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No, it’s NOT your dorm room ramen! These delicious, nutritious homemade Peanut Ramen Noodles hit the spot when you’re starving but time and money are short.   

Hey there friends!  It’s time for another Recipe ReDux post, and this month’s theme is “How low can you go?”  We were challenged to create a healthy, delicious, and budget-friendly meal.  It’s a perfect theme for January, as I sort through the never-ending stream of tax forms that come in the mail each day, and realize just how little I earn in a year!  Truth be told, I certainly appreciate a big, fancy and expensive meal – but only if someone else is paying 🙂  I’m just as happy with budget food, as long as it’s fresh.

Did you use to eat Ramen Noodles when you were in college?  Or when you graduated and were totally flat broke?  I did.  And honestly, I never thought of them as unhealthy – it’s just very noodle-y soup, right?  Then along came the nutrition facts label, and word got out to check it when buying ramen, and my, oh, my.  That was the end of my Ramen Noodle days!  Besides the fact that there are technically 2 servings in the package – ?really? – here’s what else I learned:  One package has about 400 calories, and 14 grams of fat – half of which is saturated (the bad kind).  There’s also quite a long list of ingredients that I can’t pronounce.  Who. Knew?

When I think of budget-friendly food, I usually go with beans, which means Mexican for me, or pasta. This noodle dish is kind of a fun change from those two staples.  It’s a great one to have in your back pocket, because there really is no recipe.  As long as you have the noodles, and some stock or broth (or even a few bouillon cubes if you’re in a pinch), anything else you can scrape up in your kitchen goes.

Super-Simple Homemade Peanut Ramen Noodles|Craving Something Healthy

Here’s what I used:  1 shredded carrot, about 3 mushrooms, one scallion, 1 stalk of celery, 1 semi-hard-boiled egg, a few heads of baby bok-choy, ginger, peanut butter, chicken stock, and of course  – noodles!  If you don’t have fresh ginger, use dry.  It’s great as is, but if you have soy sauce and sriracha sauce in your fridge (if not, why not?) that definitely kicks up the flavor even more.

Super-Simple Homemade Peanut Ramen Noodles|Craving Something Healthy

Here’s another money-saving tip:  Get yourself to an Asian market!  I absolutely love visiting the one near my house.  It’s HUGE, as in full grocery store huge, and it has the very best prices on produce.   I got a huge package of baby bok choy for $1.39, a bunch of celery for 0.79, a pound of mushrooms for 1.99, and eight portions of Chinese noodles for 1.19.  Cha Ching!!  I didn’t tally up the total cost of this meal, because I used such a small portion of each ingredient, but I have to believe it comes in at under $3.00 for 2 servings.

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Super-Simple Homemade Peanut Ramen Noodles|Craving Something Healthy

Personally, the only rule I would encourage you to follow when making this dish, is to make it colorful!  It’s so much more fun to eat that way!  If you do go to the Asian market, make sure you look for the low fat dry noodles – most of the “instant” ramen noodles are fried and really high in fat and calories.

Super-Simple Homemade Peanut Ramen Noodles|Craving Something Healthy

Super-Simple Homemade Peanut Ramen Noodles

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These are SO much better than what you ate in college. Fresh, tasty, and so satisfying.
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 5 mins
Course dinner, lunch
Cuisine Asian
Servings 2 servings
Calories 279 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups chicken stock or beef, or vegetable
  • 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon of fresh minced ginger or 1/2 teaspoon of dried ginger
  • 1 medium carrot shredded
  • 1 stalk celery sliced thin
  • 3-4 white or baby bella mushrooms sliced
  • 1 small head bok choy green leaves and light green stem parts sliced
  • 2 ounces dry soba noodles
  • optional 1 hard or soft-boiled egg sliced in half
  • 1-2 scallions sliced,

Seasoning

  • 1 teaspoon Sriracha sauce (optional) or more to taste
  • 1 teaspoon low sodium soy sauce (optional) or more to taste

Instructions
 

  • Place the broth or stockin a medium sauce pan, and add the peanut butter, ginger, and 1 teaspoon of the soy sauce. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly to blend the ingredients, and then reduce the heat to a simmer.
  • Add all of the vegetables, except the scallions to the broth.
  • Add the noodles, breaking them up as needed, so that they are covered with the broth.
  • Let the noodles sit in the broth for about 5 minutes, or until they are softened.
  • Remove from the heat, and adjust seasonings with Sriracha, and additional soy sauce, if desired.
  • Sprinkle the scallions over, and serve with the egg halves on the side.

Notes

If you can't find the low fat Chinese noodles, you can use whole grain spaghetti, buckwheat, or brown rice noodles.

Nutrition

Calories: 279kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 14gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 668mgPotassium: 605mgFiber: 2gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 5482IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 46mgIron: 2mg
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Anne Danahy MS, RD is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist and a freelance content writer who specializes in women's health and healthy aging. She lives in the Scottsdale area and eats wherever good food is found.

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  1. Sara Haas says

    February 3, 2017 at 4:00 pm

    I really love this meal Anne! You crammed in so much good nutrition and all for under $2! Well done!

    Reply
    • Anne says

      February 3, 2017 at 6:38 pm

      Awww Thanks Sara!

      Reply
  2. Adina says

    January 30, 2017 at 3:53 am

    So lucky to have an Asian store near your house, I have to drive 60 km to the nearest one… Absolutely delicious looking dish and it is so great that it’s so cheap.

    Reply
    • Anne says

      January 30, 2017 at 12:00 pm

      Thanks Adina! I’m so glad I discovered my Asian market! It’s always so fun to venture inside and explore 🙂

      Reply
  3. Sonali- The Foodie Physician says

    January 25, 2017 at 12:47 am

    I lived on late night Ramen noodles in college- so cheap, fast and easy! I love that you packed so many colorful veggies into your elegant version. And great tip about the Asian markets- I love finding hidden treasures there! 🙂

    Reply
    • Anne says

      January 25, 2017 at 10:56 am

      I don’t think there’s a college student on this earth who didn’t live on Ramen for at least a little bit! Thanks for visiting Sonali!

      Reply

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