Quick Chicken Ramen Noodle Stir Fry
Tender chicken, broccoli, bell pepper + mushrooms with the best, easiest stir fry sauce ever. 30 min!
So is it too early to be doing New Year, New You?
Because after all the holiday stuffing and pies, I need all the veggies I can get. And this stir fry recipe is the perfect way to sneak in all the vegetables – broccoli, bell peppers, mushrooms, onion – you name it. Carrots and green beans would also be great swaps or additions.
Not to mention, this comes together in 30 minutes or less, start to finish, with the quickest 4-ingredient stir-fry sauce of your lives. All you need is chicken stock, oyster sauce, rice wine vinegar and Sriracha.
Super quick, super speedy, super simple, and so so good.
Quick Chicken Ramen Noodle Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 2 (3.5-ounce) packages instant ramen noodles, flavor packets discarded
- ⅓ cup chicken stock
- ¼ cup oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha, or more, to taste
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, diced
- 1 ½ cups broccoli florets
- 1 cup diced sweet onion
- 1 cup diced red bell pepper
- 1 cup sliced shiitake mushrooms
- 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 chicken stock, oyster sauce, rice wine vinegar and Sriracha.
- Heat canola oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and cook until golden and cooked through, about 4-6 minutes; set aside.
- Stir in broccoli, onion, bell pepper and mushrooms until tender, about 4-5 minutes.
- Stir in garlic and ginger until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Stir in chicken stock mixture, scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet.
- Stir in ramen noodles and chicken 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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Lovely recipe, thoroughly enjoyed.
Thank you for sharing.
I’ve done lots of ramen stir fries through the years, and they are an inexpensive family favorite. We liked this chicken version a lot, but I’ve also done ramen stir fries with ground beef, thinly sliced steak (how to make 1 smallish steak feed 4), pork in any version, and even scrambled eggs (scrambled in a piece then thinly sliced or diced)–but always with lots of veggies. It’s a great way to clean out the veggie drawer in the fridge, and I sometimes even use leftover veggies, which won’t be a crisp as stir fried fresh, but still taste good for this kid friendly budget pleaser. Variations of this recipe have made lots of quick lunches for my grandsons!
Made it tonight and it’s going to be a regular in my home. I decreased the chicken to 1/2 lb, increased the veggies a little and used sambal oelek instead of sriracha. Next time I’ll increase the veggies more and drecrease the amount of noodles. Definitely can leave out meat and use tofu if needed. Very tasty!
SO good! My family devoured it!
4 stars bc it was just a tad too sweet for us. Otherwise, great recipe. What can be added/swapped for more acid to cut the sweetness? Soy sauce?
EXCELLENT! Made it just as written, but next time since I don’t care for the look of thighs, I will use tenderloins…they don’t sit in the sauce too long to get dry. I also felt it needed some salt (soy sauce) and a tad more siracha…but you can add that as you eat. Very healthy and good!
This was delicious and toddler approved with some modifications. We have multiple food allergies/intolerances and did not use the sriracha or the oyster sauce. I replaced it with coconut aminos. Because I did more noodles and vegetables than listed in the recipe, I needed a lot more coconut aminos than oyster sauce in the recipe. I also added extra salt because the coconut aminos does not provide them like other sauces do. We will make it again!
Yummy
This recipe has joined the meal rotation in our house. I’ve made it exactly as written the first time and we loved it. On subsequent occasions, I’ve subbed different veggies and even tried it with tofu. Thank you for yet another amazing recipe!
Sooo good! I doubled the sauce like some others had. I could really see doing different proteins/veggies each time. Great versatile recipe!
Made this with leftover tri tip used carrots for mushrooms because I didn’t have any . This was so so delicious . Definitely will make this a regular. Thanks for sharing .
This was so delicious! Made the recipe exactly as stated. It was quick, easy and relatively cheap!
Really good. Made exactly as written. I felt it needed a little salt at the end so I put soy sauce on my own bowl and it was perfect.
Looks delicious!!! Does this freeze well??
This has become a weeknight staple at our house – so quick and easy and both of my kids love it! I like that I can put together a healthy meal in about 20 minutes after work.
Delicious! Omitted mushrooms as husband doesn’t like them. Doubled the sauce. I was skeptical about the amount of oyster sauce but it was a hit!! Will make again.
Made this for dinner tonight after a friend shared the recipe on FB. Used chicken breast as that’s what I had on hand, cremini mushrooms as the store was out of shiitakes, and doubled the sauce. I was a little worried the sauce wouldn’t thicken up well without cornstarch but it turned out great! Way too much food for just hubby and I so next time I’ll halve the recipe, but there definitely will be a next time! Cooking times were pretty much spot on as well. Very versatile recipe to use up whatever veggies you have on hand. I think it would also be great with beef, shrimp, or even tofu to absorb that yummy sauce. Thanks for another keeper, Chungah!
Thank you this recipe! Made it tonight, gluten free. GF ramen noodles and sauces, it came out good! My picky husband even enjoyed it, so yay
My husband and I loved this! We like more sauce so per the comments I doubled it. I also subbed fish sauce due to an allergy and it worked well. Adding to the rotation! Thanks for another winner.
This recipe sounded and looked amazing. So I thought I’d give it a try – it was different from what I normally make. So while I was preparing this meal my husband took one look at the ramen noodles and said “those aren’t real noodles!” Plus it has broccoli in it. So two strikes down already. But I went ahead and made the meal anyway. It was so flavorful, and my husband ate the whole thing except the small portion I ate. This recipe is a keeper!
I just made this as meal prep to take to work, and am super impressed!!!! It’s delicious, and fairly easy! I will say it probably took me longer than 30 minutes with all the veggie prep, but after that it all comes together quickly!!! Will definitely make again. It is surely damn delicious! (Also I used boneless chicken breast, not thighs.)
Husband loved it. Son loved it. I loved it. Dog would have loved it, but I didn’t let him have any.
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Definitely great review!
Soooo bored with everything I make for dinner, so I was on the hunt for something new with ingredients I already had on hand.
I ran into this recipe, and was so inspired that I made a trip to the store for ramen and water chestnuts (added to the dish for some crunch).
This was fantastic! It was completely different from what we normally eat when I have limited time to cook.
Thank you for sharing this recipe! I’m excited about the next time I make it.
This was SO good! Our family of four had zero leftovers because we kept going back until it was gone. All of the measurements were perfect. We will absolutely be adding this into our regular rotation of meals. Thank you!
I keep preparing this recipe because I literally crave it! It’s that good!
Recently, I shared the recipe with a friend, assuring her it makes 4 generous servings.
She replied the next day….”I have only one serving left.” Apparently, she and her husband liked it!
I completely tweaked on the sauce after I was done with it, it was basically a teriyaki stir fry sauce, but nonetheless, it was good! I did end up making the sauce way too thick, but that’s on me.
Next time I’ll stick to the recipe and I’m sure it’ll be amazing.
I made this last night. The only thing I didn’t like about it, is that I grabbed the hoisin sauce instead of oyster sauce, and it was way too sweet, for me. I was able to salvage it by adding more soy sauce. Will definitely make this again. The veggies were nice and crisp and the chicken, so so tender. It was a real treat for sure. Thank you so much for publishing this!!!
This is AMAZING. My family isn’t super into oyster sauce, so I used hoisen sauce instead and kept everything else the same. A hit all around! Thanks Chungah!
Another great meal from your site…find myself coming here every single day now. I made it exactly
as written and we loved it. Thanks so much for all the yummy recipes!!!
Very good recipe. I doubled the sriracha in the sauce because I like spicy. I used chicken breasts, which is what I had, and found that I needed to cook the chicken only for a couple of minutes – 4 minutes would have been too long. Used sriracha on the side while eating. Came out a little greasy – but that might be my fault. Would suggest using a very hot wok when adding the sauce mixture and chicken at the end to get more of a fried texture to the dish. Would also double the ginger next time to give it more oomph.
My husband and I LOVE this and for us it is two meals. I add water chestnuts and a few nuts! I am fixing it this weekend for our Ramen obsessed grandkids and can’t figure out a side to go with it? Any thoughts?
Excellent!
Excellent recipe! Nailed it!! Love this site!!!
This was SO good, that my husband and I ended up eating the whole thing!
Now I am anxious to try the ground beef version and will serve steamed broccoli on the side.
Since the sauce is basically the same, I needed only to purchase Toasted Sesame Oil.
Thanks so much for adding a delightful dish to our menu!
Damn! that was Delicious! Easy to put together. Aside from potentially high sodium levels (nice that the seasoning packets are discarded), this is a healthy and filling meal. Great entry to Adventures in Ramen. Definitely will make it again.
Easy to meal prep and even easier to cook! We added 4 cups of ramen noodles vs. two, and still delicious!!
really tasty. left out mushrooms and sesame. took me a bit longer than 30 minutes. But will definitely make again. more like 2- 3 servings since my husband went back for seconds and thirds!
Really, really good! I made a substitution of a mixture of light soy and hoisin for the oyster sauce because I didn’t have it. Thanks for the great recipe.
I have made this a few times and it’s another great recipe, thank you Chunga! That said I just learned how much sodium there is in ramen. I thought it was all in the flavor packet, that’s not the case. I used organic wheat ramen and it has 700 mgs of sodium in 2 ounces dry. I’m usually a better label reader than that! Next time I’m using angel hair pasta or a different noodle. And I agree with some other reviews, double the sauce.
Made this today. Took a pretty long time to prep everything. Next time I’ll make it I’ll do prep ahead of time. It’d go faster with a food processor, of course. Tasted very good, not much to tinker with. I added a grated carrot. Next time I’ll add some diced carrot… just because I like carrots. Omitted mushrooms, too.
Made this tonight….wouldn’t call it “quick” but it was tasty.
I doubled the “sauce” because we like sauce and I didn’t have sriracha but I did have chili garlic sauce.
LOVE THIS!!! You saved the day and pulled me out of my “Covid cooking rut”. Usually I make recipes without tweaks at least on the first try (unless I know something is really a deal breaker) but this time I was looking to make a copy-cat of a dish my mother in law makes and she keeps saying she will give us the recipe for but never does. I suspect this is on purpose because she wants us to have to come to her for it. But it was a minor tweak- she uses red onion and no broccoli (and maybe some cabbage?). Otherwise I also added 1 tsp of sesame oil because that just adds so much flavor. I used a combo of broccoli and string beans and left the sauce as is because we didn’t want this to be saucy- just flavorful. Not only did my husband think this was DAMN close to his mom’s version he actually liked the depth of flavor in this more! I suspect my mother in law uses soy, not oyster sauce and that made the flavor difference. My kids LOVE their grandma’s noodles so my 8 year old actually thought this WAS from her! My little guy watched me cook it so he knew but he’s the picky one and he agreed it was yummy. They both cleaned their plates (and my little guy hates cooked red pepper- only raw, I think he still ate it us). My pack of thighs was 1.6 lbs so my husband wants us to add one more ramen pack to have it fill in a little more and I agree. Adding this to our rotation and can’t wait to surprise my mother in law with it. We will be moving soon and I’m going to make a double batch of this and freeze it in smaller portions like my mother in law does so we have it for the 2 weeks of moving chaos and won’t need to do so much take out. This plus your baked Gnocchi are both going to get is through those 2 weeks. Thanks for another amazing recipe!
So tried to make a double batch last night. I accidentally bought chicken breasts, I forgot the sesame oil bc I was so focused on getting doubling everything correct and I added that extra ramen packet (making it a total of SIX for the doubling). It was a little hard to manage, I couldn’t rinse the ramen and it stuck together while I got the rest of the ingredients cooked but I eventually got it all stirred about. This was a little mushier than last time too. That being said it was another BIG HIT. I will switch back to thighs next time and have to figure out how to double this better. Maybe get the veggies and meat cooked and THEN cook the ramen in 2 batches as I keep the rest warm? Oh, I use frozen broccoli and string beans, I get them warmed up in the microwave so I can cut them a little smaller and I add them when the pepper and onion is a half way cooked) Either way, we had plenty for dinner, leftovers and a portion is frozen and ready to go for our moving-weeks chaos. Can’t thank you enough, as always, for this great recipe.
Another great recipe! I used leftover crock pot chicken. We will definitely have this dish again. Also, we added cashews at the end.
Can red wine vinegar or rice vinegar be used, rather than rice wine vinegar? Or would those not be good substitutes? (I can’t find rice wine vinegar in the grocery store.)
Same here. When I couldn’t find it, I looked online.
Rice Vinegar and Rice Wine Vinegar are interchangeable terms.
They are NOT the same vinegar. It makes a difference. Try a good health food store.
I find if I add a couple of drops of sesame oil to anything it is like Abracadabra and presto its magic, any dish becomes Chinese takeout.
This was delicious! The husband said it was definitely a repeat. Easy to make once you have the veggie cut up. Good the next day to heat up for lunch the next day.
What do you suggest/ reccomend to get if you’d prefer to not get the instant packages? Can’t wait to make this! Thanks
Spaghetti works in my opinion and I’ve used it before in other dishes that call for yaki soba noodles (also an option) or ramen.
I buy these, from Amazon or wherever: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008968NHE
Hope that helps. Plenty of better Ramen options out there than the ones in the packs.
Awesome flavor and with a little mis en place makes a weeknight dinner a snap. I can’t wait to try more of your yummy dishes.
This was super good. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Perfect as written! I can’t wait to try this with beef or shrimp.
This was excellent! I doubled the sauce like other reviewers recommended but changed nothing else- we LOVED it! We will definitely make this again! Yet another winner from this site!
This was a big hit! I’m gluten free but nobody else in the house so – I followed everything like normal except I left the noodles on the side. I used Maifun rice noodles for myself and angel hair pasta for everyone else. It was awesome! My only complaint was that we all wanted more sauce. Definitely doubling maybe tripling the sauce for next time!
Absolutely delicious! I short cut the recipe by sautéing veggies 4 minutes, add sauce ingredients, 1 cup water or broth, then add noodles raw! Set to low, covered for 2 minutes. Stir to breakup noodles , cover again. Set timer for 2 minutes and hurry to set table. Dinner is ready! With any protein or not. Yum! Just like takeout!
This was delicious. I do not like switching out items on a recipe and then reviewing it, because it would not be an accurate review. But the only things I switched out was the Ramen Noodles as I didn’t have them, I used Brown Rice Noodles instead. Everyone raved about this dish, even my very picky 13 year old, he was the first to say how yummy it was. I have yet to come across a bad dish on this site..
This was okay. I didn’t have shiitake mushrooms but followed the recipe exactly. I think I have realized that I just don’t like the smell of oyster sauce. The taste is fine, it’s the awful smell. I do have the sense of smell of a hound dog, haha. I wouldn’t make it again, but nonetheless it was alright.
Made this last night and it came out perfect. My husband and kids (5 and 11) ate everything off their plates! It’s rare to find a dinner that everyone loves. This will be part of our regular dinners now! Thanks!
Absolutely yummy!
This mine & my husbands new favorite recipe– we’ve made it two weeks in a row!
Great easy to go to meal! Love your recipes.
I’ve made this recipe several times and it’s always a big hit! My husband tells me I should add this to our rotation every time I make it. I just smile because he’s had it at least 3 times already. My kids and my in-laws also like it. The only thing I do differently is serve the ramen up in a bowl and then top it with the rest. I find it easier to make sure everyone gets an equal amount of good stuff if I do it this way.
That’s a great recipe! What if I add some mushrooms? Thanks for the inspiration :), I’ll try the recipe as soon as possible.
Can you sub oyster sauce for something else? This looks amazing
I subbed it for hoisin sauce because I have a shellfish allergy. Turned out great!
Thanks Shannon! Going to try this with hoisin, don’t want to buy additional ingredients 🙂
This is really, really good. I double and use as a second meal! Make it you won’t be disappointed!!
This was amazing! I doubled the sauce and used chicken breasts instead of thighs. I used more vegetables and chicken and was surprised that there wasn’t any leftovers. My family loved it. Thank you.
We both loved this. It took me a lot longer than 30 minutes, but I’m a slow chopper and mise en place, so we’ll see if I can speed it up. Doubled the sauce and it worked great. Will experiment with other veggies because we definitely don’t get enough. Perfect for the fridge emptier if you have things to use up. It’s in the rotation!
Delicious! Made some modifications based on my family’s preferences thanks to the help of so many reviews! Replaced oyster sauce with soy sauce. For the veggies I did edamame, carrots, broccoli, red bell pepper & onion. Doubled the sauce and it was perfect!
Made this for the family when the kids had friends over. It was a super big hit—-doubles the delicious sauce and added extra noodles. Definitely a make again for us.
This was very tasty! My husband and preschooler enjoyed it so we will be adding to our rotation of meals. I increased the sauce amount to about 1.5 and the veggies and noodles soaked it up nicely. Will probably add more veggies next time too.
I thought the flavors were outstanding. The crunch of the red pepper and the heat of the sriracha was great. I thought my noodles sucked up a lot of juice so I made a double batch of the liquid “gold” it was just right, not soupy just right. Moist and tender chicken. Thank you for the recipe.
I tried this and it is super quick and easy to make, the whole family loved it, which is a huge accomplishment given how picky my kids are! It also packs in the veggies, a win win for this mama!
Fantastic!
Wonderful!!
What a great recipe that you have shared. I will try this recipe for, my husband because the dish looks yummy. Can I use rice bran oil instead of canola oil?
making this for the second time…. it was very tasty and a lot of flavor! I didn’t have oyster sauce…. so I went out and bought it…. just how I am….. it was a key ingredient!
Easy & delicious- didn’t use all noodles & spiced up with more siracha & splash of soy . Sliced carrot added color . Will make again .. husband loved it – TU ! Who knew ramen was so fun !!
Really good, my husband said we should definitely add to the rotation. I was missing a couple of ingredients and improvised by adding baby corn, but still turned out yummy. I will say that if you want it as saucy as pictured, you’ll have to make extra sauce.
This was great and my husband said it was better than takeout. I used soy sauce instead of oyster sauce and apple cider vinegar instead of rice wine vinegar. I am going to make it again this week.
This was so delicious and flavorful. My entire family loved it. It came together so quickly and easily. Will definitely be making this a lot! I added a TB of soy sauce and a TB of fish sauce because I can’t resist those flavors in a stir fry. Great recipe, thank you!
The sauce is amazing!! Really good recipe
This is sooooo delish!
Easy, delicious and the kids loved it too!
I LOVED your clam chowder recipe, Imade last night, however, I used the Whole can of broth, 4Tbsp flour, and 3 tbb butter, added 2 Tbsp of bacon fat. I also had to purchase 12 oz milk, so I used all that too. Yours is the only recipe that doesnt use Full Cream + 1/2 & 1/2. It turns out delicious every time, so I have to try your stir fry too. Looks just as easy
This looks so simple and fun to make! Looking forward to trying – wondering why I don’t see the exact recipe + ingredients? Please assist!
That was delicious !!!
I just discover you recipies and I am in love !
I did the chinese orange chicken and it was so good, that I try this one. Tomorrow is the Asian steak roll up and next Salmon teriyaki … and so on.
So happy to have discover your website. Flavorfull tasty delicious recipe. Everything seems so good. Now want to try everything
Ramen is always a go-to meal if you don’t have time or are lazy to cook. Or simply want something instant to fill your stomach. Not to forget it is “damndelicious”!
I made this for the first time tonight. Super delicious!! I had to sub the mushrooms with something and used baby corn. Worked out awesome, everyone loved it!
Oh, what a great dinner idea! It is so difficult to find out what to prepare and what would be appreciated by all the family. Thanks for this recipe!
I haven’t tried it yet but from the reviews I definately will. I will substitute the ramen noodles for spaghetti squash for a healthier meal.
I was surprised at how bland this was. Did love all the veggies though. I found two packages of ramen noodles to be overload so I pulled out about 1/2 a package.
I found that it was kind of bland too. I had to add some soy sauce, and next time I may try to add soy sauce some brown sugar and more sriracha, but i’m not sure. I also loved all the veggies as I didn’t do chicken and just essentially doubled the veggies (approx) so mine had broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, bell pepper, onions. Glad it was pretty healthy though!
Nice and easy recipe very yummy! Kids gobbled it up too. Said it reminded them of Lola’s pansit! Score for me! Thank you for this recipe! Love your website and the simple solutions you have for dinners! I used rotisserie chicken we had left over made it an even easier meal to prepare.
I made it and my family insisted that I make it again but triple the recipe! Delicious and really easy for a school night.
Oh my gosh! This was so quick and so so so yummy! My kids loved it too! I didn’t have oyster sauce so with the help of Google I replaced it with 3 tablespoons of amino acids 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon fish sauce and a tablespoonish of brown sugar. Love this will definitely make it again soon!
Thanks so much!! That was such a help, I didn’t have Oyster Sauce either.
Planning to make this sometime this week and I don’t have oyster sauce either–thank you for the suggestion!
This was so good! And soooo easy to make! As soon as I tried it I knew it was one of my new favorite recipes. And the recipe is right – this is the best stir fry sauce ever!
This was so delicious!! The moment I saw this post, I knew it was something my husband and I would love. It turned out absolutely fantastically (we did cut the amount of onion just because of our tastes) and I cannot wait to have it again!
This was damn delicious 🙂 Veggie packed and even the kids devoured it. Thank you!
Happy to hear this was a winner for you and your family, Justyna! 🙂
This was great! I swapped some of the veggies (I used onions, mushrooms, bell peppers, carrots and green beans) and didn’t use siracha as I didn’t have it at home. I also used chicken breasts as it’s what I had at home and it worked great! Will definitely make this again!
So great to hear! Thanks for sharing with us, Victoria!
Yes yes yes! This has totally become my go-to easy weeknight dinner recipe. I’ve made it yesterday and my family is totally obsessed with it 🙂 Thank you for sharing girl!
This looks amazing but I cant have oyster sauce. Is there a replacement you would suggest?
Soy sauce is usually my go to when I run out of oyster sauce.
I haven’t tried it yet but from the reviews I definately will. I will substitute the ramen noodles for spaghetti squash for a healthier meal.