Quick Ramen Noodle Stir Fry

Fast, easy, and budget-friendly using ramen noodles and ground beef for an amazing, saucy stir fry the whole family will love!

You have no idea how much I love a good stir fry. It’s always so quick to whip up, and you can essentially use up anything and everything in your fridge – making it cheap and budget-friendly.

And that’s exactly what this is. It doesn’t require too many ingredients, and by using ground beef and instant ramen noodles, this dish can’t come together any quicker.

The noodles just need 3-4 minutes to get nice and tender while your ground beef gets that beautiful crumble before you stir in the sauciest of all sauces that require only a few pantry staples.

From there, you can stir in those softened ramen noodles to sop up all those saucy bits.

You’ll be amazed as to how quickly this really comes together – 30 minutes or less from start to finish. Not to mention how many requests you’ll get for seconds and thirds guaranteed!

Recipe

Yield: 4 servings
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
Total: 30 minutes

Ingredients

2 3.5-ounce packages instant ramen noodles, flavor packets discarded

⅓ cup beef stock

¼ cup oyster sauce

1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar

1 teaspoon Sriracha, or more, to taste

1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil

1 pound lean ground beef

1 cup diced sweet onion

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger

2 green onions, thinly sliced

½ teaspoon toasted sesame seeds

Instructions

1. In a large pot of boiling water, cook ramen noodles until tender, about 3-4 minutes; rinse with cold water and drain well.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together beef stock, oyster sauce, rice wine vinegar and Sriracha.
3. Heat sesame oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef and onion, and cook until beef has browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; drain excess fat.
4. Stir in garlic and ginger until fragrant, about 1 minute.
5. Stir in beef stock mixture, scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet.
6. Stir in ramen noodles until heated through and evenly coated in sauce, about 1-2 minutes.
7. Serve immediately, garnished with green onions and sesame seeds, if desired.

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