Easy Vegetable Miso Ramen
Easy vegetable miso ramen is a light and healthy soup that’s chock full of nutrition and deep rich flavors, that will have your family begging for seconds.
How many of you out there got yourself through early adulthood eating loads of store-bought ramen noodles? It was somehow, weirdly tasty and you just couldn’t beat the price.
I remember years ago it was ten cents a package. How can you beat that when you’re on a tight budget? But let’s face it, it really isn’t that good for you. I mean, those seasoning packets are so full of sodium and totally lacking any kind of nutrition.
I decided to take those ramen noodles and bring them to a new level that’s full of flavor, lot’s of veggies and is actually healthy. That, my friends, is how this easy vegetable miso ramen was born.
The miso part of this ramen happened because I had a carton of miso ginger broth that I’d picked up at Trader Joe’s. It had been sitting in my pantry for a while because I wasn’t sure what to make with it. I’m so glad I used that broth in this soup, because, let me tell you, it has the most incredibly rich flavor.
To create this healthy version of ramen, I started by tossing the seasoning packets and only used the noodles. You could use thin spaghetti if you wanted, but I love the fact that ramen noodles cook up in about 3 minutes, which really helps to make this recipe quick and easy.
To bump up the nutrition, I added lots of veggies. The miso ginger broth has so much flavor that I didn’t need to add much additional seasoning. I added some chicken stock for flavor, as well as to keep the miso broth from becoming overpowering.You can use vegetable stock in place of chicken stock if you want a vegan soup.
I cooked the noodles separately and didn’t put them together with the soup until I served it. That way the noodles didn’t soak up too much soup and get soggy.
Easy Vegetable Miso Ramen
Easy vegetable miso ramen is a light and healthy soup that's chock full of nutrition and deep rich flavors, that will have your family begging for seconds.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp peanut or vegetable oil
- 3 green onions, sliced
- 1 (5 oz) pkg shiitake mushrooms, sliced
- 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 3/4 cup matchstick carrots
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 1/2 cups green cabbage, shredded
- 4 cups Trader Joes miso ginger broth
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce
- juice of 1 lime
- 1/4 cup cilantro, finely chopped
- 3 pkgs ramen noodles, seasoning packets discarded
- additional sliced green onion and chopped cilantro for garnish
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 668Total Fat: 24gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 8280mgCarbohydrates: 85gFiber: 14gSugar: 17gProtein: 34g
ENJOY!
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I love ramen, we have it often around here! And one thing I really like about it is that it’s so customization – add what you like! It’s also budget friendly to make at home!
It’s totally customizable, Debi, which I love. You could totally add chicken or shrimp to this or any other veggies that you like!
Lisa, this is incredible!! I love Ramen — and if I can eat it AND have it be GOOD for me — BONUS!
Thanks, Michaela! This recipe is SO easy too!
This looks so delicious, Lisa! My son has been asking me to make homemade Ramen for the longest time…I’m going to have to do it when he comes home for break from college!
Thanks, Michelle! I hope your son likes it!
I am loving this recipe Lisa!!! I am jotting it down to make this week! Thanks!
Thanks Angela! It’s so easy, you’ll love it!
I could go for a bowl of that right now. It looks delicious!! I have never made or eaten anything with miso, but I have tasted a little bit of it once. LOL
Woo-hoo! I can’t wait to try this recipe. Trader Joe’s is right around the corner from me, so I’ll be picking up miso ginger broth asap!
I love everything about this Lisa. It looks light and full of flavor.
I’m loving this delicious ramen soup! Looks just delish, ramen is a favorite!
This Vegetable Miso Ramen looks absolutely wonderful! My whole family will love it!
You have seriously made ramen look so delicious!! This is way better than the ramen I ate in college.
I love ramen and will admit that I ate more than my fair share of it in college. I have never made it from scratch but want to due to the amount of sodium in the store bought stuff. I will have to jump down to trader joes this weekend and grab me some of this broth!