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This beef ramen noodles recipe is super comforting and comes together fast! You’ll love the tender ground beef with an addictive sweet and savory peanut sauce. Ready in only 30 minutes!
I love making Asian-inspired recipes. My ground beef bowls (with rice), beef and broccoli, and my beef and noodles (made with ramen and sirloin) are very popular whenever I feature them on Instagram, so I decided to create a sort of hybrid of the two. In my opinion, you can never have too many quick and easy beef recipes. 🙂
This one’s a bit different because I used peanut butter. I looove a good peanut sauce! I also added some soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sriracha sauce (it’s not too spicy mixed in with the other ingredients – don’t worry, but also feel free to add more if you do want it spicy!), garlic, and ginger.
This is the perfect recipe for a busy weeknight. It’s cheaper and faster than getting takeout. I seriously had troubles stopping eating this when the photos were done!
How to make this beef noodle bowl (overview):
Brown the beef in a skillet. Meanwhile, boil the water to cook the ramen. Drain the beef of any excess fat and stir in the sauce ingredients, then add the red bell pepper to the skillet and cook for a few minutes until tender-crisp. Add the noodles to the skillet along with a splash of the water they were cooked in, then season with salt & pepper if needed and garnish with chopped scallions. (Full ingredients and instructions are in the recipe card below)
If you’re not a fan of red bell peppers, feel free to leave them out. I just added it for a bit of color, crunch, and freshness. You could sub for another veggie if you prefer!
If you love ramen, try my chicken ramen noodle stir-fry, or you might like this easy chicken ramen recipe (soup).
Will you make this ground beef and ramen noodles recipe?
Questions? Let me know in the comments!
Beef Ramen Noodles
Ingredients
- 1 pound extra lean ground beef
- 1/2 red bell pepper chopped
- 3 heaping tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon sriracha sauce or to taste
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 3 packages ramen noodles seasoning packets discarded
- Salt & pepper to taste
- Scallions chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Add the beef to a skillet over medium-high heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned (about 8 minutes). If there's a lot of excess fat, spoon most of it out.
- Meanwhile, boil a pot of water for the ramen noodles.
- Take the skillet off the heat and stir in the sauce ingredients (peanut butter, hoisin sauce, sriracha sauce, soy sauce, ginger, and garlic).
- Return the skillet to the heat and add in the red pepper (you will probably need to turn the heat down a bit). Continue cooking for a few more minutes, stirring often, until the pepper is tender-crisp.
- The noodles only take about 3 minutes to cook, so I recommend adding the noodles to the boiling water just as you add the red pepper into the skillet.
- Once the noodles are done, add 4 tablespoons (or so) of the cooking water into the skillet prior to draining them. Drain the noodles and add them to the skillet.
- Toss well and season with extra salt & pepper if needed. Top with scallions if desired. Serve immediately.
Notes
- I like to keep a piece of fresh ginger in the freezer (just in a ZipLoc bag or Tupperware container) so that I always have some on hand. It's also much easier to grate when frozen. I use my Microplane grater to grate it (thanks to my friend Meghan for the life-changing tip!).
- Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only and should be construed as an estimate rather than a guarantee. Ingredients can vary and Salt & Lavender makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information.
Nutrition
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Super easy and very tasty!! I did 4 packs of noodles and it was perfect!!
Awesome!! Thanks for the review, Deanna.
Can you make this a crock pot recipe for a large group of people?
Hi! I’m not really sure how you’d do it in a Crockpot… you’d have to experiment.
Very tasty and a great blend of flavor. I used 1/2 lb ground beef (cooking for 2) and used 2 packages ramen noodles. Tossed in a chopped carrot at the red pepper stage. This is a keeper recipe we enjoyed very much. Thanks for sharing.
I’m so glad it was a hit! 🙂 You’re welcome!
Made this for dinner tonight! I’ve never had a peanut sauce before and my family and I all loved it! I ran out of ramen so we just used spaghetti noodles! I also added more pasta water and some chicken broth to help thin the sauce! It was great! My 8 year old even liked the spicy sriracha sauce!
Yay!! So happy to hear that!! Thanks for your review! 🙂
Thank you for your amazing recipe. I made a few tweaks for my family but they were insignificant. This was so delicious! I can’t wait to make it again with shrimp and again with steak and again with pork. New go to! Thanks a million!
You’re very welcome, Karen!! 🙂
It is very good, but think I’ll add another envelope of noodles. A little too much ground meat for me. What do you serve with it?
Hi Sharon! Glad you liked it. I usually just eat it as-is or with a salad.
This will be the 4th time I’m makeing this dish. That say’s it all about this recipe. Quick and easy, I’m all about easy! Throw in a few frozen vegetables.
What is there not to like!
Except double the sauce but I keep the sriracha on the light side.
That’s so nice to hear!! 😀 Thanks for your review, Mike!
This looks so yummy! My husband has a peanut allergy though. Do you think it would work with almond butter?
Hi Amy! I think you could for sure try, but I haven’t tested it.
Okay, this was a great find! Came together so quickly, dare I say before the 30 min mark? The taste is delicious. This, without a doubt, fixed my Thai noodle craving. The only thing I did differently was add more pasta water to thin out the sauce and sprinkled some Cilantro on top. Thank you!
Wonderful to hear, Sophie! Happy you enjoyed this one!
This looks so good!
Do you know of any gluten free Ramen noodles? If so, have you tried them?
Hi Martha! Unfortunately, I do not. Maybe try Amazon to start? Let me know if you’re able to to find any and try this recipe. 🙂
Hi. Do you include the packet of beef base that comes with the ramen noodles. Thanks
Hi Patricia! Nope… it indicates in the ingredients list “flavor packets discarded” so I just throw them away (or you can use them for something else). I hope you enjoy the recipe! 🙂