Ramen noodles are the college student’s best friend; they’re cheap, they’re quick to make, and they’re tasty.  However, after a week of ramen noodles for dinner, you may get a little tired of them.  This is why we’ve decided to share some awesomely easy ramen noodle recipes you can try to spice up your meal!

The Ramen Breakfast Burrito

2 cups water

1 (3 ounce) package of ramen noodles

1 egg

¼ cup shredded cheese

1 flour tortilla

hot sauce

Directions:

1. Boil 2 cups of water.
2. Crack and beat the egg.
3. Add the ramen to the boiling water, and then slowly pour in the beaten egg.
4. Leave on heat for 3 minutes while stirring.
5. Drain all but about 1 tablespoon of water from the pot.
6. Add the ramen seasoning packet, along with the cheese and your desired amount of hot sauce.
7. Wrap the mixture in a flour tortilla and enjoy!

Chicken Ramen Noodle Salad

2 packages of ramen noodles

2 boneless chicken breasts

½ cup of croutons

¼ cup of shredded bacon

½ cup of Caesar salad dressing

4 cups of water

Directions:

1. Pour 2 cups of water into a pot and bring to a boil.
2. Once the water is boiling, add in both ramen noodle packages.
3. Cook for 2-3 minutes, or until noodles are tender and have separated.
4. Take the noodles off the heat and strain out the water.
5. Cook the chicken in a pan until fully cooked.
6. Remove the chicken from the pan once done and add it to the noodles.
7. Add croutons, shredded bacon and dressing and then enjoy!

Doritos Ramen Salad

1 package of ramen noodles

1 small bag of Doritos

½ lb. of ground beef

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (optional)

taco seasoning (optional)

Directions:

1. Put 2 cups of water into a pot and bring to a boil.
2. Once the water is boiling, add the package of ramen.
3. Cook for 2-3 minutes, or until the noodles are tender and separated.
4. Take the noodles off the heat and strain out the water.
5. Place beef in a pan and cook.  Be sure to fully cook!
6. Once its done, mix together with the noodles.
7. Place the Doritos around the mixture in a circle, and crumble any chips you have left on top of the mixture.
8. Add shredded cheese and taco seasoning and enjoy!

Ramen Chicken Parmesan

2 packages of ramen noodles

4 cups of water

2 chicken breasts (boneless and skinless)

2 eggs (beaten)

½ cup of milk

1 cup dried bread crumbs

½ cup of grated Parmesan cheese

1 cup of mozzarella cheese

2 cups of spaghetti sauce

2 tablespoons of olive oil

salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Put 2 cups of water into pot and boil
2. Once the water is boiling, add in ramen packages
3. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until the noodles are tender and separated
4. Take the noodles off the heat and strain out the water.
5. Mix together milk and eggs
6. Pound the chicken breast until they are ¼ inch thick
7. Dip the chicken breasts in the milk and egg mixture, and then dip into the bread crumbs.
8. Place the olive oil and chicken into a skillet.
9. Cook until the chicken is brown on both sides and the meet is fully cooked.

10. Remove the chicken from the pan, and add the spaghetti sauce into the skillet where you just cooked the chicken.

11. Once the spaghetti sauce is warmed, add the chicken back onto the skillet.

12. Add the mozzarella and Parmesan cheese to the top of the chicken and heat until melted.

13. Add the ramen to the skillet and cook for 1-2 minutes in the spaghetti sauce.

14. Remove from the heat and enjoy!

Caramel Ice Cream Ramen

1 package of ramen noodles (crushed)

2 cups of caramel ice cream (or any other flavor)

1/3 cup of vegetable oil

Directions:

1. While the noodles are still in the package, break the ramen into small pieces.
2. Put the vegetable oil in a pan and cook until the oil is heated
3. Put the noodles into the pan with the oil and gently shake the pan as they cook.  Be careful not to burn them.
4. Once the noodles have browned, you can remove them from the pan.
5. Put your desired amount of ice cream into a bowl.
6. Add the fried ramen to the top of the ice cream and enjoy!

Ramen Frittata with Ham and Cheese

2 (3 ounce) packages chicken flavored ramen noodles

1 tablespoon butter

6 eggs

4 thin slices deli-style ham, cut into medium dice

3 green onions, thinly sliced

½ cup shredded mild cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Follow ramen cooking instructions and cook until noodles are tender.
3. Strain out the noodles from the water.
4. Melt butter in a large ovenproof skillet on medium-high heat.  Add ham and green onions and cook until tender (about 3 minutes).
5. Whisk eggs and 1 packet of the ramen seasonings into a bowl and stir in cooked noodles.
6. Shake skillet to evenly distribute ham and green onions.  Add egg mixture and sprinkle top with cheese.
7. Transfer skillet to preheated oven and bake until eggs are set and the cheese has melted (about 6-8 minutes).
8. Serve and enjoy!

Vegan Ramen and Rotel

3 oz package of ramen (any flavor)

10 oz can Rotel mild or original

2 tablespoons nutritional yeast

2 tablespoons margarine

water

Directions:

1. Crumble the ramen noodles while still in the package and then pour into a bowl
2. Sprinkle the nutritional yeast over the crumbled noodles
3. Open a can of Rotel and pour over noodles.
4. Add ¼ can of water
5. Cook in the microwave on high for 6 minutes
6. Stir in margarine and enjoy!

Vegetarian Pad Thai Ramen

2 ramen packages

1 16oz package of extra firm tofu

1 bag frozen stir fry vegetables

soy sauce

sesame oil

peanut sauce

Directions:

1. Drain tofu and slice or cube into bite-sized pieces
2. Place into a bowl and add 1 ramen flavor packet with soy sauce.
3. Shake in sesame oil and allow tofu to marinate for 1 to 2 hours
4. Cook ramen noodles according to instructions on the package.
5. Cook frozen vegetables by stir-frying until done.
6. Add tofu with enough of the remaining liquid to pan and continue to heat.  Stir gently until heated.
7. Add ramen noodles and mix well.  Allow noodles to absorb remaining liquid in the pan.
8. Remove from the pan, season with more sesame oil and peanut sauce and enjoy!

Girl Scout Thin Mint Ramen on a Stick

4 packages of uncooked ramen

1 16oz bag of dark chocolate chips

14 drops of peppermint extract

2 drops of spearmint extract

2 drops of wintergreen extract

24 lollipop sticks or popsicle sticks

½ teaspoon butter (optional)

Directions:

1. Empty package of ramen into a bowl and crush until it has the consistency of bulky oatmeal or rice crispies.  Do not crush finer as the recipe will not set.
2. Lay out wax paper.
3. In a saucepan, melt chocolate chips until they become smooth and creamy.
4. If desired, add butter.
5. Slowly add mint extracts to the chocolate, and stir for 1 minute.
6. Quickly pour over crushed ramen and stir vigorously until completely covered.
7. Immediately spoon mixture in tablespoons onto wax paper to form round cookie shapes.  Mixture should flatten and spread considerably, so be sure to leave plenty of space in between.
8. Place a lollipop or popsicle stick into each cookie before it harden.
9. Allow to cool completely for about an hour and then enjoy!

Taco Ramen Salad

1 package beef ramen noodles

½ lb ground beef

1 small tomato, chopped

½ cup onion, chopped

1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

Thousand Island dressing

Directions:

1. Cook noodles according to instructions listed on package.
2. Cook beef in a pan until fully cooked and browned.
3. Drain beef.
4. Stir in ½ seasoning packet.
5. Stir in onion, tomato, cheddar cheese, and noodles.
6. Add dressing and enjoy!

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