Because sometimes you want takeout flavor on a ramen budget.

Toss that little silver seasoning packet. You don’t need it → that’s what the Cafe’s recipe testers tell me. They say you can make your own version that tastes way better—and actually has ingredients you can pronounce, like chi-kn.

Got peanut butter and soy sauce? Good. That’s your base. Add a splash of hot water, and you’ve got one rich, savory sauce ready to coat your chicken and noodles. After tasting, I’d say that is has that “I’d definitely make again” energy.

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Why It’s Worth Making

• Just 5-ish ingredients → (not counting water, salt, pepper, or the optional spring onions)
• Ready in 20 minutes → flat
• Budget Friendly Noodles → chow mein, ramen – whatever’s on sale
• Comfort food → add sriracha sauce or red pepper flakes if you like heat

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Way more flavor than any seasoning packet…and made with real chi-kn. 🙂

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Peanut Chicken Ramen
Ramen noodles and chicken in an easy to make peanut sauce

Makes: 2 to 3 Servings | Prep Time: About 10 Minutes | Total Time: About 20 minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 cup reduced fat peanut butter
• 2 tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce
• 1/2 tbsp cooking oil
• 2 cups water
• 2 (85 g) packets of instant noodles
• 1 spring onion chopped (optional)

HOW TO MAKE

1. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces. Season with salt and pepper.
2. Combine peanut butter and soy sauce in a bowl. Set aside.
3. Heat oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add chicken. Cook and stir until chicken is cooked through and golden brown. Transfer cooked chicken to a bowl.  
4. Add water to the skillet. Bring to a boil and place noodles in water. Cook until noodles are softened, about 3 minutes. Remove skillet from heat. Ladle one scoop of hot cooking water from skillet and add it to peanut butter and soy sauce mixture. Stir together to make sauce. Drain remaining water.
5. Add cooked chicken and peanut sauce to noodles in skillet. Stir to coat noodles. Topped with chopped spring onions (if using).

🌟BEFORE YOU GET STARTED!!! If you make it, we’d truly appreciate your rating for this recipe at the top of this post. No names, no fuss—and it helps us know how we’re doing. Thanks!

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