Saturday, March 24, 2012

Jazzed up Ramen

Ramen has pretty much become a staple food in every college kids pantry and for good reason. It's cheap, easy to make, and very easy to jazz up with a couple of common ingredients found in everyone's house.  By simply adding one or two more things to your Ramen you can have a much more filling and tasty meal ready in about 5 minutes!

A single packet of plain Ramen supposedly feeds two people according to the package but I call bs on that one.  I can easily eat a pack on my own and not be full afterwards. But if you are on a budget and trying to feed yourself and your room mate don't worry!  This simple Ramen with a few added things can easily feed both of you.

Here's what you'll need:

1 packet of Ramen (your choice of flavor)
1 small or medium chicken breast
1 large carrot
1 medium head of broccoli
1 celery stalk
2tbs of lemon juice
salt & pepper to taste
McCormick chicken spice
1tbs of olive oil

Make it!
Start out by chopping up the chicken breast into bite sized pieces then season with salt, pepper, chicken seasoning, and 1 tbs of lemon juice.  Wash and peel your carrot and wash the celery.  Cut on a diagonal angle.  Wash and cut your broccoli into bite sized pieces.  Season all the veggies with salt and pepper.  Don't be afraid to over-season your food this time as it'll help flavor the Ramen when combined.
Throw it all in a pan over high heat with the olive oil and cook until the veggies are fork tender, about 5min.  Meanwhile cook your Ramen either on the stove or in the microwave this also takes about 5min.
Once everything is done combine everything together and serve!

Notes:
Don't be afraid to experiment!!!!!  This can be made so many different ways to adjust it to your tastes!  Try adding scrambled eggs,cheese,eggplant,peas and anything else you can think of.  Ramen is a very versatile meal so do what you feel is right!

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