Add this 10-minute simple and easy Tom Yum Noodle Soup to your quick meals roster. A comforting bowl that’s hearty and savory, and requires only 5 ingredients for the broth! Perfect for a fast lunch or weeknight dinners.
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Quick & Easy Noodle Soup
As the temperatures continue to drop during this winter season, and the Chicago winds lends that frosty bite, all I keep craving for is soupy meals. Even if I’ve been indoors all day.
One of the things that I’m always up for is to experiment for quick and easy noodle soup recipes. For instance, a couple months ago I shared this savory Easy 15-minute Homemade Instant Ramen dish. And many of you loved the 10-minute Spicy Gochujang Noodle Soup and 15-minute Garlic Miso Noodle Soup.
Thai Mama Noodle Soup Copycat
For this dish, I was inspired by Thailand’s popular instant noodle brand named Mama, and their famous tom yum flavor. So while testing out recipes, I tried to make a homemade version of Mama’s Tom Yum noodles from ingredients in my pantry and it worked!
This recipe is so simple, the broth requires just 5 ingredients: hot water, coconut milk, fish sauce, tom yum paste, and sugar. I often have leftover cooked noodles, so it only takes me 5 minutes to put everything together. (Yes, you read that right. 5 minutes!)
However, if you’re boiling your noodles fresh when making this dish, then add on a few more minutes to the total time. But that will still give you a bowl of easy tom yum noodle soup that’s cozy, hearty and comforting within just 10 minutes!
Related: Creamy Tom Yum Noodle Soup
Ingredients For Tom Yum Noodle Soup
(For full ingredient measurements, please proceed to the recipe card below.)
- Noodles: You can use whatever noodles you prefer! Some options include udon noodles, rice vermicelli noodles, and ramen noodles.
- Hot water or broth: You can opt for chicken or vegetable broth. A substitute for chicken broth is to use hot water and chicken bouillon powder instead.
- Coconut milk
- Fish sauce
- Tom Yum paste
- Sugar: Sugar is added to round out the taste of the dish, rather than adding sweetness. But it is optional.
Garnishing (optional)
- Chili crisp or chili oil: Here’s a recipe for my homemade garlic chili oil, and this is the 5-Minute Garlic Chili Oil.
- Jammy egg: Here’s my homemade Ramen Egg (Ajitsuke Tamago) made without any mirin or sake.
- Green onions
How To Make Easy Tom Yum Noodle Soup With Few Ingredients
- Boil noodles until cooked and drain. Set aside for later.
- In a bowl, add tom yum paste, fish sauce and coconut milk. Mix well.
- Heat up water or broth, then pour into the bowl. Stir until the paste dissolves. Optional: Add sugar to balance out the flavor.
- Add your noodle of choice and garnish with anything you want. I like to add chili crisp, jammy eggs, and green onions. Enjoy!
Notes For Quick Tom Yum Noodle Soup
- Cooked leftover noodles: I often have cooked leftover noodles on hand. So I can whip this up within just 5 minutes whenever I want a quick lunch or dinner!
- Adjust seasoning: Adjust seasoning accordingly. Some tom yum paste can be more concentrated than others. I suggest adding on the paste bit by bit until it reaches your preferred taste.
- Cook on stovetop: This dish is a no cooking version that’s quick and easy. Alternatively, you can cook this noodle soup on the stovetop.
- DIY cup noodles or mason jar packed lunch option: For mason jar noodle soup packed lunch, make the paste mixture seasoning then add all the other ingredients including cooked noodles, except for the hot water or hot broth. Once you’re ready to eat, just pour in hot water or broth and shake/stir.
More Quick & Easy Noodle Soup Recipes
- Easy Hearty Noodle Soup (15 minutes)
- Creamy Miso Noodle Soup (15 Minutes)
- Spicy Gochujang Noodle Soup (10 Minutes)
- Easy Homemade Instant Ramen (15 Minutes)
- Garlic Miso Noodle Soup (15 Minutes)
- Hot And Sour Dumpling Noodle Soup
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Easy Tom Yum Noodle Soup
Ingredients
- 1 serving noodles of your choice
- 1.5 cups water or chicken/vegetable broth
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- 2 tsp fish sauce
- 1.5 tbsp tom yum paste
- 1/4 tsp sugar optional
Garnishing (optional)
- chili crisp
- 1 jammy egg
- green onions
Instructions
- Boil noodles until cooked and drain. Set aside for later.
- In a bowl, add tom yum paste, fish sauce and coconut milk. Mix well.
- Heat up water or broth, then pour into the bowl. Stir until the paste dissolves. Optional: Add sugar to balance out the flavor.
- Add your noodle of choice and garnish with anything you want. I like to add chili crisp, jammy eggs, and green onions. Enjoy!
Notes
- Cooked leftover noodles: I often have cooked leftover noodles on hand. So I can whip this up within just 5 minutes whenever I want a quick lunch or dinner!
- Adjust seasoning: Adjust seasoning accordingly. Some tom yum paste can be more concentrated than others. I suggest adding on the paste bit by bit until it reaches your preferred taste.
- Cook on stovetop: This dish is a no cooking version that’s quick and easy. Alternatively, you can cook this noodle soup on the stovetop.
- DIY cup noodles or mason jar packed lunch option: For mason jar noodle soup packed lunch, make the paste mixture seasoning then add all the other ingredients including cooked noodles, except for the hot water or hot broth. Once you’re ready to eat, just pour in hot water or broth and shake/stir.
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