Fiesta de Ramen Con Pollo!

Okay, so there is no actual chicken in this one but there is chicken flavor! Contrary to popular belief, ramen does not need to be strictly oriental so what I decided to do, was to take the chicken Top Ramen and turn it into Superior Ramen, or Top Ramen in Espanol...I think? Either way the name is fitting because this dish is definitely superior to others. Just in time for Cinco De Mayo, I will call this:

Mas Ramen Por Favor!

Things you will need:

look! the veggies almost look like the Mexican flag, almost, maybe? 

1 Chicken Flavor Top Ramen

Vegetable Oil

Red Pepper Flakes

Adobo Seasoning

Garlic Powder

1/8 cup sliced green bell pepper

1/4 cup red bell pepper

1/8 cup of sliced onion 

1/2 cup of water

A medium-sized sauce pan

Coat pan with oil and turn stove-top on medium heat. 

Toss onions in the pan and cook till translucent, basically about the time it takes to cook the ramen. 

oops.

Well while I was busy with the noodles, I burned the onions. I figured though, my fajita onions always come out a little burned, so I just turned down the heat and let them be. No sense in crying over "toasted" onions. Add the peppers (both) to sauce pan and saute Sprinkle on garlic powder and adobo spices and toss.

Back to the ramen. Do the usual. Take the packaged ramen and place the block in the bowl with 1/2 cup of water and cook on high for 2 minutes and 45 seconds. When it is finished, take a fork and mash the ramen up so all of the noodles are saturated.

From this....

To this. 

Add chicken flavoring to ramen and stir. Then add a palmful of Adobo spice to ramen and stir. Add red pepper flakes, about a handful, and stir.

This is what the ramen should look like when its ready to go into the saucepan.

Once the peppers have softened, add the completed, prepped, ramen noodles into the sauce pan by scooping the noodles out with the fork. Once stirred into the sauce pan with the peppers and onions, add the left over chicken broth and stray noodles. 

Toss the broth with the ramen, peppers, and onions and let cook until the broth becomes a thicker sauce. Once finished, pour the completed product into the bowl you used to enjoy at the moment or save for later!

Yay! Fiesta! 

I am not positive if this item will make its way on your favorite Mexican restaurants menu anytime soon, but it will definitely become a favorite of yours. The ingredients cost me about 5 dollars and the time taken was about 10 minutes, give or take a few. 

Until next time, ramen on.