10 Recipes Using Trader Joe’s Thai Wheat Noodles

by Sarah Harper MS, RD, LDN | May 2, 2024 | Education, How-to, Pasta & Noodles, Recipes | 0 comments

Trader Joe's Thai Wheat Noodles are excellent in anything from stir fries to soups to your favorite power bowl with crispy tofu!
Hi, I'm Sarah Harper. I am a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who loves to cook, eat, and talk about food! Here at The Addy Bean, you'll discover an array of flexitarian recipes. My mission is to inspire and encourage others to eat and explore the world of plant-based foods!

10 Ways to Use Trader Joe’s Thai Wheat Noodles in Recipes 

Thai Wheat Noodles from Trader Joe’s are fully cooked, ready-to-eat, and shelf-stable noodles perfect for quick and easy cooking!

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Why You Need To Try Trader Joe’s Thai Wheat Noodles

They are excellent for when you don’t feel like making a mess in the kitchen but want to have something nourishing, healthy, and delicious.

Because these noodles are preserved at room temperature, they are excellent in anything from stir fries to soups to your favorite power bowl with crispy tofu!

Below are 10 easy ways to make Trader Joe’s Thai Wheat Noodles!

 

Peanut Noodle Stir Fry in a large skillet with props including cilantro, green onions, peanut sauce, and a black bowl with chopsticks

Noodle Stir Fries

Thai Peanut Noodle Stir Fry

Peanut Noodle stir-fries are an excellent way to enjoy these noodles. Pair them with your favorite store-bought peanut sauce and veggies! 

Alternatively, make your delicious peanut sauce! It is super easy and you can make it with less than 5 ingredients! 

I love to top my Thai Peanut Noodle stir fry with Baked Tofu or a chili crisp fried egg. 

 

Stir Fry Noodle pull with chopsticks on a wooden cutting board.

 

Pad Thai Inspired Recipe

A Thai takeout fave, Pad Thai! Make your variation of Pad Thai with these thicker wheat noodles. Traditionally, Pad Thai is made with rice noodles, stir-fried with eggs, tofu, fish sauce, garlic, sugar, lime, and crushed peanuts.

Make a Pad Thai-inspired dish right at home with veggies like bean sprouts, bell peppers, onions, and your favorite protein of choice. I like to make a quick pad Thai sauce with fish sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, and sriracha!

Make an egg free Pad Thai by using a silken tofu scramble to replace the scrambled eggs!

 

Thai Noodle Curries

 

Red or Green Curry

I love to make a Thai Curry full of vegetables and tofu. I’ll make the curry and often serve it with rice. You can easily swap out the rice and enjoy a delicious Red or Green Curry dish with Thai Wheat Noodles. 

 

three bowls - a big pot of butter bean curry, a black bowl with a single serving of butter bean curry, and a small yellow bowl with herbs.

Massaman Curry

One of my favorite Thai curries is Massaman curry. It is spicy, salty, sour, and sweet! This creamy curry is made with coconut milk and infused with spices like cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, and cumin.

Massaman curry is excellent as a warm and cozy meal. While traditionally served with chicken, I love adding tofu or even lentils. Opt for Thai wheat noodles instead of rice for a twist on this Thai Curry dish!

 

Top down of a blue dutch oven with Mexican Street Corn Soup in it

 

Thai Wheat Noodle Soups 

Chicken Noodle Soup

Thai Wheat Noodles make for a fun variation of chicken noodle soup. 

Just take your favorite chicken noodle soup recipe and exchange the noodles for Thai wheat noodles. 

 

Coconut Curry Noodle Soup

Change things up and make the chicken noodle soup a Thai-inspired Coconut Curry Noodle soup.

To make this, add lots of thinly sliced onion, ginger, garlic, mushrooms, red or green curry paste, coconut milk, and freshly squeezed lime!

 

Easy-Bake-Tofu-Grain-Bowl

Other Ideas for Trader Joe’s Thai Wheat Noodles

Noodle Power Bowl

Make a delicious and healthy power bowl by layering the Thai wheat noodles with lots of chopped spinach or other leafy green, chopped veggies, and your favorite salad dressing. 

 

I love to use my Spicy Cashew Dressing in a Thai Wheat Noodle power bowl! 

 

Vegetable packed Spring Rolls on a stoneware plate with a side of peanut sauce

Spring Rolls & Lettuce Wraps

Change up your spring rolls recipe by swapping the vermicelli noodles with Thai wheat noodles! Prepare them just like you would Vietnamese spring rolls, also referred to as salad rolls. You can use Nuoc Cham sauce as a dipping sauce or I love to use Peanut Sauce.

 

Maybe my favorite way to use these noodles is in lettuce cups! Cheesecake Factory makes amazing Thai Lettuce Wraps, but they use egg noodles. Recreate them at home and use Thai wheat noodles instead! You can have dipping sauces like hoisin, chili oil, or peanut sauce. Just cut iceberg lettuce in half and chop up your favorite add-ins like peanuts, bean sprouts, green onions, red pepper, shredded carrots, shredded chicken or baked tofu, and, of course, Thai wheat noodles. 

 

Have a blast mixing and matching ingredients to make individualized Spring Rolls and Thai Lettuce Wraps.

 

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Hi, I'm Sarah Harper. I am a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who loves to cook, eat, and talk about food! Here at The Addy Bean, you'll discover an array of flexitarian recipes. My mission is to inspire and encourage others to eat and explore the world of plant-based foods!

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