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    Home » Recipes » Pasta » Mongolian Noodles with Ground Beef

    Last updated: Nov 23, 2021 by Melissa Riker · 44 Comments

    Mongolian Noodles with Ground Beef

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    No need for takeout, this Mongolian Noodles recipe is made with ground beef and everyday ingredients. Best of all, it can be ready in just 15 minutes!

    Mongolian noodles with ground beef in pan

    Mongolian noodles were one of my favorite meals when I was a kid. I loved going to the Mongolian restaurant and watching them cook it right in front of you. So you can imagine how excited I was when I was looking for a last-minute meal idea and saw this recipe for Mongolian beef made with ingredients I already had in my kitchen!

    I tweaked the original recipe to suit my taste and its now a family favorite!

    The first time I made this I didn't have any rice noodles in the pantry but I did have regular pasta so I decided to try that. It was so delicious that I kept it in the recipe but you could easily use rice noodles instead for a more authentic Mongolian noodle dish.

    You might also like this Korean Turkey Bowl recipe, Ground Beef and Rice Skillet Dinner, Fast Shortcut Stroganoff, or this Szechuan Chicken on our sister site.

    Mongolian ground beef noodle ingredients

    Ingredients

    • ground beef - you can also substitute ground chicken, turkey, or vegetarian alternatives
    • soy sauce - I recommend low sodium to balance out the high salt content of the hoisin sauce
    • hoisin sauce - this is the only "specialty" ingredient in this recipe, if you've never used it you can read all about it here
    • beef broth
    • brown sugar - the sweetness blends perfectly with the other flavors!
    • ground ginger
    • garlic - I keep a jar of minced garlic in the fridge for easy access (found in the produce section of the store)
    • red pepper flakes - add more to make it spicy
    • pepper
    • linguine, spaghetti, or rice noodles
    • green onion (optional!)

    How to Make Mongolian Noodles

    Web Story step-by-step overview here.

    I'm serious when I say this is a 15 minute recipe!

    1. Start your water boiling on the stove then brown the ground beef in a large skillet. Cook the pasta while you are making the meat and Mongolian sauce.
    ground beef cooking in pan with Mongolian sauce
    1. After the meat is browned and drained, we add the Mongolian sauce ingredients: hoisin sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, ground ginger, minced garlic, beef broth, red pepper flakes, and black pepper.

    At this point your kitchen is smelling pretty darn good, the family might start coming in asking when dinner is ready!

    adding noodles to ground beef in pan
    1. Drain the noodles and immediately add to the meat and sauce, stirring well to coat. Garnish with chopped green onion and you're ready to go!
    overhead view of Mongolian noodles in pan

    How to make this recipe more authentic Mongolian

    If you want to make this meal authentic substitute the linguini for rice noodles and use flank steak instead of ground beef.

    Cut the flank steak into strips against the grain and toss in cornstarch before frying, then assemble the sauce and toss everything together.

    Mongolian noodles on white plate with green onion

    Even my pickiest eater gobbled these Mongolian noodles up!

    FAQs

    Can I reheat this recipe?

    You can reheat these noodles in the microwave but it tastes best fresh from the stove. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 3 days. Reheat in the microwave.

    Can it be frozen?

    I do not recommend freezing this recipe.

    If you try this recipe, please comment and rate it below, I love hearing from you!

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    Mongolian Noodles with Ground Beef

    ★★★★★ 4.7 from 17 reviews
    • Author: Melissa Riker
    • Cook Time: 15 minutes
    • Total Time: 15 minutes
    • Yield: 6 1x
    • Category: pasta
    • Method: stovetop
    • Cuisine: Mongolian
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    Description

    No need for takeout, this Mongolian Noodles recipe is made with ground beef and everyday ingredients. Best of all, it can be ready in just 15 minutes!


    Ingredients

    Scale
    • 1 lb ground beef
    • ⅓ cup soy sauce
    • ⅓ cup hoisin sauce
    • ⅔ cup beef broth
    • ¼ cup brown sugar
    • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
    • 2 cloves of garlic, minced
    • ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
    • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
    • 16 oz box of linguine, spaghetti, or rice noodles
    • green onion, optional

    Instructions

    1. Start water to boil, once boiling cook pasta according to box instructions.
    2. In a large skillet, brown the ground beef. Drain and return to skillet.
    3. Add soy sauce, hoisin sauce, beef broth, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, red pepper flakes, and black pepper and stir until combined.
    4. Add drained noodles and stir to coat.
    5. Serve with chopped green onion if desired

    Notes

    • Increase the spiciness by adding more red pepper flakes.
    • Use low sodium soy sauce if the sodium content is too high for you.

    Keywords: Mongolian noodles

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    Comments

    1. Ella says

      August 21, 2020 at 12:54 pm

      Tried this last night and it was delicious! Thank you!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    2. TK says

      August 24, 2020 at 10:55 pm

      Dish sounded sooo good, made it for our community lunch at work tomorrow and they are going to LOVE it!!!!

      Reply
      • Melissa Riker says

        August 26, 2020 at 8:15 am

        I hope it went over well!

        Reply
        • Cathy pez says

          January 28, 2021 at 2:20 pm

          I don’t see anywhere that gives me the amounts on ingredients?

          Reply
    3. jill says

      August 25, 2020 at 4:40 pm

      This looks great....and best of all simple to make. Tomorrow nights dinner!

      Reply
      • Melissa Riker says

        August 26, 2020 at 8:14 am

        I hope you love it as much as we do!

        Reply
      • Bonnie McCabe says

        October 11, 2020 at 4:30 pm

        My husband and I love Asian food. This recipe is SO fast, easy and delicious! I'm making it again tonight!

        ★★★★★

        Reply
    4. Fenyvesi Gábor says

      August 29, 2020 at 12:42 pm

      It is delicious. Thanks for the recipe!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    5. megan says

      October 01, 2020 at 7:47 pm

      This was such a simple and delicious meal. Everyone in my family, kids included devoured this and asked for seconds. We ate it with an asian slaw salad (in a bag from the grocery store) it was so good i'm making it again the following week :0) Make this you will not be disappointed

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    6. Todd says

      October 11, 2020 at 6:48 pm

      Pretty good, will keep the recipe. I did not add the red flakes, too hot for my gang.

      ★★★★

      Reply
      • Melissa Riker says

        November 09, 2020 at 2:50 pm

        Glad you liked it!

        Reply
    7. Michelle Herrera says

      November 08, 2020 at 9:00 pm

      So, so good and easy enough for a not so great cook like me! Even my husband ate some and he dislikes most of my cooking! I might make this every week! I used linguini, mmmm.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Melissa Riker says

        November 09, 2020 at 2:48 pm

        I'm so glad you liked it!! Here is another super easy one you might like: https://www.shakentogetherlife.com/creamy-sausage-pasta/

        Reply
    8. Lisa says

      February 13, 2021 at 3:39 am

      It was not great. Maybe it was the soy sauce I used but we were disappointed

      ★★

      Reply
      • Melissa Riker says

        February 25, 2021 at 12:39 pm

        I'm sorry you didn't care for it Lisa

        Reply
    9. Mark says

      March 08, 2021 at 9:31 pm

      We loved it. Next time we’ll add some sliced red peppers and possibly mushrooms. We used Asian chili sauce as a condiment and it was great. Will definitely make again.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Melissa Riker says

        March 25, 2021 at 7:10 pm

        so glad you liked it!

        Reply
    10. Paige says

      March 22, 2021 at 9:51 pm

      This was a hit and kid approved. I used porcini bouillon instead of beef broth and honey instead of brown sugar. My beef was super wet so I cooked it at a high heat to reduce...and in fact made the beef very rich and carmelized. I think it would be complete with an egg noodle or rice noodle. Thanks for a great quick recipe!

      ★★★★

      Reply
      • Melissa Riker says

        March 25, 2021 at 7:09 pm

        so glad you liked it!

        Reply
    11. AZ Gal says

      March 24, 2021 at 7:47 pm

      This was delicious. I used 1 1/2 lbs of ground turkey, added bell pepper and Sriracha for spice. We loved it! Thanks. Resembles Dan Dan Noodles that I often make.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Melissa Riker says

        March 25, 2021 at 7:09 pm

        so glad it went over well!

        Reply
    12. Marianne Oldham says

      April 29, 2021 at 5:07 pm

      Very good and easy !! I had all the ingredients already

      Reply
      • Melissa Riker says

        May 12, 2021 at 9:49 am

        So glad you liked it!

        Reply
    13. Lorie says

      May 11, 2021 at 11:31 pm

      Made this tonite and it was delicious! Only change was adding onion and mushroom. Will be making this again and again!!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Melissa Riker says

        May 12, 2021 at 9:48 am

        So glad you liked it, thanks for sharing the add-ins!

        Reply
    14. Erin says

      May 31, 2021 at 10:46 pm

      I forgot the brown sugar but tasted excellent anyway! I added thinly sliced carrot and broccoli slaw for some veg. I will make this again for sure. Thanks for the recipe!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    15. Lyndsey says

      June 12, 2021 at 6:44 am

      Could I skip the ginger? I'm not a big fan of it.

      Reply
      • Melissa Riker says

        July 08, 2021 at 6:55 pm

        I haven't made it without the ginger, sorry. I'm sure you could leave it out, the final taste would be slightly different of course

        Reply
    16. Catherine Smith says

      June 30, 2021 at 5:02 pm

      Its yummylious!

      Reply
      • Melissa Riker says

        July 08, 2021 at 6:57 pm

        So glad you liked it!

        Reply
    17. Cindy B says

      September 01, 2021 at 4:48 pm

      Delicious! I took the advice of some of the comments and only added about a tablespoon of brown sugar. Sautéed onions and mushrooms then browned my beef. Kept everything else the same. Thank you for this quick delicious recipe!

      Reply
    18. Bruce says

      September 04, 2021 at 9:26 am

      Excellent dish and so easy to sneek in fresh market veggies. I cut niblets off of a corn, chopped some baby spinach and added peppers. Perfect amount og hoisen, soya and stock. I was done in the 15 minutes lol.Thank you.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    19. Ellyn says

      September 08, 2021 at 1:14 pm

      I would like to make this for niece Should I wait to add sauce to pasta And let them combine it when they reheat

      Reply
      • Melissa Riker says

        September 09, 2021 at 11:51 am

        I am actually not sure Ellyn. I've never tried it that way.

        Reply
    20. Rebecca Payne says

      October 06, 2021 at 12:43 pm

      SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Good!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    21. Barb says

      October 18, 2021 at 12:19 am

      I have a bottle of hoisin sauce that is about 2 years old and has been kept in the fridge. Is it garbage or useable?

      Reply
      • Linda L says

        October 23, 2021 at 5:18 pm

        It’s fine salt prolonging shelf life in the fridge

        Reply
    22. Darcel Van Nevel says

      December 06, 2021 at 6:19 pm

      This was absolutely awesome. Added a little creamy peanut butter and mushrooms the best.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    23. Auntiepatch says

      January 08, 2022 at 1:32 am

      Add drained noodles and stir to coat. Ummm....did I miss something here? Stir to coat what?

      Reply
      • Auntiepatch says

        January 08, 2022 at 1:35 am

        Oh, sorry. I missed a step. Add the needles to the sauce and stir. Duh!

        Reply
    24. Jean L. says

      February 03, 2022 at 6:29 pm

      Loved it! Am adding to my "keepers"file. Many thanks for this quick delicious recipe.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Melissa Riker says

        February 07, 2022 at 1:40 pm

        So glad you liked it, thanks for taking the time to come back and comment and rate the recipe!

        Reply
    25. Julee says

      April 17, 2022 at 1:54 pm

      So good, so easy and quick. Made it for my work lunches and had people say how awesome it smelled and they wanted the recipe. Thank you for sharing!!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Melissa Riker says

        April 21, 2022 at 7:00 pm

        You're welcome, I'm so glad you liked it!

        Reply

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