3-ingredient vegan homemade ramen recipe! Toss the seasoning packet and make a quick and easy broth with ramen noodles in just 5 minutes. A delicious update to your childhood favorite!
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Hi, Rhubarbarians! Making a quick and easy vegan homemade ramen today. Only 5 minutes. Only 3 ingredients.
This recipe is inspired by those packages of Top Ramen we all ate throughout childhood and college, but SO MUCH BETTER. We toss out that seasoning packet and cook the noodles in a simple, yet delicious broth.
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Make packaged ramen noodles even better
This one is dedicated to all of us who grew up eating cheap, packaged ramen noodles! You know the ones I'm talking about.
Well, what if we could make those ramen noodles better? Let's do it.
Instead of boiling the noodles in water and tossing them with packaged seasoning, we make a 2 ingredient broth and cook the noodles in that. YES.
You can either eat your ramen at this point, or try one of our variations and/or toppings (listed in this post). You do you!
Have you tried our quick and easy vegan pho recipe?
Here's what you'll need
Ingredients:
- Vegetable broth: the base of the broth. Our favorite is the Better Than Bouillon seasoned vegetable base.
- Soy sauce: for flavor and umami.
- Ramen noodles: These packaged ramen noodles are cheap, but any ramen noodles will do.
Equipment:
- Measuring cup: for measuring the vegetable broth. This 4 cup measuring cup is the one that we have and we love it!
- Measuring spoon: for measuring the soy sauce. Here are some good ones.
- Small to medium sized sauce pan: for cooking the ramen. We love GreenPan sauce pans!
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How to make it
This recipe is just as easy as making packaged ramen. But so much better! Here's how to make it. (Full instructions are listed in the recipe card below)
- Combine the vegetable broth and soy sauce and bring to a boil.
- Add the noodles and boil for 3 minutes.
- Pour into a bowl, add your favorite ramen toppings (optional), and enjoy!
Have you tried our easy veggie chow mein recipe?
Recipe variations
We like to think of this version of ramen as a "ramen base." It's a great recipe for super simple ramen noodles, but also fantastic as a starting point for building more flavor and more delicious ramen.
A few ways we like to change up our ramen:
- Sautee sliced onion, garlic, ginger, and mushrooms in the sauce pan before adding the vegetable stock and soy sauce. This adds a TON of flavor.
- Add some shiitake mushroom powder to the vegetable broth and soy sauce before boiling. This will add earthiness and umami to your ramen.
- Add some white miso paste to the vegetable broth and soy sauce before boiling. This will also add earthiness and umami to your ramen.
- Try a different broth! If you can't find a vegetable broth that you like, try Better Than Bouillon's no chicken base or no beef base. Both are fantastic.
Ramen toppings
A great bowl of ramen noodles is so nostalgic and cozy, but sometimes we like to add vegetables, hot sauce, and other toppings to make it a truly satisfying meal. These are in no way traditional Chinese or Japanese ramen toppings. These are just what we like to add to our quick and easy homemade ramen.
A few toppings we like to add to our ramen:
- Sliced green onion
- Snow peas or sugar snap peas (toss these in with the noodles to cook them a bit)
- Jalapeno or serrano slices
- Hot sauce like Sriracha
- Bok choy (toss this in with the noodles to cook it a bit)
- Dried seaweed or furikake (check the label for fish)
- Soft boiled egg (not vegan)
FAQs
We don't recommend it. If you're making a more flavorful broth, that can be made ahead. The noodles should be cooked in the broth right before serving.
Ramen doesn't make great leftovers, in our opinion. It's best when eaten fresh. That being said, the ramen can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
Yep! It will take a bit more time to boil, but the cook time for the noodles will stay the same.
Recipe
Easy vegan homemade ramen
Ingredients
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 3oz pack ramen noodles, seasoning packet discarded
Instructions
- Combine the vegetable broth and the soy sauce in a small to medium sized sauce pan and bring to a boil.
- Add the noodles and gently boil for 3 minutes or until noodles are soft.
- Serve as is or top with your favorite ramen toppings.
Nutrition
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Rene
Good plan! I thought my Roman days were over until seeing this recipe...
So I'm wondering if it's the seasoning packet and/or the noodles that are made with 3846mg of sodium 🤔
Trish Bozeman
There is a LOT of sodium in the seasoning packet for ramen, but the 3846mg comes from the vegetable broth and the soy sauce in this recipe. You can always use low sodium options if you'd like.