Description
Decadent creamy miso udon is the ultimate comfort food—chewy noodles coated in a silky, umami-rich miso cream sauce with mushrooms, garlic, and ginger. This quick Japanese-inspired dinner comes together in under 30 minutes and tastes like something you’d order at a high-end noodle bar.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 packages (14–16 oz total) fresh or frozen udon noodles
- 3 tablespoons white miso paste
- 1 cup heavy cream (or coconut cream for dairy-free)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
- 1 small onion, thinly sliced
- 8 oz mushrooms (shiitake or cremini), sliced
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce (or tamari for gluten-free)
- 1 tablespoon mirin
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 green onions, sliced
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
- Optional protein: shredded rotisserie chicken, tofu, or pan-fried tempeh
Instructions
- Cook udon noodles per package instructions. Drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside.
- Whisk miso paste with 2 tablespoons warm water until smooth.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Add sliced onion and cook for 2–3 minutes.
- Add garlic and ginger, stir for 30 seconds. Add mushrooms and cook until browned, about 5 minutes.
- Pour in soy sauce and mirin, scraping up any browned bits.
- Stir in diluted miso paste and pour in cream. Simmer gently for 2–3 minutes—do not boil.
- Add noodles to sauce and toss to coat. Drizzle with sesame oil, stir, and remove from heat.
- Divide into bowls. Garnish with green onions, sesame seeds, and optional protein.
Notes
For vegan: use coconut cream and tofu. To spice it up, add chili oil or gochujang. Refrigerate leftovers for up to 2 days; reheat gently with added water or broth to loosen sauce. Sauce freezes well without noodles for up to 1 month.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Japanese-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 890mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 65g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 55mg