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Over the last few days I've been craving 2 minute noodles (umm..last time this happened I was pregnant - but this is unlikely).
I know some people add all kinda things to be creative with them...I never had previously, but if this craving keeps up, I'd like to be able to vary it a little so I don't get sick of them and so I can get some nutrients out of it.
So was just wondering what some of you do?
Thanks in advance
I add tasty cheese and tomato sauce to chicken maggie noodles - YUM :D
A friend of mine adds marg or butter after they are cooked and drained so they dont stick together. Also gives them some flavour.
My kids both LOVE tomato sauce on them.
Not very nutritious I know!
You could always make up a quick stir fry?
My sister's ex used to do an awesome omelette with cooked noodles, green onions and mized frozen vegies. He flipped it straight out of the pan too.
We get the ones that come with dehydrated veggies, and then add cheese and sauce. You could always add some fresh veggies or some pasta sauce.
I mix them with a bit of tuna and sometimes some creamed corn.
DH is a fan of the beef flavoured noodles with tasty cheese and BBQ sauce.
The omlette that snugglybean mentioned sounds like a good idea to make them a bit more interesting.
I never put stuff on them - ew, sorry guys but cheese and sauce is enough to turn my stomach!
But we do use them in soups, stir frys and chow mein.
i sometimes make them and then put some vegies or chicken in and then stir fry an egg thru them. a squirt of sesame oil at the end and voila - 3 minutes noodles!
I haven't done this for ages, but sometimes I would finely dice a carrot, some capsicum and any other vegies you like, then fry them in a small amount of oil. Cook the noodles and drain, then add the vegies. I would then sprinkle the flavour sachet (beef) over it all, and toss, then add a small amount of soy sauce. I have some funny tastes though!
Nic
My DF always has to put grated cheese on his :sick:
I just eat them plain (with the seasoning). Putting them in a stir-fry or something though (minus the flavouring packet) would work, and you can get them these days with a little packet of dried vegies. Can't really them now though..think I ate them too much when I was at uni :rolleyes:
I make them up for the kids, and add some mixed vegies and then grated cheese. My kids love it like this... sometimes if I have left over roast beef or chicken I will add that too and change the noodles to match the meat.
PEAS
I cook mine with frozen peas, chicken noodles left in the liquid with frozen peas, oh yum!!
Another cheese fan here :redface:
My first boyfriend way back when I was 15 used to boil the noodles, add some butter and about 3/4 of the seasoning satchet after they were drained, and then some cheese.
Heart attack in a bowl...but I'm 35 now and I still eat them like that :lol:
I always cook them up minuse the flavor & pop into a stirfry...cheaper than other stirfry noodles & last a long time in the cupboard.
And I must say eeeewwww, LOL I've never thought to add anything but the flavour & I'm not sure about some of those,he,he.
Thanks everyone.
This sounds alright...i think a lady a work had this once...i just couldn't remember what vegie she put with it, but i knew it had tuna and I'm pretty sure she added some cheese as well.:
Nic - that one ain't funny at all...thinking if I'm home for lunch today...then I might be doing this one....yum!:
Chicken noodle salad...
(I use left overs from a roast/bbq chook, about 1/2 - 2/3 cup)
Cook noodles without seasoning, rinse under cold water. Chop 1/4 red onion, a few slices of cucumber (cut into quarters), 1/3 carrot cut into sticks, 1/3 capsicum, 3-4 tablespoons of tinned corn kernals.
Toss noodles, vege's, and chicken together in a bowl. Add a splash of soy sauce (and lemon if you have it).
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM yum! I eat it cold and its so bloody good!
drain the juice and add grated cheese and mix!
I make an asian style soup with mine. Add some bok choy chopped up to the cold water, and the chicken seasoning along with a splash of maggi seasoning. Then at the very end I stir in a lightly whisked egg. Its very very good :)
I cook them with peas, then put chopped ham thru them and grated cheese over the top. YUM.
I dont like all the numbers in the flavouring so if i use it at all, i put it in while its still boiling and drain off the water- bit of flavour still, but not full on.
when i do them for my hubby and DS i usually mix it through with a sauce of some sort
Ok girlies...this is a cheap, nasty and heart-stopping 2-minute noodle special that I feel compelled to share. Truth be told I have not had it since my uni days 11 years ago, but as I recall it sure beat the normal, bland, just-add-the-sachet solution. I invented it all by myself ;)
Step 1: Get a small bag of cheese and onion chips and crush the bag so that all the chippies are broken up.
Step 1: Boil your noodles, add you sachet and transfer to bowl.
Step 3: Add a knob of butter
Step 4: Pour entire contents of crushed chip bag onto nooodles
Step 5: Top with a whole lot of tasty cheese and microwave until cheese is melted onto chips
Step 6: Apologise to your heart and make sure you have the ambulance on speed-dial
hahahaha Sambo. I love that you invented it yourself! :lol:
We use 2 minute noodles a lot as we are cooking for 7 people in this house. We get the no name brand bulk pack, which is $1.09 for 5 packs. It is definitely a cheap alternative to pasta or rice, and they go far.
I serve them lightly friend with vegies topped with a sauce (soy, kecap manis, sweet chilli etc). I also serve them in casseroles to bulk it up as long as the casserole has a thick base.
And I mainly use them in stirfries which we cook a lot of.
I have used them in omelettes, quiches as well. I can't live without them!
CHOP SUEY!!!! I love chop suey so I'll be nice and share my recipe cause I luff you's all!
Ingredients:
500gr Mince
1 or 2 onions chopped
Packet 2 minute noodles (chuck the seasoning you dont need it)
1 Tsp curry powder
1 Tbsp Soy Sauce
2-3 Tbsp Tomato sauce
1/2 Cabbage Chopped
3-4 Celery Sticks sliced
250g Beans (optional, i dont use them)
1 1/2 cups of cooked rice
2-3 cups of water or stock
Lightly brown mince and onion in a little butter. Add soup mix, spice, sauce and water. Cook for 5 minutes. Add all vegies and cook on low heat with lid for about 15-20 mins. Rice can be added before serving or on the side of the plate
I gurantee everyone will love that!!!!! I will go back for seconds.. my mouth is watering thinking about it lol
ENJOY
We used to mix our 2 min noodles with baked beans when we went camping... YUMMO!!
kirsty lee....... what soup mix LOL!
guess what i just had for lunch? yep 2min noodles with.......butter........cheese......and tomato sauce! very bad but very yummy!
I have em on toast... Sometimes in Tomato soup.
They are nice in a stir fry also (and very easy)
wow so many cheap dinner ideas!!! All you two minute noodle enthuisiasts need to try Mi Goreng Indomie brand noodles, sooo cheap, and they come with seasoning, chilli sauce, seasoning oil, soy sauce and crunchy fried onions to put on top! They are sooo good with some egg and vegies stirred thru! yum yum yum I could live on them! I think I know what we're having for dinner tonight... :D
That's what we get...I buy a box of 35 for $10 from our local asian grocer! So delicious and to make a meal out of them I cook some meat (whatever I have in the freezer) and a few veg (whatever I have in the fridge!!) with the seasoning...oh yum and so quick! It's one of my can't be bother cooking meals!:
It sounds like the recipe I use for chow mein. That has a packet of chicken noodle soup in it! She's right it is yum!!!:
I loove chicken noodles but then maggi went and changed thier flavouring :cry: to make it "healthy" ... yuk :p but the "I love coles" brand ones taste like the old Maggi ones so its ok. *phew*
I cook them up as usual, drain, add flavouring and then mix in some cream cheese. Its a bit wierd at first but once I got used to it I dont know how I lived without it.
(same with mcdonalds chips - i cant eat them with out mc chicken sauce to dip them in.)
i hated 2 min noodles and anything similar bcoz mum over killed it when we were kids BUT at the start of last yr after a rather large drinking session, i dont know who but someone cooked up the mi goreng noodles and OMG so so so so so so good! i always have some in the cupboard
Wow, so many different ideas...Thanks again everyone.
How on earth did you come up with this invention? :think:I'd never had thought to add a bag of crushed chips. Was it a drunken moment :lol:, or are you a regular mixer of odd flavours (I am...love sweet with savoury).:
O.....M....G!:
I know I am going to end up trying this even though it will most likely kill me :lol:
oh man just another thing to add to my "must buy" next time I'm at the supermarket!!
:sick: I think I'm going to have to wait until I'm not pregnant then read this thread again then see what sounds nice. At the moment my stomach isn't handling much :rolleyes:.
Thanks for this thread girls... my DD is always wanting 2 min noodles... now I can try some of your recipes without feeling guilty for giving them to her (although I may avoid giving her the crushed chips one) I too thought, what soup mix? That sounds yummo, so it's a pkt of chicken noodle soup is it?
All the "wet" ingredients babe!:
kirsty lee....... what soup mix LOL!