These healthy ramen bowls are so flavorful and the perfect comfort food when you’re sick.
My easy homemade healthy ramen noodles are packed with vegetables to make you stronger and I used easy dried packaged ramen noodles because no recipe when you’re sick should be complicated!
Just be sure to swap out the sodium packed flavorings found in Top Ramen and follow the recipe below for amazing flavor in this easy ramen recipe.
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Well, guys, the inevitable happened.
I finally got sick.
The kind of sickness that usually just comes once a year in the middle of winter. Is it just me or does everyone get one bad cold each year?
I came down with it in Colorado on a photoshoot with Purely Elizabeth and luckily I was headed home that night or I would have been in real trouble.
This is going to sound so strange but I think my mind was actually happy I came down with a cold.
Of course, it was terrible and wished that I would magically spring off the couch back to normal health. But, for the first time in a few months, I was actually and totally pinned down to the couch.
My body wasn’t going to let me go anywhere and I was really grateful for it.
I run myself to my very last leg far too often. Anyone will tell you that you’ll never work harder than you will on your own business. I seriously love what I do and I can never get enough but like everything, balance is so important.
I spent a solid 36 hours this weekend on the couch re-watching all of the Twilight movies and eating chicken noodle soup for every meal (that was so graciously brought to me a la my boyfriend).
For the first time, I actually had 0 desire to work. Not even scroll through Insta.
I literally just wanted to lie there like a limp noodle, and nurse myself back to health one Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson’s cheesy scene at a time.
I will admit I got way too into the Twilight movies and watched them all twice #thankyouhulu.
The biggest lessons I learned from this 36 hour cold were never run myself so much that I have to actually get sick to slow down.
The second lesson, adding miso paste and sriracha to canned chicken noodle soup is the best thing to happen to chicken noodle soup… EVER.
Jared left me for work on Friday with some Dayquil, a cold buster from Starbucks, a few cans of chicken noodle soup and some Top Ramen.
I love a classic soup when I’m sick, but I sipped one spoonful and realized this concoction was def going to need some hot sauce if I was going to get it down.
I also had some leftover miso soup packets from Jared’s last trip to Japan and figured it would give the chicken noodle soup a nice umami flavor.
Hands down the BEST THING to ever happen to canned chicken noodle soup.
Ingredients for Easy Homemade Healthy Ramen Bowl:
- Olive oil
- Carrots
- Mushrooms
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Sesame oil
- Vegetable or chicken broth
- Soy Sauce
- Sriracha
- Dried Top Ramen (discard the seasoning)
- Kale or Spinach
- Jalapeno
- Green Onions
- Sesame Seeds (optional)
- Soft Boiled Eggs
- Chicken or Pork (IF you want to add protein)
By the time Sunday night came around, I was so inspired by my miso accident that I knew I needed to really get in the kitchen and experiment with some Asian soup flavors…
Simultaneously, this soup experiment also needed to require little effort because I was still very much not feeling well and I had Breaking Dawn Part II to finish #priorities.
Hence these homemade easy healthy ramen bowls were made!
I basically just used up the vegetables I had in the fridge, added chicken broth, some seasoning and plopped in two dried ramen packages.
Honestly, this easy ramen recipe took about twenty minutes to come together and tasted like heaven while I was sick.
I didn’t want to fuss with any protein (except a jammy egg, because a Jammy egg is always a good idea) plus it helped keep these healthy ramen bowls, healthier!
I love a good kitchen sink soup and this one hit home with all the right flavors.
Feel free to swap in whatever vegetables you have on hand and add extra sriracha if you need to clean your sinuses.
If you’re a healthy ramen noodles lover like I am then you must make these garlic butter ramen noodles next! Add in any veggies or even top with a protein of choice!
How to make Easy Homemade Healthy Ramen Bowl:
- In a large dutch oven or stockpot, heat oil on medium heat. Add in carrots and mushrooms, cook for 3-4 mins.
- Add in minced garlic, ginger, and sesame oil. Cook for another 1-2 minutes.
- Add in broth, soy sauce, sriracha and bring broth to a slow simmer.
- Add in kale and cook for 1-2 minutes or until wilted.
- Add in 2 dried ramen packages (discard seasoning) and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Top ramen bowls off with jalapeños, sesame seeds, green onions, and soft boiled jammy eggs.
Other cozy recipes I love when I’m sick:
Stove Top Green Chili Mac & Cheese
Vegetarian Mushroom & Lentil Shepards Pie
White Wine & Chicken Pot Pie Casserole
Kale & Lentil Veggie Broth Bowls
If you make these Easy Homemade Healthy Ramen Bowls, I’d love to know how it goes! Please share with all your friends in the comments below!
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Easy Homemade Healthy Ramen Bowl
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 15
- Total Time: 35
- Yield: 2 1x
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
Easy ramen bowls at home made with whatever vegetable you have in the fridge. This soup comes together in one pot and is filled with asian flavors like ginger, garlic and soy sauce.
Ingredients
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup shredded carrots
2 cups thinly sliced mushrooms
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 thumb of ginger, grated
2 teaspoons sesame oil
6 cups vegetable or chicken broth
3–4 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
A healthy squirt of sriracha (more if you like it spicy)
2– packages of dried top ramen (discard flavorings)
3 cups of kale or spinach, thinly sliced
1 jalapeno, thinly sliced
1 cup green onions, thinly sliced
Sesame seeds
2–3 eggs, soft boiled
Instructions
- In a large dutch oven or stock pot heat olive oil on medium heat.
- Add in carrots and mushrooms and cook for 3-4 minutes or until tender. Add in minced garlic and ginger and sesame oil and cook for 1-2 minutes or until fragrant.
- Add in broth, soy sauce, and sriracha and bring broth to a slow simmer. Taste test broth and add in more soy sauce or sriracha to your liking. Stir in kale and cook for 1-2 minutes or until wilted. Add dried ramen packages to simmering broth and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Top soup bowls off with thinly sliced jalapeños, sesame seeds, green onions and soft boiled eggs.
To make soft boiled jammy eggs:
- Bring a small sauce pot of water to a rolling boil. Add in 2-3 eggs and boil for (6) minutes (be sure to set a timer!).
- Once eggs are finished cooking, immediately transfer them to a bowl filled with half ice/half water to cool down instantly and stop cooking. Let cool for 2-3 minutes and very gently peel and half eggs for soup.
Keywords: ramen noodles, ramen noodle recipes, homemade ramen
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If you like this Ramen you’ll also love our ‘Easy Spicy Chicken Ramen’ soup bowls!
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Forgot to leave my rating! Love this recipe
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This recipe is SO SO good. Thank you for creating a comfort food (but also healthy) ramen 🙂
I’ve used this recipe multiple times now, and it’s always SO delicious. I love knowing I can make this for friends and that it’ll always be received with praise.
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Looks delicious, how would you cook the chicken to put in it?
I think I just found my new favorite thing to cook! Best ramen ever and especially while suffering an annoying cough with COVID 19! Thank you so much!
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Great recipe, it was easy and delicious!
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I hate kale. Except for in this recipe!
This is really good and pretty easy. I double the recipe, using 1 tsp of ground ginger in place of the thumb (x2 if you double it) and omit the jalapeno slices and runny eggs. Before I add the Ramen, I turn off the pot, let it cool, and then portion it out into 2 cup containers. I put the containers in the freezer and when I want to have this soup dump it out into a pan, heat it to a simmer, throw in half a pack of ramen (I put the other have in a zippy bag for next time) and a squirt of siracha. On the days I work from home, this is my go to lunch. Thank you for sharing this!
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I have never made any ramen at home before but this was very easy and came out tasty. Since the recipe moves along quickly, definitely have all of your cutting and measuring done ahead of time and it should be a piece of cake! 🙂
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So good and the directions were very easy to follow. I added bok choy and some shallots. I will double the recipe next time so I have for lunch. Can’t wait to mKe this again.
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Soo yummy! I added onion and kimchi and will definitely be making again
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That sounds delicious, such a great addition!
This was so easy and delicious! I even got a “this is really good” from my husband!
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Author
Oh YES! That’s amazing Rachel, so happy you guys found a great meal to have at home.
This was so easy and delicious! I even got a “this is really good” from my husband! I’ll be adding this to the recipe rotation!
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Best homemade ramen ever!
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Thanks so much T! So happy it was a hit!
This ramen recipe is the best one! I had to leave a comment because I have made this a handful of times and its not disappointed me once. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe, I have it printed and always come back to it.
Fantastic recipe!
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I’ve been looking for some new ramen recipes I could try and this one is definitely it! Love the flavors. Thanks for the recipe!
Wow this recipe was absolutely incredible. I used powered ginger package from Trader Joes because they didn’t have real ginger. I doubled the recipe and included 3 packets of the ginger. I also used about 7 packets of rice ramen from Costco. I’m a big fan of ramen, it’s hard to find a really good ramen at a restaurant. This is the best ramen I’ve ever had. I obsessed over it. Thought I was overreacting but my boyfriend agreed. So good.
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