Easy Egg Noodles are so delicious you will make these over and over again! These noodles are not only tasty but they have a texture that is tender and almost dumpling like, making them the perfect side dish for your favorite fall recipes.
Top them with Beef Stew or Ground Beef Stroganoff (Hamburger) or just add some butter, salt and pepper for the perfect side. They’re great tossed into Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup or sprinkled with parmesan cheese too!
Homemade Egg Noodles
I was the lucky recipient of an antique box of recipes which I treasure so much! I try to imagine the stories and love behind each handwritten card as I go through them. Some of the recipes are strange (lime jello and tuna is NOT a thing) but some are downright wonderful like this one!
What are Egg Noodles?
Egg noodles are simply noodles made with flour and, you guessed it… eggs! The dough is rolled thin, cut into strips, and cooked in boiling water. Egg noodles are easy to prepare and cook in no time at all and are perfect for goulash, stroganoff, or soups!
How to Make Egg Noodles
Homemade egg noodles are very easy to make. These homemade egg noodles are made with flour, eggs and milk and a touch of butter. The butter adds great flavor but makes the dough velvety smooth.
- Combine flour with salt, then add milk, eggs and butter.
- Mix with a fork or a pastry cutter until it becomes sticky.
- Turn the sticky dough onto a floured surface and knead it, adding flour if needed, until it becomes smooth.
- Allow the dough to rest (I learned this while making pasta in Italy).
- Roll out the dough to about 1/4 or 1/8 inch thickness and cut into strips.
You can allow the noodles to rest for a while, but do not let them dry out as they don’t cook properly (speaking from experience). If you need they can be covered for up to a couple of hours.
How to Cook Egg Noodles
Start with fresh soft noodles to make this recipe. Keep in mind they only take a few minutes to cook so have the rest of your meal ready to go! They will plump and thicken once cooked so be sure to roll them a bit thinner than you think you will want them.
- It is important to use a large pot of boiling, salted water when cooking egg noodles. The noodles need space to cook properly and the salt adds taste.
- If the noodles are fresh, you only need to cook them for about 3-4 minutes. (Keep in mind, dried store bought egg noodles need to cook about 6-8 minutes).
- Once cooked, drain and serve immediately.
Egg Noodles
Homemade Egg Noodles are very different from store bought. They’re thicker and have different texture, more dumpling like.
The main difference between regular pasta and egg noodles is in the eggs. Egg noodles are made with a higher proportion of eggs to flour, typical pasta (which I learned to make in Italy) can contain a combination of semolina and wheat flour, water and a smaller ratio of egg. Dried pasta in the store usually doesn’t contain any egg at all.
While delicious served plain, I love to serve these Easy Egg Noodles with butter, salt and pepper and sometimes a sprinkle of parmesan cheese! The texture of homemade egg noodles is thicker and almost dumpling like (although the ingredients are different than my Old Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings) making them the perfect base to top with any saucy recipe!
A few favorite things to serve egg noodles with are:
Homemade egg noodles are the perfect addition when making soup! Add them to Fresh Tomato Soup for a delicious twist!
More Egg Noodle Recipes You’ll Love:
- Cabbage and Noodles – So Yummy!
- Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup
- Beef Stroganoff Casserole
- Crock Pot Chicken and Noodles
- Creamy Chicken Noodle Casserole (from Scratch)
Did you enjoy these Homemade Egg Noodles? Be sure to leave a rating and a comment below!
Egg Noodles
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- ⅛ teaspoon salt or to taste
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup milk
- 1 tablespoon butter softened
- ¼ cup flour for dusting
Instructions
- In a large bowl, stir flour together with salt. Set aside.
- Whisk together eggs in a small bowl. Add eggs, milk and butter to flour mixture. Stir with a fork at first and then mix well with your hands.
- Knead dough on a floured surface adding more flour a little bit at a time if it's sticky. Continue kneading about 5 minutes or until smooth. Wrap in plastic wrap and rest for 20 minutes.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to ¼ or ⅛ inch thickness. Cut into strips and dust with flour.
- To prepare, add noodles to a large pot of boiling, salted water and cook about 3 minutes. Serve with butter or your favorite pasta sauce.
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Course Pasta
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Are egg noodles gluten free? Only if you are using gluten free flour will egg noodles be gluten free. If you are using store bought noodles always check the ingredients on the packaging to be sure. In my homemade egg noodle recipe, you can substitute gluten free flour in a 1:1 ratio, but if you find the dough a bit dry, add 1 tablespoon of milk at at time until the dough is the proper consistency.
I find myself looking in your site for recipes before any others. Being a guy I am a decent cook and your recipes sure help. Not only are they easy to follow, but they have all been tasty as well. Thank you for helping us non chefs keep from starving. I’ll be trying others soon, Ron
I am so happy to hear you love this recipe Ron!
I have tried several noodle recipes in the past and they never work well. ( chewy and rubbery, or just turn to mush after a day in soup) I finally gave up.
I decided to try this recipe when I came across it. So happy I did!
These noodles turned out perfect on the first try! And after 3 days in my chicken soup, still fantastic. I love leftovers!
I’m going to try them in cabbage and noodles next.
Thanks for the perfect, easy noodle recipe!
I am not a newbie in the kitchen, cannot see where I went wrong. I’ve reviewed the recipe several times since and I believe I followed the recipe to a T. I rested for 20 min, rolled to 4 mm, cut then dropped into boiling salted water before adding to my simmering soup just before serving. They were so tough and chewy I pulled them all out of my soup. Very disappointed.
Perfect … You can’t go wrong with this recipe. I make sure and tell everyone water which I use chicken broth is at a rolling boil before you add the noodles. Follow this recipe and you’ll have beautiful homemade noodles.
I am now 70 and I have tried and failed so many times to make my Grandmother’s egg noodles. Her recipe was in her head along with her dumplings and so many more. As a child I always begged her to make chicken and noodles. I loved to watch her layer the rolled out dough and slice it two layers at a time. When cooked the noodles would thicken and squiggle up. They were my favorite. Her chicken and dumplings were my second favorite. That woman could cook! Miss her so much!
BRAVO! and HOORAAAAY! This is exactly the way I used to see/watch my Grandmother make noodles— she never bought ONE in a store — they were always home made, cooked, and DEVOURED on the spot!!! I have just become a gluten free newbie, now I can do THIS using rice flour, oat flour, various mixes of GF flours … and once again have pasta/noodles/etc., & be a suppertime happy camper! THANKS so much – this was EXACTLY the recipe I needed to find– made with smaller amounts of ingredients it will be the perfect addition to the “pot,” so to speak!
I am so happy to hear that you love this recipe! We can’t wait to hear how it turns out with those flour substitutions.
Delish!!!
Can you make these in a stand mixer?
We haven’t tried using a stand mixer but other readers have with good results!
These were so insanely good! Truly like a dumpling but a noodle. I’m wondering if these can be refrigerated or frozen after cooking. I would definitely double or triple the recipe for other meals- they are simple and perfect!
These can be kept in the freezer uncooked and then cooked in boiling water right away when ready to use them!
Thank you!! Am trying these today, have so many eggs!!!
The recipe didn’t include the sauce, just how to make ewgg noodles
Correct Bill, this is a recipe for egg noodles. You can find plenty of sauces on the site here! Enjoy the noodles!
So today I made these egg noodles super easy and super good. Easy as a first time ever making my own noodles Thank you for such an easy good recipe
I’m trying this recipe for first time please wish me luck
Good luck, Angela! We can’t wait to hear how it turned out for you!