This chicken curry noodle recipe is a family favorite. The tasty curry sauce, succulent chicken, and perfectly cooked noodles combine to create a delicious and comforting meal.

A blue deep dish with noodles, spinach, chicken, and curry sauce — Photo Credit: Dishes Delish.

When I invite family over for dinner, they seem to always request one of three dishes. This is one of them. The other two are ribs and gnocchi.

I think it’s because each of those dishes are robust, delicious and comforting.

The real standout of this dish is the curry sauce. I have always been a bread dipper. And even though there are noodles involved, you will always see me with a fistful of bread or naan that I dip in the sauce between mouthfuls of chicken and noodles.

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Helpful tips

Select noodles that will hold up well in the curry sauce. Egg noodles, rice noodles, lo mein noodles, or udon noodles work great for chicken curry noodles. Cook them according to package instructions until they are al dente.
Opt for boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts for ease of preparation. Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces to ensure even cooking and easy eating.
Although I use just spinach in this recipe, you can add any vegetable that you like. Common vegetables used in this dish include bell peppers, carrots, onions, and snap peas. Feel free to customize it with your favorite veggies.
Depending on your preference, you can use curry paste or curry powder to flavor the dish. Cook the curry paste or powder with the aromatics to release their flavors before adding the liquid ingredients.
Once the curry base is ready, add coconut cream and milk to create a creamy and rich sauce. Simmer the sauce gently to allow the flavors to meld together and the sauce to thicken slightly.
Add the cooked noodles to the simmering curry sauce and toss to coat evenly. Allow the noodles to absorb some of the sauce and heat through before serving.
Taste the curry noodles and adjust the seasoning as needed with salt, pepper, or additional curry powder to suit your taste preferences.
If you have any leftovers, place them in an airtight container and store them in the fridge for up to 7 days.

a blue green bowl filled with chicken, spinach, noodles and curry sauce — Photo Credit: Dishes Delish.

How to make chicken curry noodle

Pre-step

Get a deep sauté pan or a large skillet.

Step one

Gather the ingredients. We have Thai fish sauce, curry paste, cut-up chicken thighs, garlic paste, coconut cream, coconut milk, and chicken broth or chicken stock.

Fish sauce, curry paste, garlic paste, coconut milk and cream, broth and chicken chunks — Photo Credit: Dishes Delish.

Step two

Turn the heat under the deep sauté pan to medium, and once the pan heats up, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil.

Step three

Once the oil has heated up, add the chicken and stand over it while it cooks, 2 minutes each side for a total of 6 minutes.

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It will almost be fully cooked through, but not quite. Remove from pan as you will use that pan for the curry.

Step four

Fill a saucepan with water 2 – 3 inches deep and set it on the stovetop. Heat up the pan on medium-high heat and bring the water to a boil.

Step five

Add a heaping 1/2 cup of yellow curry paste to the same pan and also add 1 can of coconut cream as well as 1/2 can of coconut milk, 2 tablespoons fish sauce, 2 teaspoons garlic paste and 2 teaspoons ginger paste.

Bring the mixture to a boil and turn it down to a simmer.

Step six

By now, the water is boiling so lightly salt it and add a 6 ounce package of chow mein noodles. They only take 5 minutes so set your timer.

Step seven

Place the chicken in the curry sauce and a few handfuls of spinach and let it simmer as the noodles cook.

Step eight

Drain the noodles and place them in the pan with the chicken curry.

All done!

A pan with curry sauce, noodles, spinach and chicken — Photo Credit: Dishes Delish.

Mmmm. Doesn’t that look scrumptious? And look at all that curry sauce!

It’s time to serve some in a deep bowl.

A blue deep dish with noodles, spinach, chicken, and curry sauce - what a pan of the meal behind it — Photo Credit: Dishes Delish.

Delicious. I hope you enjoyed this chicken curry noodle recipe.

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