Chicken Ramen
Amp up your noodle game with this easy Chicken Ramen. Full of flavor, this is a great weeknight meal that you can serve any time of the year.
Servings: 4
Calories: 713kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon neutral oil avocado, olive, canola, vegetable etc.
- ½ small yellow onion about ½ cup, chopped
- ½ cup shiitake mushrooms sliced
- 2 cloves garlic grated
- 2 teaspoons ginger freshly grated
- 64 ounces 2 32-ounce cartons low sodium chicken broth
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 3 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons sriracha
- 12 ounces 3 ounce packages ramen noodles, seasoning packets discarded
- ½ cup shredded carrots freshly shredded or store-bought
- 4 eggs soft-boiled, sliced in half
- 2 large chicken breasts cooked and sliced (or shredded)
- Green onions sliced (optional garnish)
- Sesame seeds optional garnish
Instructions
- Using a large pot over medium heat, add your oils allowing it to heat for 1-2 minutes or until it looks shiny in the pot before adding the onions.
- Sauté the onions for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally until softened and slightly jammy looking.
- Add in the mushrooms and continue sautéing, stirring occasionally for another 3-4 minutes until the mushrooms become soft and shrink slightly.
- Next, add the garlic and ginger to the vegetables and stir.
- Add the broth, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, rice wine vinegar, and sriracha to the pot and use a wooden spoon or rubber spatula to scrape the bottom of the pot and allow the brown bits from the bottom of the pot to loosen.
- Bring the broth to a boil and add all 4 packages of ramen noodles, cooking for 3-4 minutes.
- Divide the noodles and broth equally into 4 separate bowls.
- Top each bowl with shredded carrots, a soft-boiled egg, cooked chicken and green onions (optional).
Notes
- If you do not want to use the soft-boiled egg you don't have to but it is a tradition and taste amazing.
- Other ingredients can be added as well as other meats, see above for ideas.
- Serve this with any of your favorite side dishes, we listed some of our favorites above.
- You can use any flavor ramen you'd like as you will be discarding the flavor packet, or save the flavor packet for use in/on something else.
- If you can't find shiitake mushrooms you can use porcini or button mushrooms.
- Use store-bought or freshly shredded carrots.
- If you don't want to or can't find soy sauce you could also substitute tamari or coconut aminos to make this gluten-free.
- You can use shredded or sliced cooked chicken.
Nutrition
Calories: 713kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 50g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 236mg | Sodium: 2997mg | Potassium: 1258mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 2962IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 93mg | Iron: 6mg