3 recipes using noodles — Sauerbraten, bratwurst, pretzels and the hearty flavours of Central Europe.
These 3 german noodles recipes are ready in about 70 minutes on average, with 443–460 kcal per serving, and 67% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
German cooking is hearty and warming, balancing rich roasted and braised meats with the sharp lift of vinegar, mustard and pickles. When German cooks work with noodles, they reach for caraway, mustard, vinegar, onions, juniper and cured pork, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, sautéing and boiling.
From wheat to rice to egg, noodles are the slurpable heart of soups, stir-fries and saucy bowls across Asia and beyond. In this collection it's most often cooked with onion, garlic, mustard, fine sea salt, rye bread and chives. The dishes here span german classics ready in as little as 60 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Hamburg Charred Pepper Noodles is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.5★ from 7,223 ratings.
Hamburg Charred Pepper Noodles turns german pantry flavors into a complete noodle dish with wheat noodles, mustard, caraway, potatoes and vinegar, and a fresh chives finish.
German Harbor Charred Pepper Noodles brings german flavor to a practical noodle dish built with rice noodles, mustard, caraway, potatoes and vinegar, and a fresh chives finish.
A hearty farmhouse bowl of stewed lentils and egg noodles, finished with toasted sesame.
Match the noodle to the dish: rice noodles for pho and pad thai, wheat or egg noodles for stir-fries and ramen-style soups. Fresh noodles cook in moments; dried keep for months.
Slightly undercook noodles destined for a stir-fry or hot soup, since they keep softening. Rinse and toss with a little oil to stop them clumping while the rest of the dish comes together.
Most noodles want a tender but springy bite; rice noodles often just need soaking in hot water rather than a hard boil.
A carbohydrate energy base; egg noodles add a little protein, while rice noodles are naturally gluten-free.
Most of these 3 German noodles recipes are ready in around 70 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, German Linsen und Spätzle (Lentils and Spätzle) Bowl, takes about 60 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 77 minutes.
Across this collection they range from about 443 to 460 kcal per serving, averaging 450 kcal — Hamburg Charred Pepper Noodles is the lightest option at 443 kcal.
Hamburg Charred Pepper Noodles is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 73 minutes. 67% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
In these recipes, noodles is most often paired with onion, garlic, mustard, fine sea salt, rye bread and chives. German kitchens also lean on caraway, mustard, vinegar, onions, juniper and cured pork.
Most noodles want a tender but springy bite; rice noodles often just need soaking in hot water rather than a hard boil.
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