Mason Jar Instant Noodles Recipe

mason jar instant noodles and a hand adding spinach

Mason Jar Instant Noodles Recipe

I'm a big fan of a quick meal that's also super tasty. These Mason Jar Instant Noodles are a delectable jarred meal option. They're like having a delicious meal in a jar. You can set them up before a busy workweek and stash them in the fridge. When it's time for dinner or lunch, just grab one, add some hot water, and in about ten to twenty minutes, you've got yourself a warm, hearty, and spicy noodle soup. They're so convenient, nutritional, healthy, and tasty!

Course Dinner

Cuisine Asian

Keyword Easy Dinner, mason jar, mason jar instant noodles, quick dinners

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Total Time 40

Servings jars

Calories 359kcal

Author Janine Waite

Equipment

3 16 oz wide mouth Mason Jars

Ingredients

Flavor Paste

1 small onion
1 bulb garlic peel skin off cloves
½ cup chili sauce
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
½ cup sweet chili sauce
2 tbsp honey
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp toasted sesame oil
⅛ cup hoisin sauce
3 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp fish sauce

Soup Ingredients

3 bundles mung bean noodles
boiling water

Instructions

Flavor Paste

Peel one bulb of garlic and one small onion. Place both in a Cuisinart and blend until it is a paste-like consistency.
Add chili sauce, balsamic vinegar, sweet chili sauce, honey, soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, hoisin sauce, and fish sauce into a medium-sized pot. Add the onion and garlic mixture to the pot. Stir and bring the sauce to a boil.

Prep Ingredients

Wash and chop any vegetables or meats that will go into your soup.

Build Your Jar

Place one bundle of bean noodles in the jar first. I break up the noodles so that they fit in the jar. I use my kitchen scissors to do this job.
Then, place layers of the items you want to add to your soup. Since we want the noodles to soak in the sauce, make sure to layer those first in the mason jar. I like to place the sauce right on top of the noodles. I add about ⅓ cup of the sauce in each jar.
If there are ingredients you’ll want a little crispier, place those last towards the top.
Seal the jar up with the lid and place it in the refrigerator. You can store it in the fridge for up to a couple of days if you have meat, and if your jar’s contents are vegetarian, then you can store it for a week.

Pour Boiling Water into the Jar

When making the noodles in a mason jar, place the jar on your kitchen counter and allow it to return to room temperature. You don’t want to shock the cold jar by adding boiling water to it. The jar will crack from that extreme temperature change.
Once the jar is at room temperature, add boiling water to the jar, just enough to cover the noodles and some of the vegetable layers you want cooked. Allow the soup to sit for ten minutes. After ten minutes, open up the jar and mix the contents. Close the jar and allow it to sit for at least ten more minutes. This extra ten minutes will give the noodles and other foods to soak in the sauce and have a nice flavor.
We like to transfer it to a bowl. I also like to add another dollop of the sauce to the noodles. If the soup gets a bit cold, reheat it in the microwave if you want. Top with chopped peanuts and chili flakes.

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