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!
Quick Ramen Noodle Stir Fry
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
- In a large pot of boiling water, cook ramen noodles until tender, about 3-4 minutes; rinse with cold water and drain well.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together beef stock, oyster sauce, rice wine vinegar and Sriracha.
- 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.
- Stir in garlic and ginger until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Stir in beef stock mixture, scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet.
- Stir in ramen noodles until heated through and evenly coated in sauce, about 1-2 minutes.
- Serve immediately, garnished with green onions and sesame seeds, if desired.
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My family is obsessed with this. There are very few dishes that I can make that all three kids love (plus one of them is lactose-intolerant), but this one hit all the right notes, AND it’s so quick that I can throw it together before or after soccer/dance/rehearsals/basketball/horseback riding/all-the-activities. I even threw in chopped frozen broccoli a few times to feel better about myself as a parent and THEY STILL ATE IT. Once I served this to one of my kid’s friends, and the friend told his mom to ask me for the recipe (she did).
I have used this twice, it is quick and easy and can also be done with cut pieces of chicken thighs. I always add more ginger to bring out the flavor.
Fairly quick, but not as flavorful as I would have hoped. Mostly tasted like ground meat and noodles. Was okay with a little hoisin sauce and soy sauce added when serving. I probably would not make it again. Definitely not as good as some other recipes from this site.
Very good considering I had to substitute for the clam sauce (used soy sauce, worchestershire and a little sugar), rice wine vinegar (used white wine vinegar and a little sugar) and powdered ginger for the fresh ginger. I’m sure if I purchase the correct ingredients it will be “Damndelicious”. I also used 3 pkts of ramen because mine were 3.0 oz not 3.5oz.
This recipe is great for a more traditional spin on cheap ramen! Been looking for a new staple ramen recipe and THIS IS IT!
Made this last night for dinner – another hit! My kids loved it – especially the texture of the curly ramen. We served it with rice (my husband’s Filipino) and roasted broccoli, but I could see adding more veg to the stir fry even. Love all your recipes – easy to follow, easy ingredients we already have in the pantry and quick to come together. Keep ’em coming!
Another picky eater bites the dust on this one (granddaughter). We just finished dinner, and as I write this, I am craving just one more bite (maybe because I portioned it out into 6 servings instead of 4). Will go into regular rotation around here, though I think I’ll try it with chicken breasts & chicken stock next time, to be a little more WW friendly. (This was 9 freestyle points, per 1/6 recipe.) I was a little worried that there was no thickener for the sauce, but the Ramen noodles sucked it up nicely. I did throw in some carrots, sliced diagonally, & broccoli florets, and hubby said he thought some red bell peppers would have been good, too. (I also subbed chili-garlic sauce for the Sriracha, because it’s what I had, and it is so wicked good.) Very satisfying! Thanks for another darn-delicious recipe!
I now make this with shaved beef and it is even better. I wonder how a vegetarian version would be?
Delish! But it didn’t look like yours
My family loved this. I will make it again soon, but will only use 1/2 lb of ground beef next time and will add some veggies, possibly carrots and broccoli. Thank you for another wonderful recipe that I can actually make and that my whole family enjoys!
I still make this often, but now we use shaved steak (1/2 pound) and serve with steamed or roasted broccoli. It is one of the best weeknight meals – Thank you!
OMG! This looks so yummy!
Recipe looks great. Must you use ground meat for this? Can I sub chicken for the beef?
Yes, absolutely!
Yum Just made this for dinner tonight and loved it, even my husband liked it, and he doesn’t like much
That’s so amazing, Gwynne! 🙂
Looks so easy, tasty, and unlike anything I currently make. I’m going to give it a go!!
made this for dinner last night and it was a big hit – So yummy and easy to pull together!
So glad this was a win for you, Kathryn!
This looks sooo good! I’m looking forward to trying it.
I made this last night for my 2 year old twins and they loved it. I used fresh ramen noodles instead of instant, reduced the sriracha. I also added carrots and broccoli that I ground in my food processor with the onions, ginger, and garlic. I cooked the mixture with the beef.
We’re so glad the twins loved it, Nicole! 🙂
Made this last night! Excellent! Husband loved it as well.
We’re so glad you and your husband enjoyed it so much, Lisa! 🙂
This was very tasty and very easy. I made it for my husband and myself and the leftover was my lunch the next day.
This makes for great leftovers! Thanks for sharing, Winnie!
This was great and left my family smiling after dinner. My 2 year old really loves noodle dishes and this left her smiling and laughing, thanks for the great recipe.
Aw that’s great, Jacob! Thank you for sharing with us.
This is really damn delicious!