Slow Cooker Beef & Ramen Noodles: The Ultimate Comfort Food Mashup
Forget everything you thought you knew about instant ramen. This slow cooker beef and ramen recipe transforms humble noodles into a restaurant-worthy meal that’s both comforting and incredibly flavorful.
The beef and veggies simmer for hours in a rich, savory broth, then gets paired with perfectly cooked ramen noodles for a dish that’s far more than the sum of its parts. The best part? Your slow cooker does all the heavy lifting while you go about your day.
Whether you’re looking for an easy weeknight dinner or a cozy meal to warm you up, this recipe delivers maximum flavor with minimal effort. It’s the kind of dish that’ll have everyone asking for seconds—and the recipe.
Slow Cooker Beef & Ramen Noodles
A hearty, ultra budget beef and noodles that the slow cooker will cook for you!
Servings - 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef browned
- 1 bag matchstick carrots
- 1 red bell pepper seeded and thinly sliced
- 2 green onions sliced
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp minced ginger
- 2 boxes Ramen noodles cooked at the end
- 1 cup water or beef broth
- salt and pepper to taste
- sliced green onions optional garnish
Instructions
- Brown the ground beef before adding to the slow cooker.
- To the slow cooker, add the browned ground beef, matchstick carrots, sliced red bell peppers and green onions.
- Mix together the beef broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, minced garlic, minced ginger and then pour over the beef and veggies into the slow cooker. Stir through and set on low for 6 hours.
- With 3 minutes left in the cooking cycle, nestle the 2 blocks of Ramen noodles into the beef and sauce. Add the additional cup of water or beef broth and spoon the beef, veggies and liquid over the Ramen noodles so they are covered. Let cook another 30 minutes on low. Gently stir the cooked noodles into the sauce.
- Serve Slow Cooer Beer & Ramen Noodles as is, or with a favorite side dish. Enjoy!
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