Hehe, instead of ‘Beef up,’ I said ‘Veg up’ … haha, get it?
Yeah, I know, I’ll keep my day job.
So, for Amy’s weekly challenge – making a dish healthier – I decided to turn to those handy little packets that everyone remembers fondly from their college days. Ramen. (You know you crave it every once in a while.)
The thing I love about this dish is that you can change it up however you want. I didn’t add any protein (I had a tuna/avocado sandwich on the side), but you can add chicken, beef, shrimp, tofu, temph, whatever you want. Plus, you can switch up the veggies too. Use what you have on hand or what’s freshest at the farmers market.
I love that this dish has so many veggies in it. And, even with the noodles, I still think it’s a very healthy dish. Be sure to buy broth that has no added salt. Remember, you can always ADD salt! Scott and I compared the sodium contents on the broth at the store and found one that had only 150 mg per serving (by Kitchen Basics $2.99/32 oz carton) versus 450+mg per serving! And if you use the seasoning packet, it’s 880 mg per serving, not to mention the MSG in it. And come on, how many of you actually only eat 1/2 the package??? Yeah, that’s what I thought!
BONUS: It only took about 15 minutes to make. And that’s including the time it took to chop veggies.
Ingredients:
2 packages ramen noodles (discard the nasty, sodium-laden seasoning packet)
1 box no salt added chicken stock (or veggie, or beef, or seafood)
2 cups chopped broccoli
1 cup snow peas
6 button mushrooms, sliced
2 scallions (green onions), chopped
1 cup bean sprouts
2-3 small carrots, chopped (I used the last from our CSA box)
Cook noodles in boiling water for 3 minutes. Drain.
In another pot, heat chicken stock and add veggies. Cook to desired tenderness – I only cooked for about 10 minutes and the veggies were still nice and crunchy. Taste broth and add salt if needed (I added 2 pinches to mine.)
Put some noodles in a bowl and spoon over broth & vegetables. Serve! (Makes 4-6 servings depending on how many vegetables you add.)









If you’re worried about your smoothie tasting too much like greens, just add more fruit and then ease back over time.
























