by Dana H.
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January 31, 2008

Frugal Ramen Noodle Recipe

August 22, 2008 04:29 PM EDT
views: 258 | comments: 16

I stumbled across a frugal meal with ramen noodles that my husband and I love. I had a small frozen steak and wanted to stretch it to feed two people. I sliced it up into thin strips and browned it in the frying pan.

I cooked two packages of beef ramen noodles, flavored them with the beef flavoring and drained, then stirred in the steak strips. I topped it off by stirring in a little soy sauce. It was great. I think you could add broccoli to stretch it further.

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Comments: 16

j - Frugal Mom - r. Aug 22, 2008, 4:30pm EDT
Cool! My husband loves steak and he loves ramen noodles.
Carla B. Aug 22, 2008, 4:55pm EDT
We do something similar with rice sometimes. I don't cook ramen noodles (though my husband will fix them for himself every once in a while) because they are so lacking in the nutrition department.
Alexis Newell Aug 22, 2008, 5:04pm EDT
I do the same thing, except sometimes I use chicken. Use about 1/4 of the packet to season the chicken lightly and add salt and pepper. Grill on George Foreman, slice up and put on Ramen(drain the water so it's just the pasta.) with butter and parmesan cheese and the leftover flavor packet.
Dana H. Aug 22, 2008, 5:07pm EDT
Is rice better for you than Ramen noodles? If so, I may try that instead. Ramen noodles are comfort food for me sometimes.

Parmesan cheese sounds good!
Stephanie B. Aug 22, 2008, 5:30pm EDT
Sounds quick, easy and delicious!
Amanda "middle of nowhere" C. Aug 22, 2008, 5:41pm EDT
My husband likes ramen noodles, too. I think I ate enough of them in college!
J W. Aug 22, 2008, 5:45pm EDT
sounds good
Ryan M. Aug 22, 2008, 6:37pm EDT
Sounds good. You can do a lot with Ramen.
Quirky Jessi Aug 22, 2008, 6:49pm EDT
That's a great idea!
Carla B. Aug 22, 2008, 7:14pm EDT
We use brown rice, so it is healthier. We try to avoid white rice, pasta, and bread when we can.
Ang, wandering aimlessly, G. Aug 22, 2008, 8:08pm EDT
I have seen so many crazy things you can do with Ramen noodles.
Ms. Meacham: Money Maven Aug 22, 2008, 8:54pm EDT
There's a light version of Ramen noodles for this too. I use that, since it saves about 10 grams of fat per package. My favorite is making a mock Pad Thai using Ramen. Use the chicken from Alexis' comment, and stir that into the noodles (leave a small amount of water) with snow peas, scallions (or the green tops of garden onions, shallots or garlic), sweet-and-sour chili sauce and a dallop of peanut butter. Sooo good.
Ms. Meacham: Money Maven Aug 22, 2008, 8:55pm EDT
P.S. Thank you Dana for submitting this to my group, Frugal Eats!
LaRue B. Aug 22, 2008, 10:17pm EDT
Interesting!
Marsha S. Aug 23, 2008, 2:16pm EDT
We all like ramen noodles around here. I like to add canned pork to the pork flavored ones.
Dagmara H. Dec 12, 2008, 12:02am EST
great idea, thanks

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