How do you make healthy ramen noodles?
Do you like the instant ramen and the convenience they bring? But not so sure about all that sodium and MSG in its spice packet of soup stock? In that case, the answer is simple!
It’s time to make your own stir fry sauce! Because this ramen noodle recipe tastes better than anything in a packet! Besides it comes together as quickly as if you were using the ramen packets. So perfect for quick mid-week meal!
- First things first, you will need 2 packages of noodles to make the ramen noodle recipe. I used two 3 ounce packages in total.
- You will start by boiling the noodles. Only 2 minutes!
- While they are cooking, we will make the stir fry!
- Simply heat your vegetable oil in a medium skillet and sauté onion, garlic, bell pepper and broccoli. Only enough to make them soft. I did it very quickly, about two minutes.
- Then, I removed the vegetables from the pan and added my ground beef.
- Once you cooked the beef, drain all its liquid and add back the vegetables.
- Now, prepare the sauce by adding soy sauce, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar and garlic.
- Finally, drain cooked ramen noodles and toss them in the beef with sauce!
- Top the noodles stir fry with chopped green onions or sesame seeds!
I added sauce and noodles at the same time.
What if I don’t like soy sauce?
COCONUT AMINOS. If you are not a fan of soy, you can easily replace it with coconut aminos. If you never cooked with coconut aminos, they are dark in color. Just like soy sauce. But unlike soy sauce, they contain far less sodium. Yet, they still have that salty, umami flavor of soy.
TAMARI. What about Tamari sauce? You will find it stronger in flavor than coconut aminos, but also less salty than regular soy sauce. If you are gluten free, you can use Tamari instead of soy. I used Tamari sauce in this Easy Chicken Stir Fry as well. Give it a try!
What kind of skillet do I need?
I like using a solid stainless steel pan, such as this 12 inch pan with a lid.
So next time you are reaching for something quick to eat, you know there is a healthier alternative! You can now make this healthy ramen noodles recipe for lunch. Or, dinner.
And, you can even add more spice. If so, add a bit more sriracha until desired heat is reached. Or, use less. You can also use sesame oil here, but I find its taste a bit strong. Therefore go slow on it. Start with ½ teaspoon only. So much better than instant Ramen packets! And so healthy!
I also encourage you to try 10 Best Pasta Recipes for more “noodle” ideas.
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Healthy Beef Ramen Noodles
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- ½ head broccoli, cut into florets
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 6 oz ramen noodles, (2 packets with seasoning packets discarded)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Sauce
- ¼ c. soy sauce
- 1 tbsp. brown sugar
- 1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
- 2 tsp. sriracha
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 scallion, (chopped)
Instructions
- In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil. Add onions, peppers, and broccoli and cook until tender, 5 minutes. Remove from the pan.
- Add ground beef, season with salt and pepper, and cook until no longer pink, 5 minutes more. Drain fat and return vegetables back to the skillet
- Make sauce: Whisk together soy sauce, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, Sriracha, and garlic.
- In a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add ramen noodles and cook until tender, 2 minutes. Drain.
- Add cooked ramen noodles to skillet and pour over sauce. Toss until completely combined. Taste and season with more salt and pepper, if necessary. Then garnish with scallions and serve.
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only. This information comes from online calculators. Although whatsinthepan.com attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
Nadine says
This recipe was delicious! I added red pepper flakes for a little kick. And thanks for keeping it simple and easy to follow!
Olga says
So glad you liked it Nadine!
Shelby Lincoln says
This was so delicious! We are going to try this with steak strips next time. The sauce is light but super flavorful. My whole family devoured it and it was so simple to make
Olga says
So glad it was a hit with your family, Shelby!
Benjamin Banda says
I love the dish. It’s really cool. Well iam just a student who recently graduated from doing hotel management. And in our curriculum, we never used measuring terms like ounces. So I would kindly suggest if you can be sending your recipes in abbreviated terms like kgs. And this is when is raising money to buy some equipments so that I can start trying your recipes. I love your ideas and I would love to hear more from you.thank you
Benjamin
Patsy kirk says
Cooked for dinner tonight, huge success. The family loved it. I made it with ground venison and it was amazing.
Olga says
Ground venison sounds so delicious!
Debbie says
I have made these several times and it is great! Last night I added some leftover chicken from the bbq grill and it was insanely delicious!!
Alyssa says
What flavor of sriracha sauce do I use?
Olga says
Any flavor would do.
Anna says
Amazing recipe! Thank you!
Amanda Gonzales says
I doubled the recipe and added a bag of frozen stir fry vegetables instead of more broccoli. It was delicious 🙂
Olga says
Sounds like you nailed it Amanda!
raka says
this easy to make, me and my mom just made it today and its taste delicious.. also my litlle brother loves it. all i can say is thanks for the recipe
Travis Harper says
So I had no siracha so I tried houssain sauce and instead of apple cider vinegar I used balsamic vinegar I also doubled up the recipe since my family absolutely loves this. Thank you for the killer recipe!!
Olga says
Sounds like you nailed it Travis!