Chinese-style Lamb Noodles with Stir-fried Veg & Sesame Seeds

Serving size

1 person 2 people 4 people

Ingredients

150g lamb mince
1 shallot
1 pak choi
1 handful of fresh chives
½ tsp chilli flakes
4 tsp ginger & garlic paste

(Ginger puree IQF, Garlic puree IQF, Citric Acid, Water)
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tbsp tamari (Soya)

(water, soybeans, salt, spirit vinegar)
1 tbsp rice vinegar

(Rice Vinegar, Salt)
25g honey (use half)
100g wide brown rice noodles

(brown rice flour (84%), water)
80g mangetout
1 tsp black sesame seeds (Sesame)

Allergens

Contains: Soya, Sesame

Nutritional Information

Typical values	per 100g	per portion
Energy	146Kcal	600Kcal
	612kJ	2511kJ
Fat	5.9g	24g
of which saturates	2.6g	11g
Carbohydrates	12g	51g
of which sugars	2.5g	10g
Protein	9.8g	40g
Salt	0.77g	3.1g
Fibre	1.3g	5.5g

Ingredients

1 tsp black sesame seeds (use half) (Sesame)
4 tsp ginger & garlic paste (use half)

(Ginger puree IQF, Garlic puree IQF, Citric Acid, Water)
1 handful of fresh chives (use half)
1 pak choi (use half)
80g mangetout (use half)
150g lamb mince
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tbsp tamari (use half) (Soya)

(water, soybeans, salt, spirit vinegar)
25g honey (use a quarter)
1 shallot (use half)
100g wide brown rice noodles (use half)

(brown rice flour (84%), water)
0.5 tsp chilli flakes (use half)
1 tbsp rice vinegar (use half)

(Rice Vinegar, Salt)

Allergens

Contains: Soya, Sesame

Nutritional Information

Typical values	per 100g	per portion
Energy	148Kcal	619Kcal
	620kJ	2591kJ
Fat	6.1g	25g
of which saturates	2.7g	11g
Carbohydrates	12g	52g
of which sugars	2.5g	10g
Protein	9.9g	41g
Salt	0.76g	3.2g
Fibre	1.4g	5.8g

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Ready in 20 High protein 5 plants

Chinese-style Lamb Noodles with Stir-fried Veg & Sesame Seeds

Prep time: 10 mins

Total time: 20 mins

Cuisine: Chinese

Food group: Lamb

We're obsessed with these aromatic Xi'an-style noodles. Layered up with honey and cumin-spiced lamb mince, brown rice noodles and chilli flakes for spice. Bring in the greens with crunchy mangetout and pak choi. Then grab your chopsticks and dig in. It's ready in 20 mins.

Cooking Instructions

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As of December 2025, we've revised cooking times for all our proteins to reflect improved food safety guidance.

Check out the latest recommended times in our Cooking Guidelines.

Before you start

Bring a medium saucepan filled with salted water to a boil
Pull out a large frying pan & a sieve

Get sizzlin'

Heat the large frying pan with 1 tsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the lamb and season with salt and pepper
Cook for 5 mins, breaking up the lamb with a wooden spoon, until starting to brown

Boil & prep

Add the noodles to the saucepan, gently separate with a fork and boil for 6-7 mins, until cooked. Drain and rinse under cold water
Meanwhile, thinly slice the shallot. Trim and roughly chop the pak choi. Finely chop the chives

Build the dish

Add the shallot, chilli flakes (or to taste), cumin and ginger & garlic paste to the lamb and cook for 2 mins
Stir in the tamari, vinegar and the half pack of honey (or to taste)
Cook for 1 min, then add the pak choi and mangetout. Cook for a final 2-3 mins, until the veg has softened

Finish & plate up

Add the cooked noodles and half the chives to the frying pan and toss to coat in the sauce. season to taste
Share the lamb noodles between bowls, with the sesame seeds and remaining chives scattered on top