Creamy Quick and Easy Butter Miso Noodles Recipe

Miso Noodles are a super easy and tasty 15 minute dinner recipe! Just cook some noodles and then make the sauce. You'll have dinner ready in no time. This recipe is vegan and dairy-free. It's also easy to make this recipe a one pot meal!

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Hey Internet, grab your favorite type of noodles, because we have an amazing recipe that will go with almost any type of them. We're making an an amazing sauce with an underutilized ingredient: white miso paste (same thing as yellow miso). White miso, a fermented soybean paste, is a salty and funky paste that can be used to make a super savory sauce. With the right ingredients, like a good fat source, it can be used to a delicious meal! 

We've used white miso paste in a bunch of our recipes. Our Easy Yet Fancy Miso Mushroom Pasta is a great date night recipe when you want a fancy and decadent meal for two. Meanwhile, our Vegan Sheet Pan Roasted Vegetable Pasta with Lemon Miso Sauce is great for when you need to feed your whole family. It's also an important ingredient for our Soy-Free Nut-Free Vegan Cheese Sauce. We also have this Vegan Lemon Miso Tahini Dressing that we put on everything. From rice and beans, to fresh salads, to roasted vegetables, and even just on some pasta, this sauce is super versatile! And so is miso as an ingredient.

Today, we have another amazing pasta dish using miso to make the best creamy sauce. These miso butter noodles are not at all hard to make. If you can add pasta to water, you have about half the recipe done already. It's a big reason why this recipe one of our new favorites in our regular rotation. We served it with garlicky broccoli and our Crispy Tofu for an amazing meal.

To make this recipe easier to film, we used both a large pan and a pot for boiling water. However, it's easy to make this recipe in just one pot. Using two dishes maybe shaves off 2 or 3 minutes if you time heating the pan right. But if you want to save some clean up, it's easy to strain your pasta and just set it aside while you whip up your sauce. It's so fast that it's both a great weeknight dinner recipe and as a quick lunch. 

This recipe is super easy to customize. Not just with toppings but with noodles too! We used nested tagliatelle for this photoshoot, but there are some many of types of noodles that would go well with this sauce! Udon noodles or soba noodles are a great choice, and of course you can use pasta, gluten-free, legume, whatever you like. We've go over more of the customizations below!

So grab a pot and lets get cooking!

Why You'll Love This Noodle Dish

• Savory Miso Sauce: This recipe is buttery and salty, with an amazing umami flavor that you can't resist! The saltiness of the miso is different than regular salt, it's a unique flavor to miso that you'll just have to try to know how amazing it is.
• 15 Minute Recipe: Boil your pasta and then make the sauce. It's that easy!
• Great Pairings: With a few veggies and some easy proteins you'll have a full meal in no time. See our toppings section for ideas.

Ingredients

Pick up the following basic ingredients for this delicious noodle recipe the next time you're at your local grocery store. See the recipe card at the bottom of this post for full ingredients, instructions, and accurate nutrition information (to the best of my ability; please consult your physician, registered dietitian, or healthcare professional if you have specific dietary needs or need to meet certain daily values of any nutrient). we give substitutions for the ingredients in the section below this one, so most people can still make this recipe!

• 8 oz Noodles of Choice (227 g): We recommend a long noodle, but otherwise the sky's the limit! Rice noodles, ramen noodles, almost any noodle will make this an easy meal to cook! Feel free to use whole wheat pasta, legume-based pasta, or your favorite gluten-free pasta based on your individual needs and preferences.
• 2 Tablespoons Vegan Butter or Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 3-4 Cloves Fresh Minced Garlic, (or a Heaping Tablespoon)
• ¼ Cup Hot Water
• 2-3 Tablespoons White Miso Paste: AKA yellow miso or shiro miso. You may wish to adjust the amount of miso you add to adjust the salt level of the final dish.
• 1.5 Teaspoon Agave, optional: This balances the flavor of this dish but it is optional

Substitutions

• Vegan Butter or Oil: Most other oils should work, like avocado oil. You can also use margarine in a pinch. 
• Minced Garlic: You can use ½ teaspoon of granulated garlic instead.
• Agave: Maple syrup is a great replacement for the agave.

Toppings

In the finished photos we used our Crispy Tofu and some seared broccoli. Then we topped it with some green onions and it was really good. However, there are a lot of directions that you can take this dish with just a few additions. Below are just a few of our ideas!

• Sesame seeds
• Soy Sauce or vegan oyster sauce
• Hot Sauce: If you want to make these spicy miso noodles, a little sriracha would be great to add while making the sauce. You could also add a little gochujang, sambal oelek, or chili oil instead. Or you could add some red pepper flakes
• Bok Choy
• Spinach
• Snap peas
• Sesame Oil: Sprinkle a little bit in after you've assembled your noodle bowls!
• Fresh Ground Black Pepper
• Shiitake Mushrooms: You can also use other umami-rich mushrooms in place of shiitakes. Or even a mixture of different mushrooms!
• Thinly Sliced Bell Peppers

How to Make Butter Miso Noodles

1. Boil your Pasta: Bring a large pot of water to a boil, then cook your pasta according to the package directions. Strain and set aside when ready.
2. Make the Miso Butter Sauce; Heat the Oil OR Melt the Butter: Heat a large skillet on medium-high heat. The add the butter or oil. You want the butter to full melt. If you are using oil, let it shimmer before adding the garlic.
3. Toast the Garlic: Add the minced garlic to the pan and stir frequently. Cook it for about 30 seconds. It should lightly brown. 
4. Add the Miso and Agave: Once the garlic had briefly cooked, mix the miso with hot water with a small whisk until it is fully combined. Add it and the agave to the pan and mix everything together. 
5. Add the Pasta: Turn off the heat of your burner. Using large tongs, gently add the pasta to the sauce to avoid splashing. Combined the noodles and sauce with the tongs to avoid the noodles breaking.
6. Serve: Add your pasta to your bowls and along with your vegetables and other add-ons. Enjoy!
7. Storage: Let pasta cool and add it to an airtight container. Add it to your fridge and it should last about 1 to 2 days. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use red miso paste?

We don't recommend it. It's a very different flavor profile and much more pungent. If you know how to make adjustments to recipes, you could probably pull it off.

Could I use the noodle water with the miso?

You could use the pasta water! It's just a little better timing wise to get the hot water when you need it.

What's wrong with cold water?

Hot liquids cause materials to dissolve in them faster. This causes the miso paste to more evenly disperse while whisking.

More Great Recipes for Dinner

• Creamy Mushroom and Potato Soup
• 15 Minute Vegan Garlic Noodles
• Easy Peanut Noodles
• Vegan Gnocchi Soup
• One Pot Creamy Mushroom Pasta
• Easy Dairy Free Vegan Garlic Toast Recipe

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