Creamy Ramen Primavera

Submitted by Midwest Maven

"Looking for a super easy and cheap, dinner that comes together quickly? This would be great for a busy weeknight meal that the whole family will love! This dish would be delish with a salad and some bread too :)—"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 29.58 ml olive oil
• 226.79 g frozen French-cut green beans (no need to thaw)
• 14.79 ml grated fresh ginger
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 14.79 ml garlic, minced
• 236.59 ml fresh grated carrot
• 226.79 g can bamboo shoots, drained
• 226.79 g can drained mushrooms
• 473.18 ml cooked chicken breasts, cut in bite sized chunks
• 59.14 ml dry sherry
• 226.79 g cream cheese
• 2 (170.09 g) package oriental-flavor instant ramen noodles (although any flavor would probably do well in this dish)
• 118.29 ml chicken broth
• 0.25 ml basil
• 0.25 ml red pepper flakes
• 1.23 ml celery salt

directions

1. In a large pot heat the olive oil over med./high heat.
2. Add the green beans, ginger, onion, garlic, carrots, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, and cooked chicken to the pot and saute about 8-10 minutes until the onions are soft, and all the ingredients are hot.
3. While this mixture is cooking, you can cook both packages of ramen and drain the noodles, **but save the seasoning packets, you will need them**.
4. Also at this time you can put the cream cheese in a small bowl and heat it in the microwave for 50-60 seconds, enough to get it very soft and almost melty; add the 2 seasoning packets you saved, to the cream cheese and stir well.
5. After cooking the chicken mixture for the 8-10 minutes, you will add the dry sherry and mix well.
6. Now add the cream cheese mixture, and the chicken broth and mix well again.
7. Add the basil, red pepper flakes, and celery salt, making sure everything is heated through, and then serve!

Reviews

[NorthwestGal]

This was a really pleasant way of serving ramen noodles. The cream cheese sauce and added vegetables turned such a plain dish into a full and tasty meal. And it was a great way to use the left-over chicken breast that we had earlier this week. Made for Hidden Gems event Dec 2008.