Taco Ramen

Prep Time
minutes

Cook Time
minutes

Total Time
minutes

Serving
size
Recipe written and created by Tracy Shaw of Food Wine Sunshine.
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion diced
- 5 mini sweet peppers seeds removed, diced
- 1 jalapeno diced
- 3 packages ramen noodles seasoning packet discarded
- 1 ¼ lb. lean ground beef
- ½ tsp. all purpose seasoning I used DUST by VooDoo Chef
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes I used FlatIron Pepper Co.
- 2 ½ cups low sodium chicken stock
- cilantro for garnish if desired
Cheese Sauce
- ¾ cup 2% Florida Milk
- 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp flour
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes if desired
Preparation
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add diced onion and peppers and cook for about 3-5 minutes, until the onion starts to get translucent.
- Add ground beef and cook until browned and is no longer pink.
- Add seasoning and red pepper flakes, stir.
- Add chicken broth and ramen noodles, stirring to combine evenly.
- Make sure all the ramen is covered with chicken broth so that they cook properly.
- Allow to cook until ramen is cooked (no longer crunchy), about 3-5 minutes.
- While the ramen noodles are cooking, make the cheese sauce.
Cheese Sauce
- Melt the butter in a small sauce pan.
- Add the flour, whisk/stir until mixed well.
- Slowly pour in the milk.
- Add in the shredded cheese.
- Whisk until the cheese sauce is thickened and looking amazing.
- Sprinkle in red pepper flakes if desired.
- Pour the cheese sauce into the skillet with the beef and ramen.
- Stir well.
- It may be necessary to remove some excess liquid with a spoon
- Top with fresh cilantro if desired before serving
- Enjoy!