Dinner for 2

Chow Mein Ramen Noodles

Name: Chow Mein Ramen Noodles
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 tbsp oil; 200 g /7oz chicken; 2 cloves garlic; 2 ramen or instant noodle cakes; 200 g /7oz pre shedded coleslaw mix; 3 green onion stems; 1 heaped cup beansprouts; 1 cup water; 1 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce; 1 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce; 1 tbsp chinese cooking wine or mirin; 2 tsp sesame oil; 1 tsp white sugar

$7.64for 415 minServes 2

Chicken, ramen, coleslaw, sprouts, and green onions cook together in a quick soy and oyster sauce skillet.

Photo: recipetineats.com

What it costs

Pick your city to see which ingredients are on sale

Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Chicken breast, boneless$3.49/lb typical	0.45 lb	$1.54Typical price
	Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
	Ramen and Asian noodles$0.18/oz typical	2 oz	$0.36Typical price
	Cabbage$0.79/lb typical	0.45 lb	$0.35Typical price
	Green onions$1.19 each typical	0.5	$0.51Typical price
	Fresh peas and snap peas$3.49/lb typical	a little	$0.07Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$3.82

Pantry staples you likely have

Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilSoy sauceAsian sauces and pastesSugar and brown sugar

Not included in the cost.

Swaps

Swap Chicken breast, boneless for Chicken thighs, bone-in or bonelessabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices

15 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
2servings as written
$typical cost tier

Chinese Dairy-free Budget Dinners

Typical price

$1.91 per serving$7.64 for 4

City Store

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

1 tbsp oil
200 g /7oz chicken
2 cloves garlic
2 ramen or instant noodle cakes
200 g /7oz pre shedded coleslaw mix
3 green onion stems
1 heaped cup beansprouts
1 cup water
1 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp chinese cooking wine or mirin
2 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp white sugar

Steps

Slice the chicken thinly, mince the garlic, and chop the green onion stems.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, then cook the chicken and garlic for 4 minutes.
Add the water, soy sauce, oyster sauce, cooking wine, sesame oil, and sugar, then bring the mixture to a boil.
Add the ramen cakes and cook for 2 minutes, turning them as they soften.
Stir in the coleslaw mix and bean sprouts, then cook for 3 minutes until the vegetables soften and the chicken reaches 165 F.
Mix in the green onions and remove the skillet from the heat.

Main ingredient on sale this week? See what to make with chicken breast, boneless on sale.