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.
Michelle Schuster says
How could this be made and frozen?
Olya says
Yes!
Patricia Sarbinski says
I loved this recipe! The only thing I m wondering is the calories. What does one “serving” consist of? It’s impossible to figure out calories with such a random statement. Is a serving 1 cup, 2 cups?? I know you state that it is 4 servings, seems like an awful lot. Could you be more specific please. By the way I didn’t put in the siracha and added some hoisin sauce. It was great!
Olya says
The serving size is not cup based, it’s simply the total amount of food divided by the number of servings (which usually are determined by the amount of food in the recipe). I’m not sure if this will answer your question, but you can vary the serving size by clicking on that “serving” field to reduce or increase it. This in turn will show you how ingredients change in response to this to gauge the serving size you prefer.
Isshu Mittal says
Came across your recipe. Wow it was delicious. Thanks for sharing with the world. I’ll be making this again
LaNell says
Made this tonight. We all really enjoyed it! I did use ground turkey, doubled the sauce, and used 3 pkgs. of ramen noodles. Will be making it again.
Olya says
Sounds like you nailed it with the ground turkey!
LaNell McDaniel says
Made this tonight…..YUM! So good! Used ground turkey, doubled the sauce, and used 3 pkgs. of ramen noodles. It was a hit!
Joanna says
Delicious and super easy to make!
Rachel says
Made this but found it was a little too salty tasting so added some honey, ginger and orange juice and it was just right for us!
Danni says
Made this for dinner and its fantastic and very delicious danni
Rahul Yadav says
Just made this – Absolutely delicious!
Cat says
This was an awesome dish easy to make and the flavor was delicious, I did add some grated ginger for extra flavor, will definitely make again ,this will be a family favorite, Thanks 😋☮️✌️
Olya says
Grated ginger I love!
Megan says
We are all kinda obsessed with this recipe! I make it at least once a month, sometimes more. We swap out ground turkey sometimes because the ground beef seems to be a bit greasy. We also don’t include the scallion or sriracha and love it just the same. Thanks for sharing a family favorite!
Olya says
I like the obsession! Thank you for this compliment.