The Joys of Ramen Noodles

[BamaLuver]

Cheap noodles can be the base for lots of dishes! Just a few listed here.

Limon-Caliente Ramen

Cayenne type hot sauce (hotter the better)
One medium lime
One packet of Ramen noodles
Saltines or other crackers

Ramen noodles (preferably a lighter flavor, such as chicken or oriental) prepare as per instructions; drain and add flavor packet. Then, add two tbsp. of hot sauce; cut lime in half and squeeze juice into noodles; mix thoroughly. Fork small servings of noodles onto crackers. Great with sweet tea, tequila or cheap beer!

*****

Chinese Veggie Noodles

1 package Oriental ramen noodles
1 cup frozen stir-fry veggies
1 1/2 tbs. soy sauce (optional)
salt
ground black pepper

Cook noodles in water according to pkg. directions and drain. Add seasoning packet. In frying pan, saute' veggies in oil until heated through. Add to warm noodles. Sprinkle with soy sauce; stir together. Season with salt & pepper.

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Beer Noodles

1 package ramen noodles (any flavor, broken up)
2 tbls. vegetable oil
1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed onion soup
1 soup can of beer
Chopped green onions

Discard seasoning pack or use another time. Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add noodles and cool until lightly browned, stirring constantly. Add soup and beer. Cover; simmer 10 minutes. Drain noodles and serve, garnished with green onions.

*****

Creamy Mushroom Ramen

2 packages mushroom flavored ramen
1 can cream of mushroom soup
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (optional)

Cook chicken, chop and set aside. Cook the noodles, add the seasoning packet to the cooking liquid. Drain noodles and mix in with cream of mushroom soup and chicken. Serves 2.

 

[bayoutider]

I have always kept Ramen noodles in my pantry both the bags and noodle cups. Even adding things like a couple spoons of frozen corn or peas will kick them up. It doesn't take much more than a slice of lunchmeat ham or turkey chopped to add more flavor, a little scrambled egg, little squeeze of lime, shake or two of hot sauce or a few salad shrimp. We keep dried shrimp for this. Hydrate the shrimp in water then cook the noodles in that same water. Any way you do it Ramen noodles are quick, easy and satisfying. Best of all they are easy on the budget.

Great recipes BamaLuver.

 

[mikeua69]

Man, I wish I had those recipes in college!

 

[It's On A Slab]

Cheap noodles can be the base for lots of dishes! Just a few listed here.

Limon-Caliente Ramen

Cayenne type hot sauce (hotter the better)
One medium lime
One packet of Ramen noodles
Saltines or other crackers

Ramen noodles (preferably a lighter flavor, such as chicken or oriental) prepare as per instructions; drain and add flavor packet. Then, add two tbsp. of hot sauce; cut lime in half and squeeze juice into noodles; mix thoroughly. Fork small servings of noodles onto crackers. Great with sweet tea, tequila or cheap beer!

*****

Chinese Veggie Noodles

1 package Oriental ramen noodles
1 cup frozen stir-fry veggies
1 1/2 tbs. soy sauce (optional)
salt
ground black pepper

Cook noodles in water according to pkg. directions and drain. Add seasoning packet. In frying pan, saute' veggies in oil until heated through. Add to warm noodles. Sprinkle with soy sauce; stir together. Season with salt & pepper.

*****

Beer Noodles

1 package ramen noodles (any flavor, broken up)
2 tbls. vegetable oil
1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed onion soup
1 soup can of beer
Chopped green onions

Discard seasoning pack or use another time. Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add noodles and cool until lightly browned, stirring constantly. Add soup and beer. Cover; simmer 10 minutes. Drain noodles and serve, garnished with green onions.

*****

Creamy Mushroom Ramen

2 packages mushroom flavored ramen
1 can cream of mushroom soup
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (optional)

Cook chicken, chop and set aside. Cook the noodles, add the seasoning packet to the cooking liquid. Drain noodles and mix in with cream of mushroom soup and chicken. Serves 2.

An oldie but goodie for you ramen noodle folks.

http://tidefans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23502&highlight=ginger

This one is easy to make and goes pretty good on a cold evening when you're too tired to cook a big meal.

 

[rtr12]

Man, I wish I had those recipes in college!

LOL! I was thinking the same thing! While these recipes sound interesting, I swore off the college staple, Ramen noodles, the day I graduated and I'm not about to go back. A man's gotta stand for something.

 

[It's On A Slab]

LOL! I was thinking the same thing! While these recipes sound interesting, I swore off the college staple, Ramen noodles, the day I graduated and I'm not about to go back. A man's gotta stand for something.

I can't eat hamburger helper nor macaroni-and-cheese due to being poor in college and thereafter.

I have a buddy of mine who swears that his funds were so low that he lived on white bread and BBQ sauce for a week.

 

[rtr12]

I can't eat hamburger helper nor macaroni-and-cheese due to being poor in college and thereafter.

I have a buddy of mine who swears that his funds were so low that he lived on white bread and BBQ sauce for a week.

ROFLMAO!!! Oh, Lawd, the memories! This posts actually brought back a great one.

About once a month a few of us would go to Dreamland on Saturday night. After eating our ribs, we would pour all of the sauce left over into a cup and take it home. We were so broke on Sunday after a night at Dreamland that we would make a meal of dipping white bread into the sauce. We really thought this was pretty good eating!

I wonder if your buddy was one of my roommates? LOL!

 

[bamapeppy]

On our rare occasions out to eat we would take Ketchup packets, sugar, salt, pepper, crackers and anything else on the table. We would take the Ketchup and make Ketchup soup and eat the crackers. We would also order hot tea and ask for the tea bags not in the cup. We would make two cups of tea with one bag and take the other bag home with us. But we didn't have ramen noodles back then if I remember right. We ate a lot of bologna, cheese, lipton soup made with too much water to stretch it, peanut butter and crackers. Bread and jelly was desert.

 

[It's On A Slab]

On our rare occasions out to eat we would take Ketchup packets, sugar, salt, pepper, crackers and anything else on the table. We would take the Ketchup and make Ketchup soup and eat the crackers. We would also order hot tea and ask for the tea bags not in the cup. We would make two cups of tea with one bag and take the other bag home with us. But we didn't have ramen noodles back then if I remember right. We ate a lot of bologna, cheese, lipton soup made with too much water to stretch it, peanut butter and crackers. Bread and jelly was desert.

Funny, I always managed to have beer in my budget.

You can scrimp on some things....like food....but you can't scrimp on beer.

 

[BamaArrived2006]

I now know al good ways to make Ramen next year!!

:biga2:

 

[aprovo]

Broccoli Slaw

Ingredients for Broccoli slaw
·1 pkg of Broccoli slaw-
·1 pkg of ramen noodles any flavor.
·~1/3 cup of slivered almonds
·~1/3 cup of sunflower seeds
Dressings ingredients
·1/2 cup canola/vegetable/olive oil
·1/4 cup sugar
·ramen noodle package( the powder)
·1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
Directions:
Toast silvered almonds in the oven set at 350 degrees for about 4 minutes. (watch them, because they toast fast!)
Crush the ramen noodles in the package so the dried noodles are small enough to mix.
Mix all of the dressing ingredients together in a bowl. Mix well so sugar is dissolved.
Toss broccoli slaw, sunflower seeds, toasted almonds, crushed noodles, and dressing all together.

 

[bayoutider]

Ingredients for Broccoli slaw
·1 pkg of Broccoli slaw-
·1 pkg of ramen noodles any flavor.
·~1/3 cup of slivered almonds
·~1/3 cup of sunflower seeds
Dressings ingredients
·1/2 cup canola/vegetable/olive oil
·1/4 cup sugar
·ramen noodle package( the powder)
·1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
Directions:
Toast silvered almonds in the oven set at 350 degrees for about 4 minutes. (watch them, because they toast fast!)
Crush the ramen noodles in the package so the dried noodles are small enough to mix.
Mix all of the dressing ingredients together in a bowl. Mix well so sugar is dissolved.
Toss broccoli slaw, sunflower seeds, toasted almonds, crushed noodles, and dressing all together.

That looks like something my wife would love.

 

[BamaArrived2006]

Ingredients for Broccoli slaw
·1 pkg of Broccoli slaw-
·1 pkg of ramen noodles any flavor.
·~1/3 cup of slivered almonds
·~1/3 cup of sunflower seeds
Dressings ingredients
·1/2 cup canola/vegetable/olive oil
·1/4 cup sugar
·ramen noodle package( the powder)
·1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
Directions:
Toast silvered almonds in the oven set at 350 degrees for about 4 minutes. (watch them, because they toast fast!)
Crush the ramen noodles in the package so the dried noodles are small enough to mix.
Mix all of the dressing ingredients together in a bowl. Mix well so sugar is dissolved.
Toss broccoli slaw, sunflower seeds, toasted almonds, crushed noodles, and dressing all together.

That's one of my mom's favorites and the only reason we have Ramen in our house!!

:biga2:

 

[aprovo]

That's one of my mom's favorites and the only reason we have Ramen in our house!!

:biga2:

I have honestly never made it myself but one of my friends brings it whenever we have a cookout or potluck and it is definitely a big hit and it looks pretty easy to make.

 

[BamaTodd]

Here's the easiest and cheapest recipe of all.

I pack of Ramen noodles, any flavor -- $.10
I can of tuna packed in water -- $.50

Cook the noodles as directed. Open the can of tuna and drain. Once the noodles are fully cooked, add the tuna and do like Bob Marley said--stir it up. I usually add some hot sauce to it, but that's up to you.

This makes about two regular cereal bowls full of pretty hearty noodles and tuna. I used to make this for me and my roommate in years AFTER college when we would be going out for brews and needed a fast, cheap dinner.

Food for two--about $.60. What a bargain.

 

[BAMAFAN IN NY]

i once lived for two weeks off of 2 dollars

Supermarket had ramen on sale 7 for a dollar, bought 14 and ate one a day until i got paid from my work study job.

Every once in a while ill make some ramen noodles and dump a can of potted meat in it

tastes better for mac and cheese though

 

[TideBeliever]

A 5 pound bag of rice would help me through the leaner times. LOL

 

[TDBama78]

Here's the easiest and cheapest recipe of all.

I pack of Ramen noodles, any flavor -- $.10
I can of tuna packed in water -- $.50

Cook the noodles as directed. Open the can of tuna and drain. Once the noodles are fully cooked, add the tuna and do like Bob Marley said--stir it up. I usually add some hot sauce to it, but that's up to you.

This makes about two regular cereal bowls full of pretty hearty noodles and tuna. I used to make this for me and my roommate in years AFTER college when we would be going out for brews and needed a fast, cheap dinner.

Food for two--about $.60. What a bargain.

this is acually good. use white tuna or a can of white meat chicken. add pepper, garlic salt and some oregano and you got some fine eatin on the cheap.

 

[bamajas]

Alton Brown has a ramen recipe in his book, I'm Just Here for the Food:

software:
1 tsp olive oil
1 tsp seasme oil
8 oz brown mushrooms (like shiitake, cremini)
1 (3-oz) package ramen noodles
2 (8-oz) halibut or other mild white fish filets (or salmon)
Kosher salt
Freshly ground white pepper
1 Tbsp honey
pinch of chili flakes
6 medium shrimp, peeled & deveined
1/2 vidalia onion, Lyonnaise
4 scallions
2 Tbsp soy sauce
1/4 cup mirin (sweet rice wine)
2 cups miso or vegetable stock

hardware:
saute pan
2 large serving bowls
aluminum foil
baking sheet

-- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
-- Add oils to saute pan on high heat
-- Add mushrooms until caramelized (3-4 mins); set aside
-- Break ramen "loaf" into 2 equal parts
-- Season fish with salt and white pepper
-- Spread honey on each filet, and then sprinkle with chili flakes
-- Line serving bowls with aluminum foil, making sure there is a lot hanging over the edges
-- Lay one half-loaf of noodles in each bowl and top with fish
-- Spread shrimp, mushrooms, and onions around the bottom; top with scallions
-- Pull foil up around the food and crimp it to seal, leaving one tiny opening in each pouch
-- Mix liquids together and pour half into each pouch and seal
-- Set pouches on a baking sheet and place in the oven for 22-25 minutes
-- Set pouches back in bowls and open at the table

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This has more ingredients than most of Alton's recipes, but the technique here is what should make it great...it's in the "steaming" section of the book...he says this is the coolest dish in the book...

 

[BAMAFAN IN NY]

Here's the easiest and cheapest recipe of all.

I pack of Ramen noodles, any flavor -- $.10
I can of tuna packed in water -- $.50

Cook the noodles as directed. Open the can of tuna and drain. Once the noodles are fully cooked, add the tuna and do like Bob Marley said--stir it up. I usually add some hot sauce to it, but that's up to you.

This makes about two regular cereal bowls full of pretty hearty noodles and tuna. I used to make this for me and my roommate in years AFTER college when we would be going out for brews and needed a fast, cheap dinner.

Food for two--about $.60. What a bargain.

Sounds like Bob marley is a big influence on this dish :biggrin: