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    Healthy Miso Ramen with Chicken

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    It's cold out, the sweaters are out and the leaves are starting to turn into beautiful fall colours. Yup, it's officially comfort food season. Comfort food doesn't have to always be about pastas, lasagnas, and cheesy casseroles (although, don't get me wrong, those are pretty amazing!). Comfort food to me also means warm soups, and healthy miso ramen with chicken is no exception.

    Satisfy your ramen cravings with healthy miso ramen with chicken from the comfort of your own home. Weeknight dinners have never been tastier! | aheadofthyme.com

    Here in Vancouver, ramen is kind of life. The line ups outside many of the ramen places in downtown is pretty crazy. But being a new mom, I just don't have the time to wait outside for half an hour in the cold like I may have in the past. So when my hubby prepared ramen at home, and I mean restaurant-quality ramen, I fell in love with him even more. This stuff is good, real good.

    How to Make Vegan Ramen Soup Base

    The secret to the perfect ramen is pretty much 90% in the soup base, if not 100%. Almost all ramen shops serve their ramen in a pork broth soup base, or sometimes chicken. This one my hubby has come up with is completely vegan. It is made using miso, onions, tomato, garlic and ginger for ultimate umami results. It's soo good guys! It's thick and cloudy and screams absolute perfection.

    Satisfy your ramen cravings with healthy miso ramen with chicken from the comfort of your own home. Weeknight dinners have never been tastier! | aheadofthyme.com
    Satisfy your ramen cravings with healthy miso ramen with chicken from the comfort of your own home. Weeknight dinners have never been tastier! | aheadofthyme.com

    How to Make Healthy Miso Ramen

    1. Make the tomato miso soup base. Heat oil over medium heat, and add onion, tomato, and garlic. Cook until tomatoes are soft and mushy. Add water and ginger and bring to a boil. Stir in miso paste and dissolve. Simmer.
    2. Make the chicken. Prepare marinade (salt, pepper, sugar, soy sauce, and cayenne pepper) and marinate the chicken for at least 30 minutes. Air fry at 375 F for 12 minutes. You can also pan-fry the chicken.
    3. Make the noodles. Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook ramen noodles for 2-3 minutes.
    4. Make the soft-boiled eggs. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add eggs and cook for 6 minutes, while continuously stirring the eggs for the first minute. Once done, remove the eggs and immediately place them in an ice water bath for a few minutes. Peel and slice in half.
    5. Assemble the ramen bowls. Evenly divide the noodles, corn, chicken, scallions, and egg into two bowls. Pour miso broth on top. Garnish with seaweed nori, grated carrots, and sesame seeds.
    Satisfy your ramen cravings with healthy miso ramen with chicken from the comfort of your own home. Weeknight dinners have never been tastier! | aheadofthyme.com

    Ramen Toppings

    We top off this miso ramen with a perfectly boiled ramen egg, scallions, seaweed, carrots, sweet corn, and strips of air fryer chicken breast. But do not worry if you don't have an air fryer, although it does yield the best results for this dish, you can also just pan fry the chicken instead. In fact, many of these toppings are customizable. You can easily swap out corn or carrots for a different vegetable of choice.

    Trust me guys, this one is a keeper.

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    Satisfy your ramen cravings with healthy miso ramen with chicken from the comfort of your own home. Weeknight dinners have never been tastier! | aheadofthyme.com

    Healthy Miso Ramen with Chicken


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    • Author: Sam | Ahead of Thyme
    • Prep Time: 30 minutes
    • Cook Time: 15 minutes
    • Total Time: 45 minutes
    • Yield: 2 servings 1x
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    Satisfy your ramen cravings with healthy miso ramen with chicken from the comfort of your own home. Weeknight dinners have never been tastier!


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    Tomato Miso Soup Base:

    • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
    • ½ large onion, chopped
    • 1 large tomato, sliced
    • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced (approximately 4 cloves)
    • 4 cups water
    • 1 teaspoon ginger, grated
    • 2 tablespoons organic miso paste

    Marinated Chicken Breast:

    • 1 lb. chicken breast, cut into ½-inch thick strips
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
    • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
    • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
    • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)

    Ramen Toppings:

    • 2 servings ramen noodles
    • 1 teaspoon scallion, chopped
    • 1 (6" x 6") seaweed nori, cut in half
    • 1 + ½ tablespoons carrots, grated
    • ⅓ cup frozen sweet corn, thawed
    • 2 eggs, soft-boiled (see notes below for recipe)
    • 1 teaspoon white sesame seeds, for garnish

    Instructions

    Tomato Miso Soup Base:

    1. In a large pot, heat vegetable oil over medium heat. Add onion, tomato and garlic. Stir and cook for 5 minutes until tomatoes are soft and mushy.
    2. Add water and ginger and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes.
    3. Stir in miso paste and dissolve into the soup. Simmer for an additional 3 minutes.

    Marinated Chicken Breast:

    1. Add seasoning (salt, pepper, sugar, soy sauce, and cayenne pepper, if using) in a medium Ziploc bag. Shake well to mix together. Add the chicken strips to the Ziploc bag. Press the air out of the bag and seal tightly. Press the marinade around the chicken to coat.
    2. Place in the fridge and allow chicken to marinate for at least 30 minutes, up to overnight.
    3. Remove the marinated chicken strips out of the bag and place them on the air fryer basket. Space them evenly and cook at 375 F for 12 minutes. Take out the basket once halfway through and shake it a little bit so that each side cooks evenly.
    4. Cooking the chicken in an air fryer yields the best results. However, if you do not have an air fryer, simply pan-fry the marinated chicken on medium heat for approximately 7 minutes until fully cooked through, while stirring continuously.

    Assembling the Ramen Bowls:

    1. In a medium pot, bring water to a boil and add the ramen noodles. Cook for 2-3 minutes, until soft, or according to package directions. Divide the noodles into two large bowls.
    2. Evenly divide and add in corn, air-fry chicken strips, chopped scallions, and one soft-boiled egg to each bowl. Pour in miso broth over top.
    3. Garnish each bowl with seaweed nori and grated carrots. Sprinkle some sesame seeds on top. Enjoy!

    Notes

    • How to get the perfect soft-boiled ramen egg: In a small pot, bring water to a boil. Add eggs and cook for 6 minutes, while continuously stirring the eggs clockwise in boiling water for the first minute to allow the egg yolk to sit right in the centre. Once done, remove the eggs and immediately place them in an ice water bath for a few minutes. Peel the egg shell and slice eggs in half.
    • Category: Soup

    Keywords: ramen, ramen soup, ramen noodles

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    Satisfy your ramen cravings with healthy miso ramen with chicken from the comfort of your own home. Weeknight dinners have never been tastier! | aheadofthyme.com

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