How to Cook with Whitney: Easy One Pot Cheesy Ramen Recipe for a Quick Dinner

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

ramen noodles

🥗Healthier: whole grain noodles

💰Cheaper: instant noodles

Whole grain noodles are healthier while instant noodles are more affordable.

Drain the corn and set it aside for later.

Slice the spam into thick slices and pan-fry until crispy and tender.

Wash the fresh spinach and set it aside.

Boil water in a pot and prepare a bowl of ice water.

Once the water is boiling, add the spinach and cook for 5 seconds before transferring it to the ice water to keep it vibrant.

In the same boiling water, add the instant ramen noodles and cook until they start to fall apart, then remove them from the heat.

Take the noodles out and place them in a separate bowl.

Pan-fry the spam until it starts to smoke, then add your protein of choice (tofu, rotisserie chicken, or more vegetables) if desired.

Add the flavor packets from the instant ramen to the boiling soup water to rehydrate the dehydrated vegetables.

Lower the cooked noodles back into the soup, turn off the heat, and add the spinach and corn.

Cover the noodles with cheese slices and let the steam melt the cheese completely.

Serve the cheesy ramen topped with scallions, deep fried shallots, and pickled jalapenos.

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