Hi Busies!  Ahh, ramen.  If you’re anything like me, that word immediately conjures up the college student stereotype, desperately eating microwaved ramen from a styrofoam bowl at 3AM the night before that final paper is due.  But I’m here to tell you that ramen can be SO MUCH MORE than that sad and lonely late night quick fix.  

This ramen has:

• chicken – lots of it, flavorful, with a golden crispy crust
• fresh sliced jalapeños and whatever other veggies you love! carrots, pea pods, mushrooms, and bok choy would all be great!
• A rich chicken and soy based broth (warning:  may induce college nostalgia)

My typical meal prep version minimizes ingredients without sacrificing flavor.

Garlic + Ginger = <3

For meal prep on this chicken ramen noodle soup, I pre-cooked the chicken and froze it, then mixed up the broth and cooked the noodles right before serving.  If you have time the weekend or morning before serving, you can prepare the minced garlic and ginger, and wash and cut any veggies that you want to add to the soup.  Pea pods or mushrooms would also be great if you have them on hand!

This is probably against cooking rules somehow…but I cook the noodles right in the soup!  Saves a pot and some time! 

yaaaas nooooodles

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Simple Chicken Ramen Noodle Soup

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings 4

Author Sam - Busy Girl Bites

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts (I use boneless skinless)
• Sesame oil or other oil
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 2 tsp minced ginger
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 3 T soy sauce
• 2 tsp mirin
• 2 packages ramen noodles
• Optional: sliced jalapeños (egg, cilantro, carrots, or other veggies for garnish)

Instructions

1. Chicken:
2. Generously rub chicken with salt and pepper on both sides. Saute over medium high heat 5-7 minutes per side or until cooked through. Refrigerate overnight then freeze, and thaw 1 day before ready for use.
3. Soup:
4. Heat sesame oil over medium high heat. Add garlic and ginger and saute until lightly browned and fragrant. Stir in chicken stock, soy sauce, and mirin and bring to a simmer. Add noodles and cook according to package directions. Garnish with veggies/other garnishes and serve immediately. Season with salt and pepper to taste.