Eating While Broke : Oodle Noodle Creation

When I was a kid I absolutely loved Ramen noodles, only I called them "oodle noodles"; hence, the name of this dish.  LOL  This is a great way to use ramen noodles and yet still feel as if you're feeding your family something healthy.  Plus it's simple and quick to fix.  I always feel guilty about all the sodium and MSG that is in those Ramen noodles, so since you throw away the spice packet here, you don't even feel bad about that!

I created this stuff two days before payday when there was virtually nothing left in the house to eat except a pack of ramen noodles, a few boneless, skinless chicken thighs, and a hodgepodge of leftover veggies.  Oddly enough it tasted great and everyone really liked it.  Here's what I used:

• 2-3 boneless, skinless chicken thighs (I think I used 2), cut into thin strips
• 1 carrot, sliced
• 1 green pepper, sliced
• 1 tomato
• 1 10 oz can of mushrooms, drained
• 1/2 can of corn, drained
• soy sauce
• pepper
• ramen noodles, cooked as package directs, spice packet discarded

Here's what I did:

1. I fried up the chicken along with the carrot and pepper until the chicken was cooked through and the veggies tender.
2. I added the tomato, mushrooms, and corn and fried it up a little until everything was heated through.
3. I dumped in some soy sauce and pepper and threw the ramen noodles in, stiring it up and cooked a little longer while everything sort of absorbed the flavors of one another.
4. Voila! Finished!  Not only did it taste good but it's pretty too!  ; )

You can see additional posts in the 2009 "Eating While Broke" series by clicking the following links:

Baked Potato Supreme

Meal Deal

Caribbean Chicken

Lemon Thyme Chicken

Olive Oil Braised Potatoes

Strawberry Shortcake

Mixture (West Virginia Cuisine)

Golden Crusted Pork Chops

Curry Citrus Chicken

Weiner Supreme

Red Chicken Stew (Southern Cuisine)

Chicken N' Gravy over White Rice with Steamed Veggies

Kashmiri Chicken Livers

Marinated and Grilled Zucchini and Summer Squash

Crockpot Beef Stifado

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Crockpot Cream Cheese Chicken

Bourbon Chicken

Ingredient Substitutions

Spicy Kielbasa Soup

Smoky Roasted Chicken and Corn Chowder

Open-Faced Beef Sandwiches

Spinach Frittata

Mexican Rice

Rice Pudding

Meatloaf

Scalloped Potatoes

Recipes from 2008 can be found at the following links:

Lasagna

Chicken BBQ Pizza, Salad, and Dessert

Enchiladas