What to make with ramen noodles: 19 easy dinners
Every dinner here is built on ramen noodles, easiest first. The quickest is Microwave cheese ramen, on the table in 10 minutes, and the cheapest is Pork yakisoba at $1.22 a serving. 14 of them are simple enough for a first try.

Microwave cheese ramen
$1.38 a serving
10 min

Microwave peanut butter ramen
$1.23 a serving
10 min

Better instant ramen with a soft egg
$2.48 a serving
15 min

Garlic butter ramen noodles with egg
$1.82 a serving
15 min

Ramen noodles with ground beef
$2.61 a serving
15 min

Spicy gochujang ramen noodles
$1.78 a serving
15 min

Bacon and egg ramen noodles
$1.98 a serving
20 min

Chicken ramen stir-fry
$2.18 a serving
20 min

Chili garlic shrimp noodles
$4.12 a serving
20 min

Crispy ramen egg pancake
$1.76 a serving
20 min

Vegetable ramen stir-fry
$2.35 a serving
20 min

Pork yakisoba
$1.22 a serving
25 min

Budae jjigae (army stew)
$3.52 a serving
30 min

Rabokki
$2.11 a serving
30 min

Microwave ramen carbonara
$2.01 a serving
12 min

Cabbage yakisoba noodles
$1.32 a serving
25 min

Chicken yakisoba
$2.35 a serving
30 min

Hiyashi chuka (Japanese cold ramen salad)
$2.72 a serving
35 min

Spicy miso chicken ramen
$4.19 a serving
40 min
Costs are estimates for one serving at typical US grocery prices, counting only what each recipe uses.

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