Back in college I survived on Ramen noodles and I remember telling myself once I started working I would never eat food of such low nutrition and superiority. Well, the other day at the grocery store I happened to come across Ramen noodles and had a culinary ‘aha’ moment.
I thought to myself, if I used just the noodles minus the flavor packet and mixed them with vegetables and chicken or shrimp I would have a yummy dish. At that moment I bought 6 packets Ramen noodles with a smile on my face.
After making a delicious bowl of spicy noodles I don’t look at Ramen noodles with disgust but with appreciation. Not only are they a cooks best friend because they are quick and easy to cook , they can also be used as a base to fantastic noodle dishes.
After making a delicious bowl of spicy noodles I don’t look at Ramen noodles with disgust but with appreciation. Not only are they a cooks best friend because they are quick and easy to cook , they can also be used as a base to fantastic noodle dishes.
Ingredients
2 packets Ramen noodles (discard flavor packets)
4 boneless chicken thighs cut into stripes
2 cups bok choy or broccoli
1/2 red pepper julienned
1 small carrot cut into thin slices
4 green onions sliced
1/4 small onion roughly chopped
3 cloves garlic minced
2 tsp minced fresh ginger
3 1/2 tsp Maesri chili paste with basil leaves. (use garlic chili paste if you cant find this one)
2 tsp pad Thai sauce
1 1/2 tsp light soy sauce
1/2 tsp onion powder
olive oil
Directions
- Start by cooking noodles per package instructions. Once noodle are cooked run them under cold water so they don’t continue to cook and set aside.
- Prepare all the vegetables and season chicken strips with onion powder, soy sauce and 1 tsp of the chili paste.
- Make sure bok choy is washed thoroughly to remove any sand.
- Heat olive oil in a large wok or pan and saute onions, white part of green onions, ginger and carrots for about 2 minutes. Add garlic and remaining chili basil sauce and cook for 1 minute.
- Add chicken strips and cook for about 8 minutes , them add red peppers and green onions ends.
- Add bok choy and pad thai sauce and cook for 2 minutes until bok choy is wilted .
- Add noodles, then mix gently until noodles are coated with sauce and ingredients are combined.
This looks delicious! I'll absolutely have to try it. It was nice meeting you at the Blogger event last night!
xo
Kristin
Thank you Kristin, it was a pleasure to meet you too!
You can also buy plain ramen noodles at Asian grocery stores! I agree…they're great to have on hand.
Awesome to meet you last night…hope to see you again!
Great idea, I will try the Asian market.It was a pleasure meeting you as well!