Main Dishes
How to Make Instant Noodle Cups (DIY)
Prep
10 minutes
Yield
1
Ever wonder how to make healthier instant noodles recipes at home? The packaged stuff is often loaded with SO much sodium and other weird ingredients, but this instant noodles recipe is a healthier version that you can make at home (while also being able to pronounce and find everything that goes into it).
❤️ Why You’ll Love Instant Noodles
- Quick: The point of instant noodles is that they are quick, and this homemade recipe is quick too! Make them in just 10-minutes
- Delicious: Full of wholesome, delicious, and flavorful ingredients, this healthy noodle recipe is good
- Meal Prep: Prep this instant noodles recipe and have them ready for a quick, healthy lunch
🍲 Ingredients
Ginger: Loaded with antioxidants, ginger can help your body fight off disease, and sickness, and promote healthy aging.
Ramen Noodles: Ramen noodles don’t have a ton of health benefits, which isn’t surprising, but they do have iron, B vitamins, and manganese. So that’s something!
Tofu: Soft tofu works best in this recipe. Tofu adds a great protein source to make this a well-rounded meal.
👩🍳 How to Make Instant Noodles
- Chop the green onion into small pieces.
- Prepare the carrot, ginger + tofu. Set aside.
- Cut the dry ramen noodles into quarters.
- In a bowl, combine the miso, tamari, garlic chili paste, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, and bouillon paste. Mix to combine.
- Stack your ingredients in a 750ml / 26oz jar.
- Pour in boiling water until 1 ½ inch from the top of the jar.
- Seal the jar and allow it to sit for 10 – 15 minutes.
- At this point, you can enjoy it once cooked or set in the fridge until ready to enjoy!
🪄 Tips and Tricks
- Meal Prep/Storage: Prepare the healthy noodle recipe a few days in advance! It can be kept in the fridge for 4 – 5 days.
- Customize: You can add ANY extra spices or vegetables that you wish. Customize it- because you’re eating it! But it is DELICIOUS as is!
- What kind of jar should I use? Typical mason jars work great and can be found at the Dollar Store. You can also reuse old jars that you had things like spaghetti sauce!
🗒 Variations
- Vegetables: Add any kind of hearty veggies into your ramen noodles to make them your own
- Protein: Add in your fav protein like cooked chicken, tempeh, or shrimp
- Spice: Add in some finely chopped hot peppers or top with your fav hot sauce to spice up your instant noodles
🗒 Other meal prep recipes
🤔 Common Questions
Instant noodles can have a lot of sodium in them and very little nutritional value, however, they are so easy to make your own, or even spice up the store-bought ones by adding vegetables and protein to the base.
Put all your ingredients but the broth or water in a container, individually portioned, then when you’re ready to eat, add the boiling water right in.
Expert Tips & FAQ for this healthy noodle recipe:
Meal Prep/Storage: Prepare the healthy noodle recipe a few days in advance! It can keep in the fridge for 4 – 5 days.
Customize: You can add ANY extra spices or vegetables that you wish. Customize it- because you’re eating it! But it is DELICIOUS as is! ☺
What kind of jar should I use? Typical mason jars work great and can be found at the Dollar Store. You can also reuse old jars that you had things like spaghetti sauce in!
Other recipes you’ll love:
- Garlic Roasted Brussel Sprouts
- Healthy Lemon & Herb Baked Zucchini
- Creamy Vegan Lentils with Spinach
- Roasted Potato Salad
- Tabouleh Salad
How to Make Instant Noodle Cups (DIY)
Ingredients
- 1 pack ramen noodles
- 3 sprigs green onion
- ½ medium carrot shredded
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger grated
- ¾ cup soft tofu cubed
- 1 tbsp miso
- 1 tbsp tamari
- 1 ½ tsp sambal garlic chili paste
- 1 ½ tsp sesame oil
- 1 ½ tsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 tsp Better Than Bouillon Vegetable Stock Paste
- Boiling water to fill the jar
Instructions
- Chop the green onion into small pieces.
- Prepare the carrot, ginger + tofu. Set aside.
- Cut the dry ramen noodles into quarters.
- In a bowl, combine the miso, tamari, garlic chili paste, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, and bouillon paste. Mix to combine.
- Stack your ingredients in a 750ml / 26oz jar.
- Pour in boiling water until 1 ½ inch from the top of the jar.
- Seal the jar and allow it to sit for 10 – 15 minutes.
- At this point, you can enjoy it once cooked or set in the fridge until ready to enjoy!
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How far ahead can you make and store these to use later? or is it impossible because of the instant noodles?
I would prep everything but the noodles and hot water. Add those before consumption! I hope that helps
Totally love this recipe, where did you get your glass bottles?
this is a brand called weck!
Noodle recipes always seem so complicated to me, put you made this easy to read and execute, totally recommend it!
thank you so much for the love!
Just made the soup and so delicious! I know this isn’t your fault but I also seem to make my noodles to soggy, any advice?
only let them cook for 3-5 minutes then enjoy immediately!
What kind of bouillon paste do you use, and does it have MSG, does msg concern you at all? Sorry to ask you questions like this!
I use a brand called Better Than Bouillon and no it doesnt!
I love noodle soups, I love ramen noodles, I love tofu… so much that I got my lil boy hooked on it too! He is going to love this as we go on lots of picnics together!
you’re going to love this so much!
Could I freeze this? Also, if I used shrimp would I be able to freeze this?
no this isnt’ a dish I would recommend freezing hun!
I am so excited to try this!
please let me know what you think after you make it!
Hey Maria, where do you buy your edamame beans?
they are sold at most grocery stores in the frozen aisle!
I think noodle jars are brilliant, what do you think about vermicelli?
those would work too!! just might need to cook a little bit longer depending on the brand etc.