This Spicy Chicken Soba Noodle Salad takes only 10 minutes to make (including prep time) and is just 369 calories!
Make this soba noodle recipe for a fast dinner, or yummy “take to work” lunch… It’s great hot or cold!

This Asian noodle salad is packed with flavor and crunch, and is never dull or boring!
And if you like spicy food, add more hot sauce to the top of your serving of chicken soba noodles for a punch of heat.
This Spicy Chicken Soba Noodle Salad takes only 10 minutes to make, and is just 369 calories!
Spicy Chicken Soba Noodle Salad
This article will supply you with everything you’ll need to make a chicken soba noodle bowl at home.
From a shopping list, to a printable recipe card. You’ll even find time saving tips, a nutrition label and more in the sections below.
To make this chicken soba noodle salad recipe easy, we’ve supplied you with the following sections.
Read through them for helpful resources, or skip ahead to the recipe card.
What You’ll Find in this Article:
- Ingredients for Soba Noodle Recipe (shopping list!)
- How to Make Soba Noodle Salads
- Spicy Chicken Soba Noodle Salad (recipe card!)
- Nutrition and Calories in Soba Noodle Recipe
- Soba Noodle FAQ
Helpful Tip for Shopping: Take a screenshot of the shopping list to your phone. This way you have it at your fingertips the next time you go grocery shopping.
Recipe Card Uses: You can email yourself this recipe card so you can easily search for it (I have a folder in my email just for recipes!) Or print it so you have it handy, and can make notes. You can even pin this recipe for asian noodle salad to Pintrest so it is safely stored for you.
Up next, a shopping list for this healthy chicken soba noodles bowl…
Ingredients for Soba Noodle Recipe
You’ll want cooked and shredded chicken for this asian pasta salad recipe. We like to use leftover chicken, but a rotisserie chicken from the store is also a great option.
If you’re looking for a cooked chicken recipe, we have a few to make this recipe for asian noodle salad easy.
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- Healthy Oven Baked Chicken Breast Recipes
- The Best Grilled Chicken Recipe
- Perfect Roasted Whole Chicken Recipe

Shopping List for Recipe for Soba Noodle Salad:
- Soba noodles
- Cooked shredded chicken
- Red bell peppers
- Red cabbage
- Cilantro leaves
- Peanuts
- Lime
- Rice vinegar
- Sesame oil
- Soy sauce
- Honey
- Sriracha
How to Make it Vegan: Swap out the chicken for firm tofu, and honey for agave
How to Make it Gluten Free: swap out the soy sauce for Tamari and get Gluten-Free soba noodles
Special Tip: You can find all the measurements in the recipe card below. There you can choose how many servings of this low calorie soba noodle with chicken recipe you want to make. It will do all the measurement math for you! All of the ingredients for this asian pasta salad with chicken can be doubled or tripled with the click of a button.
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How to Make Soba Noodle Salads
In this section you will learn how to cook soba noodles, and learn how to make this soba salad in just 10 minutes (including prep time!)
These soba asian noodles for salad are not gluten free… however we have found you a Gluten Free Soba Noodle Brand. So try these if you want to make the recipe gluten free, and be sure to swap out the soy sauce for gluten free Tamari as well.
How to Cook Soba Noodle Salads:
- In a small bowl combine the Soba Noodle Sauce ingredients. Mix well and set aside.
- Bring a large pot of water to boil, and cook soba noodles for 5-8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender.
- Drain and rinse under cold water. Set aside
- Combine cooled soba noodles, chicken, bell peppers, cabbage, and cilantro in a large bowl.
- Drizzle the sauce over the salad and toss to coat.
- Top with peanuts and serve.
Special Tip: You can find these directions, along with measurements, nutrition and more in the sharable recipe card in the next section!
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Spicy Chicken Soba Noodle Salad
This chicken soba recipe is good hot or cold… I like to make extra and enjoy one serving for dinner. Then I pack the remaining servings into meal prep containers for “take to work” lunches all week long.
Soba with chicken is hearty and filling. And thanks to the crunch of the cabbage and bell peppers you have a perfectly balanced meal.
How to Make it Vegan: Swap out the chicken for firm tofu, and honey for agave
How to Make it Gluten Free: swap out the soy sauce for Tamari and get Gluten-Free soba noodles

Spicy Chicken Soba Noodle Salad (LOW CALORIE)
Ingredients
- 6 oz soba noodles
- 2 cups cooked shredded chicken
- 2 red bell peppers chopped
- 2 cups red cabbage shredded
- ½ cup cilantro leaves chopped
- 1/4 cup peanuts
Soba Noodle Sauce:
- 1 lime juiced
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1.5 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha
Instructions
- In a small bowl combine the Soba Noodle Sauce ingredients. Mix well and set aside.
- Bring a large pot of water to boil, and cook soba noodles for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender.
- Drain and rinse under cold water. Set aside
- Combine cooled soba noodles, chicken, bell peppers, cabbage, and cilantro in a large bowl.
- Drizzle the sauce over the salad and toss to coat.
- Top with peanuts and serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Soba Noodle Recipe

Soba Noodle FAQ
Soba noodles are a healthy buckwheat pasta that is better for you than traditional pasta. With fewer carbs and calories you’ll love this pasta alternative. Try it in this Spicy Soba Noodle Salad with Chicken…
Ingredients for Low Calorie Soba Salad:
Soba noodles
Cooked shredded chicken
Red bell peppers
Red cabbage
Cilantro leaves
Peanuts
Lime
Rice vinegar
Sesame oil
Soy sauce
Honey
Sriracha
Get the full recipe in this article…
Soba is healthier than pasta, and has fewer carbs. Try this buckwheat pasta with chicken and veggies for a healthy, quick Chicken Soba Noodle Salad. Get the full recipe in this article..
Soba noodles do not need to be rinsed before cooking, but they should be rinsed after cooking. Try this Low Calorie Chicken Soba Noodle Salad… it takes just 10 minutes to make (including prep time!)
To avoid mushy soba noodles rinse in cold water. This will remove the mushy consistency and give you a perfect consistency for your Soba Noodle Salads…
Soba noodles need 5-8 minutes to cook. Be sure to add them to boiling water, and (very important) rinse the soba noodles in cold water after draining the water.
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