Parmesan cheese and oyster sauce. This recipe is delicious and takes 20 mins to make!

Brown butter garlic noodles made with garlic, brown butter, Parmesan cheese and oyster sauce in a skillet.
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Garlic noodles…just the name alone conjures up buttery, garlicky, flavorful noodles with Parmesan cheese, a popular Asian-flavored noodles found in many restaurants. Now what’s better than garlic noodles? These nutty, intensely aromatic Brown Butter Garlic Noodles.

Quick and easy brown butter garlic noodles recipe.

I created my famous Garlic Noodles recipe 10 years ago, in 2008. Many of my readers have since tried the recipe and loved it. Today, I am upgrading the recipe with fewer and easy-to-get ingredients, with brown butter.

Easy and healthy homemade noodles with garlic, brown butter, Parmesan cheese and oyster sauce, served in a plate with a fork.

What Is Brown Butter

Picture of brown butter.

Brown butter is basically butter, but “cooked” over high heat until the butter becomes foamy and turn brown in color.

The heat “cooks” the milk contents in the butter so they form the brown bits in the butter, hence turning the butter brown in color.

See the above picture of brown butter (image credit: Serious Eat).

When cooked with brown butter and seasoned with oyster sauce and Parmesan noodles, this simple noodle dish becomes one of the most delicious noodle recipe ever!

You can eat these noodles plain, or with a simple protein dish such as grilled shrimp. Bon appetit!


Frequently Asked Questions

How many calories per serving?

This recipe is only 274 calories per serving.

Brown Butter Garlic Noodles twirled on a fork.

What To Serve With This Recipe

For a wholesome dinner, make the following dishes.

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4.61 from 33 votes

Brown Butter Garlic Noodles

Brown Butter Garlic Noodles – the best noodles ever with garlic, brown butter, Parmesan cheese and oyster sauce. This recipe is delicious and takes 20 mins to make. 
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 2 people
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Ingredients  

  • 8 oz (230g) spaghetti
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions 

  • Bring a pot of water to boil. Cook the spaghetti until al dente. Drained and set aside.
  • Heat up a skillet on medium-high heat and add the melted butter. Cook until the butter starts to foam and turn slightly brown. Add the garlic, stir a few times before adding the noodles and oyster sauce. Stir to mix well.
  • Add the Parmesan cheese, stir to combine well with the noodles. Turn off the heat and serve immediately.

Nutrition

Serving: 2people, Calories: 673kcal, Carbohydrates: 90g, Protein: 18g, Fat: 27g, Saturated Fat: 16g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 7g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 67mg, Sodium: 756mg, Potassium: 310mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 765IU, Vitamin C: 2mg, Calcium: 115mg, Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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About Bee Yinn Low

Bee is a recipe developer and best-selling cookbook author, sharing easy, quick, and delicious Asian and American recipes since 2006. With a strong following of almost 2 million fans online, her expertise has been featured in major publications, TV and radio programs, and live cooking demos throughout the United States and Asia.

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22 Comments

  1. Carman says:

    What can be substituted for the oyster sauce?
    Thank you!

    1. Bee Yinn Low says:

      You can use Maggi Sauce.

  2. Alicia Eide says:

    Dear Rasa

    thanks for this yummy recipe.
    My brother Caleb and me Alicia loved this recipe
    great together amazing!!!

    Alicia eide age 10

    1. Admin says:

      Thanks.

  3. Robin Prinz says:

    Talk about comfort food, look no more. I have found what my taste buds were looking for. This noodle dish is one to go to when you need a perfect side dish. It adds taste, beyond delicious! The flavor combinations are incredible. All the dishes Rasa gives, are outstanding and I get many compliments no matter what I serve from her long list of recipes. Thank you Rasa Bee!!!!

  4. Mary Ann Wood says:

    NOTE to good cooks: browned butter is the basis for many Southern dishes which call for chopped nuts — but someone in the family is allergic, so you don’t make it anymore. Browned butter somehow – magically?? – adds the flavor of nuts to the recipe.