Fried Ramen with Broccoli and Hard-Boiled Egg

It has been a very long week and I have not had a lot of energy to write posts for he past week, so I'm sorry for the lack of recipes.  However, I did manage to have time to use up our last package of ramen for meal that reminded me a lot of what I'd get at a Chinese restaurant.  In short, I just fried the noodles in soy sauce, cooked up some frozen broccoli, added half a boiled egg, and a couple egg rolls.  It tasted very good and subsided my husband's and my cravings for Chinese food.

In the recipe I'm sharing, it will be just for the ramen part of the meal.  I'll add price for egg rolls as optional at the end of this post.  I hope you try this simple recipe and like it as much as we did.

Ingredients:
1 package Ramen (I used chicken flavor)
2/3 c. frozen Broccoli
1 hard-boiled Egg, cut in half
2 T. Soy Sauce (I used low-sodium)

Directions:
1. Place 4 eggs in a 2-quart saucepan and add enough cold water to cover one inch above the eggs.
2. Put saucepan over high heat and boil for 15 minutes.
3. Remove eggs from water with slotted spoon and place in ice water.  Let sit until cool enough to handle.
4. While the eggs are boiling, cook ramen as directed on package.  Boil broccoli with ramen to save time.
5. Drain water and add half the seasoning packet to noodles and broccoli.
6. Now, transfer ramen mixture to a warm skillet.
7. Add 2 tablespoons of soy sauce to ramen and broccoli, and fry.
8. Serve on plate with half a boiled egg (be sure to peal egg before eating).

How Much Does It Really Cost?

Ramen - $0.33

Broccoli - $0.99 

Eggs - $1.19 for a dozen

Soy Sauce - $1.00

Cost Details

Ramen - $0.33

Broccoli 

     Cost for Recipe - $0.99 / 5 (serv./bag) = $0.20

Egg 

      $1.19 / 12 = $0.10

Soy Sauce 

     $0.99 / 20 (serv./bottle) = $0.05 * 2 (Tablespoons) = $0.10

Total= $0.73

Cost/Serving = $0.73 / 2 = $0.37

The egg rolls I used were a dollar for a 4 pack box (on sale).  So, that would be an extra $0.25 to your meal for one egg roll.  Now, if you want these same prices look for sales or you could find some delicious fruit to add to your meal as well!

Also, those three extra eggs you have from boiling you can put in the refrigerator.  You could eat one for breakfast the next day or make a tasty egg salad (or maybe an egg salad ramen, hmm... I might try that :) ).