5 from 6 votes
EASY Teriyaki Pasta (20 Minutes)
Teriyaki Pasta is a mouthwatering Asian twist on traditional pasta. You only need 20 minutes and 4 ingredients to make this dish with HOMEMADE teriyaki sauce! (You can, of course, use shopbought, but homemade is healthier and so easy!) Spaghetti, regular noodles, penne, fusili etc all work!
Prep Time
1 min
Cook Time
19 mins
Servings:
3
people
Calories:
463 kcal
Course:
Side Dish, Main Course
Cuisine:
Fusion, Japanese, American
Ingredients
- ½ lb fusilli pasta use ⅜ lb if using dry penne pasta. Reserve ¼ cup of pasta cooking water, or dry spaghetti
- 3 Tablespoons butter substitute: ghee, unsalted
- 2 Tablespoons soy sauce I have tested this with both Chinese and Jpaanese soy sauce (Lee Kum Kee and Kikkoman, light
- 2 Tablespoon mirin Sake + sugar do not taste as good if used as a substitute
Optional garnishes
- green onion sliced
- ½ Tablespoon sesame seeds lightly toasted
- 1 Tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 Tablespoons furikake
Instructions
- Cook your pasta till al dente- cook for 1 minute less than the packet states as we will be almost braising the pasta in the sauce later, which will soften it further. (Make sure the pot of pasta water is well salted!) Scoop out the pasta and reserve ¼ cup of pasta water.
- Over medium heat, melt the butter or ghee in a pan.
- IF USING MUSHROOMS: add the sliced mushrooms and saute for 2-3 minutes or till the mushrooms are cooked.
- Add the mirin and light soy sauce and simmer for 30 seconds.
- Reduce the fire to medium-low then add in the pasta as well as 4 Tablespoons (¼ Cup) of the pasta water. Toss till all the pasta is coated with the sauce, and most of it has been absorbed.
- Garnish with green onions, sesame seeds and/ or sesame oil, then enjoy.
Cup of Yum
Notes
- Note: the nutritional information is an estimate automatically calculated using the WPRM recipe maker and I am not responsible for its veracity.
Nutrition Information
Calories
463kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
64g
(21%)
Protein
12g
(24%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
(18%)
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Trans Fat
0.5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
30mg
(10%)
Sodium
679mg
(28%)
Potassium
328mg
(7%)
Fiber
7g
(28%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
518IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
0.2mg
(0%)
Calcium
192mg
(19%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 463
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 463kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 64g | 21% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 30mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 679mg | 28% |
| Potassium | 328mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 518IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 192mg | 19% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.