Homemade Ramen with Seasoned Ground Turkey

This healthy ground turkey ramen recipe makes the perfect dinner meal and is made with vegetables, seasoned turkey, and ramen noodles!

If you’re like me, you were a picky eater as a kid and grew up eating instant ramen noodles with that salty seasoning packet. My mom would just make me instant ramen noodles because it’s what I’d eat, and because they’re dirt cheap.

Is there anything easier or cheaper to make than ramen noodles? Probably not.

Now that I’m all grown up, I eat much healthier. Ramen noodles haven’t been a thing in my house in years. But stocking up on pantry essentials last year has left me with a stockpile of ramen noodles, so homemade ramen has been coming into the spotlight once again.

That’s why I created a really simple 30-minute recipe using ramen noodles and ground turkey. This homemade ramen recipe is cheap, easy, healthy, delicious, and it’s a fresh new take on an old favorite noodle.

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• What does it taste like?
• Ingredients
• Substitutions
• Instructions
• Tips & FAQ
• Nutritional Info
• Pricing Info
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What does it taste like?

This ground turkey ramen recipe tastes like take-out ramen noodles, but so much better! It has soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, seasoned ground turkey, and lots of veggies!

The ground turkey is heavily flavored with cinnamon and ginger, and the vegetables soak up a lot of the soy sauce and rice vinegar. This ground turkey ramen recipe is bursting with flavor in every bite!

Ingredients

Sesame oil – This is a flavorful and essential component to this ramen recipe and helps to flavor the ground turkey.

Lean ground turkey – I use leaner ground turkey because I add sesame oil and butter to this recipe and don’t need the extra fat that some ground turkey products have.

Ground ginger – One of the spices you’ll use to season your turkey as it cooks. It gives the dish a nice kick of flavor.

Cinnamon – Just a little cinnamon goes a long way in this ground turkey ramen, and you’ll definitely appreciate the subtle cinnamon flavor once you try it!

Yellow onion – This just elevates the flavor in this recipe while adding some bulk to the vegetable portion.

Mushrooms – These help to add nutrition as well as soak up some of the excess liquid in this ramen recipe. They get incredibly flavorful as they cook.

Carrots – You can cut these into any shape you want, just make sure they’re thin enough to cook down while covered for about 10 minutes. Matchstick or shredded works great.

Soy sauce – I use low sodium because regular soy sauce just makes this ground turkey ramen too salty. The water also helps to dilute it a little bit, so it’s not so salty but still adds plenty of flavor.

Rice vinegar – Just another flavor component, this really helps to give this dinner recipe the flavor you’d expect in take-out.

Sriracha sauce – This hot sauce adds a little extra kick to the ground turkey ramen, but is completely optional. I like to omit it if I’m giving this dinner to my toddler.

Ramen noodles – It wouldn’t be ground turkey ramen without ramen noodles! Any type of noodle will do, but I prefer brown rice ramen because it’s a little higher in fiber and more nutritious than instant ramen noodles.

Unsalted butter – The butter adds a smooth finish to the liquid in this dish, and the noodles get coated in it, which tastes amazing.

Green onions and sesame seeds – The finale to this recipe, but totally optional toppings.

Substitutions

Sesame oil – Any type of oil will work in this recipe, but it won’t add the same flavor as using sesame oil will. If you don’t use sesame oil very often, buy it in a small amount.

Ground turkey – Ground chicken or beef would work well in this recipe, just make sure your meat is lean, about 90% lean or higher.

Vegetables – You can make this with a lot of different vegetables like kale, cabbage, zucchini, yellow squash, eggplant, and even bell peppers.

Soy sauce – Coconut aminos are a great substitute for soy sauce in any dish. But I wouldn’t skip the soy sauce completely as it adds too much flavor and the ramen won’t taste the same without it!

Rice vinegar – If you don’t have rice vinegar on hand, you can use white vinegar or apple cider vinegar instead!

Ramen noodles – Rice noodles, egg noodles, or even yaki soba would work really well for this recipe. Use whatever you have on hand!

Instructions

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1. In a large skillet, heat sesame oil on medium heat.
2. Add turkey, cinnamon, and ginger to the skillet. Brown turkey, breaking it up as it cooks.
3. When turkey is browned, add onion, mushrooms, and carrots. Saute for 2-3 minutes.
4. Pour soy sauce, water, rice vinegar, and sriracha (optional) into the skillet. Stir to combine, then cover and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes.
5. While the skillet is covered, cook the noodles according to the package instructions. If you using instant ramen noodles, be careful to not overcook them. Strain the noodles and set aside.
6. After the turkey mixture has been covered for 5 minutes, uncover and add the butter to the skillet. Stir to combine while the butter is melting.
7. Add the noodles and stir to fully combine.
8. Once the butter has melted, top with green onions and sesame seeds. Serve and enjoy!

Tips & FAQ

Nutritional Info

What I love about this recipe is how much my toddler loves it, despite it being full of vegetables and protein. It’s high in fiber from the brown rice ramen and vegetables, and is high in protein, too!

It is a little higher in sodium than most of my recipes, but that’s mainly from the low sodium soy sauce. If you’re trying to cut back on sodium, use just a couple of tablespoons of soy sauce or try substituting coconut aminos, which are lower in sodium.

Total nutritional content per serving is:

• Calories: 483 calories
• Protein: 30 grams
• Sodium: 1000 mg
• Carbohydrates: 43 grams
• Fiber: 6 grams

*This nutritional information is an estimate and calculated based on the ingredients used to create the recipe. The nutritional value of your ingredients may differ slightly. Furthermore, this food is not intended to prevent, diagnose, cure, or treat any disease.

Pricing Info

This is what I personally paid to make this recipe:

• 2 tbsp sesame oil: $0.57
• 1 lb lean ground turkey: $5.98
• 1 ½ tsp ground ginger: $0.12
• ¼ tsp cinnamon: $0.01
• 1 yellow onion sliced: $0.29
• 1 cup mushrooms sliced: $0.99
• ½ cup carrots: $.08
• ⅓ cup low sodium soy sauce: $1.37
• 1 ½ tbsp rice vinegar: $0.11
• 1 ½ tbsp sriracha sauce: $0.07
• 9 oz brown rice ramen noodles: $2.25
• 1 tbsp unsalted butter: $0.09

This whole recipe comes together for about $11.93 or $2.98 per serving!

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How easy was that? Not only is this a healthy recipe for your family, but it’s also so cheap too! Throwing together this homemade ramen noodle dish will be a total hit!

xoxo Megan