"Souped" Up Ramen Chicken Noodle Soup

[cat lover]

2 14 oz cans fat free chicken broth
2 3 oz pkgs chicken flavored ramen noodles
1/2 tsp dried oregano or basil, crushed
1 10 oz pkg frozen cut broccoli
2 cups shredded cooked chicken or turkey


In a large saucepan bring chicken broth, the seasonings from the flavoring packet from noodles, and oregano or basil to boiling. Break up noodles. Add noodles and broccoli to mixture in saucepan; return to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 3 minutes. Stir in chicken and heat through. Ladle soup into bowls.. Makes 4 main dish servings.


Recipe from Midwest Living Magazine

[Bilby]

Ramen noodles are a 2 minute noodle aren't they?

[cat lover]

Actually it is originally a Japanese noodle soup, but in the US it is now known as an inexpensive food because you can usually get it around 10 cents a pkg; just add boiling water, the packet of seasoning and with the "ramen" noodles you have an inexpensive bowl of soup. Ramen has an interesting history. If you type in "ramen" into your search engine you will likely be surprised at the interesting facts peraining to it.

[Bilby]

Sounds like our Maggi 2 minute noodles that come with a stock sachet in various flavours. I make my chicken noodle soup ot of these and most often don't use the stock.
For a quick meal I have a pket of chicken flavoured noodles,
handful of cooked frozen corn nibblets
handful of cooked frozen peas
chopped up chicken if there is any,
if not then just before serving I stir in
a beaten egg and I mix this around in the noodles and stock,
take apprx 30 secs to cook the egg then serve in a big bowl, yumm!
Easy to do in the microwave.

[cat lover]

Sounds good! The only problem I have with the ramen noodles is that they have way too much salt in them! LOL

[Bilby]

Cat I find that it's the sachet of seasoning that has most of the salt, so if you use the noodles toss any season sachets but use a low salt or sodium stock normally just sub that, if they are oily drain the cooking/boiled water that you used and make the low salt stock separate and mix at the last minute, that way it gets rid of the baddies in the noodles.
Not sure I explained that clearly in words as to how it is in my head LOL

[DeBora4BobbyL]

The ramen noodles that I buy used to have a flavor sachet. But, now the flavoring is in the noodles and aren't separate any more. Go figure.

[cat lover]

Ours I buy still have the separate packets, but the OTHER problem for DH is the noodles are actually "fried" before they are dried and put in those packets so he can't have them much any more. Both the DS's still like them though and I keep some in the pantry; makes a nice soup quick a=on cold winter nights when I'm watching TV!