Ramen and Vegetables

Not a very exciting New Year's Day dinner.

After several kitchen disasters I gave up and just made myself a packet of ramen and added in some mixed vegetables.

I made frozen pizza for my family.

Some days are like that

Stir Fry Chicken Ramen

Stir Fry Chicken Ramen

2 Tbsp. butter

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces

1 lg onion, diced

4 pkgs chicken flavored ramen

1 bag frozen stir fry vegetables

2 tsp garlic powder

2 tsp paprika

4 C water

4 green onions, sliced,for garnish

In a large pot, melt the butter and add the chicken and onion. Cook until chicken is cooked through and onion is very tender. Add ramen flavoring packets, stir fry vegetables, garlic powder, paprika and water. Cover pot and bring to a boil, then turn heat down to low and let simmer for about 5 minutes. Add the noodles and cook for another 3-5 minutes until noodles are tender and most of the liquid is absorbed. Garnish with green onions before serving.

Skillet Ramen

Skillet Ramen

1 lb ground beef

2 pkgs Ramen, any flavor

1 (15oz) can diced tomatoes, undrained

1 (15 oz) can corn, undrained

1 C frozen peas

Brown ground beef. Add tomatoes, ramen seasoning packet, corn, and peas. Break up the noodles and add. Add water if needed to cover the noodles. Bring to a boil then cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer 10 minutes or until noodles are fully cooked.

Chicken Fried Rice and Asian Coleslaw

Chicken Fried Rice

4 C. cooked rice
1 cup diced green onions
1 package frozen stir fry vegetables
1 C. leftover chicken, cooked

2 whole eggs
pinch of salt and black pepper
2 Tbsp soy sauce

Heat wok or large skillet, add 3 Tbsp vegetable oil, add eggs and scramble in wok.  Add green onions, stir fry one minute.  Add rice and frozen vegetables, fry until rice is hot, then add chicken. Stir. Add soy sauce, salt and pepper  Mix thoroughly.

 

Asian Coleslaw

1 package (16 ounces) shredded coleslaw mix
2 packages (3 ounces each) chicken flavor ramen noodles, crumbled
1 cup sliced almonds
1 can mandarin oranges, drained
1 cup toasted sunflower seeds
1 bunch green onions, chopped

For the dressing:

1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup oil
1/3 cup vinegar
2 seasoning packets from the ramen noodles

Combine all dressing ingredients in a small bowl. In a large bowl, combine all salad ingredients. Add dressing and toss.

Egg Drop Ramen

Egg Drop Ramen

4 C water

3 eggs, beaten

3 green onions sliced

2 pkgs chicken ramen with seasoning packets

Bring water to a boil and add ramen and seasoning packets. Boil for 3 minutes or until noodles are cooked. With a spoon move noodles to one side of the pot. Slowly add eggs in a steady steam. Eggs will cook almost instantly, break apart and mix in with the noodles. Add green onions and serve immediately.

Fried Ramen

This is my comfort food...when I am sick, don't want to eat or depressed this is what I make. It's my chicken noodle soup.

There is no "real" recipe, it changes all the time depending on what I have in the house to use. For one person you need:

1 package of ramen

1/2 of included seasoning packet

1/2 C-1 C frozen veggies, defrosted

butter as needed,

Cook noodles in boiliong water for about 3 minutes. Drain well. In a skillet melt a couple Tbsps of butter. Add noodles and stir fry until they start to crisp. Throw in veggies and add 1/2 of seasoning packet that was included with the ramen. Heat and serve.