This Poor Man’s Crock Pot Beefy Ramen Noodle Soup recipe is easy, delicious and affordable! It also cooks up quickly! You are gonna love it!
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How To Make Poor Man’s Beefy Ramen Noodle Soup in a Crock Pot
Aunt Lou here.
A while back I started playing around with using ramen noodles in crock pot recipes. One of our readers, Laura, asked about using ground beef with ramen noodles. So, I gave it a try and now you have this yummy recipe!
Generally, when using ground beef in a crock pot recipe, yes, I cook it ahead of time either on the skillet or with our Crock Pot Make Ahead Ground Beef. The reason for this is that ground beef generally has lots of grease to drain off it when is cooked. So, instead of having the grease in the recipe, I drain it off after cooking it in the skillet. However, the time in the crock pot is not wasted. The time spent cooking in the crock pot is giving the ingredients time to meld together to give you the delicious flavor at the end. You are going to love it!
If your slow cooker cooks hot like my 4 quart unit does, then you will be more on the 1 hour time line. If your slow cooker doesn’t heat up very much in an hour, it will be closer to 2 hours. As always, watch the recipe closely the first time you make it so you can know the exact timing for your specific unit.
What You Will Need
Ingredients Needed
- 1 lb ground beef, cooked and drained
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 oz brown gravy packet
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 6 cups water
- 3 packs beef ramen noodles, only two of the seasoning packets will be used
Equipment Needed
- Skillet and strainer (I love my on pot strainer) or a micro cooker
- Measuring spoons
- Measuring cup
- Wooden spoon
- 4 quart slow cooker
Time Needed
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cooking Time: 1 to 2 hour on high
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Poor Man’s Crock Pot Beefy Ramen Noodle Soup
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef browned and drained
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 oz brown gravy mix packet
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 6 cups water
- 3 packs beef ramen noodles only two of the seasoning packets will be used
Instructions
- Combine your browned and drained ground beef, garlic powder, brown gravy mix, pepper, water and two beef ramen seasoning packets in a 4 quart slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on high for 1 to 2 hours.
- Five minutes before serving, break each ramen noodle pack into eight pieces (four for each side) and put into your crock pot, making sure as much of the noodles are covered in water as possible, cover and cook for 3 minutes.
- Stir the contents of your crock pot until everything is well combined and cover and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes, until your noodles are tender, and serve
Notes
- Looking for more recipes? Our Recipe Finder can help you find exactly what you need.
- Check out all our favorite recommendations for cookbooks, slow cookers and low carb essentials in our Amazon Influencer Shop.
- As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly. As a result, your nutritional content depends on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish. The auto-calculation is just an automated estimate and should NOT be used for specific dietary needs.
- All slow cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes should always be tested first in your own slow cooker and time adjusted as needed.
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Definitely going to try this…could a few vegtables be added?
I haven’t tried adding any veggies to this. It will depend on what kind of veggies you want to add. This had a pretty quick cooking time, so you might want to opt for veggies that cook up quickly or add drained canned vegetables. If you give it a try, let me know how it goes!
We had this for dinner tonight. It was so simple, relatively quick, and very tasty. We will make this again.
I’m so glad to hear it Tina! Thank you for taking the time to let us know. We love hearing when our readers enjoy a recipe we post!
I can’t wait to give it a try!!!
I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!