Have you tried Trader Joe’s knife cut noodles yet? How about TJ’s Soyaki sauce? These noodle bowls combine both alongside pan roasted broccoli bites and lean ground turkey or ground chicken. A simple ingredient list doesn’t always mean simple flavors!
Each noodle bowl has 41g protein with only 8g fat and 490 calories. This is the fifth high protein recipe I’ve made with these knife cut noodles. I’m hooked!
You’re not totally out of luck if you’re not around a Trader Joe’s. I’ve included notes in the recipe card below with tips for using other instant noodles and teriyaki sauce. The ground turkey and broccoli are standard ingredients, so no notes there.
On the other hand, if you are a TJ’s regular, you’ll want to pick up a few packs of these noodles and bookmark some of my other recipes. Check out my gochujang noodles, hoisin beef noodles, and honey garlic noodles while you’re here. The latter two use coleslaw mix in a similar fashion to the broccoli in these teriyaki noodles. It’s a great way to add veggies and bulk to your diet.
And that’s everything you need. Well, except for a little olive oil to pan roast the broccoli and a few optional garnishes like green onion and toasted sesame seeds.
I hope you dig these noodles and check out all my other high protein noodle bowls before you hit the road. Drop a comment below if you have a question about this recipe, ingredient substitutions, or anything else. Otherwise, get cookin’ and have fun.
Until the next time we share a bowl of high protein instant noodles. – Mason
High Protein Teriyaki Noodles
Ingredients
- 12 oz Broccoli Florets, cut into bite size pieces
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 pound Ground Turkey or Ground Chicken
- ⅓ cup (95g) Trader Joe's Soyaki, or any teriyaki sauce
- 3 packs (95g each) Trader Joe's Knife Cut Noodles, see notes for substitutions
- Green Onions and Toasted Sesame Seeds, for serving
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to a boil for the noodles.
- Heat the olive oil in a nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Add the broccoli and cook for 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until nicely browned in spots. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
- Add the turkey and brown one side for 2-3 minutes before breaking apart and fully cooking. Add the teriyaki sauce to the cooked turkey, stir together, and cook another 1-2 minutes until the sauce begins to caramelize on the bottom.
- Add the noodles to the boiling water once you add the sauce to the turkey in step 3. Cook the noodles for 4 minutes.
- Reserve about 1 cup of the cooking liquid from the noodles before draining the rest. Add the noodles back to the pot along with the sauce packets.
- Add the broccoli and turkey to the noodles. Use the reserved water as needed to bring everything together. (I used about ½ cup.)
- Garnish with sliced green onion and toasted sesame seeds.
Can’t get enough of these noodles with any and every protein/sauce combination. This one is about as easy as it gets. TJ’s soyaki sauce is very solid, coming from a Bachan’s Japanese barbecue sauce enthusiast. I also think that would work great here, seeing as they contain similar amounts of sodium.
Delicious! Whole family loved it.
(Step 4’s wording is a little confusing?)
Thanks, Emily! I agree. Updated to split it into a separate step in hopes of adding clarity. Never quite sure how to give instructions for two things happening at the same time.
Enjoyed these quite a lot, but def need to be salt and peppered during the cooking process. Super easy and quick, and even tastier the next day!