I did something different with this recipe, instead of using fresh or ground ginger I used Young Living Vitality Ginger Essential Oil! One tablespoon of ground ginger is equal to 1 drop of the Vitality Ginger Essential Oil so it was a very easy conversion in this recipe. I just receive the Ginger Vitality order free with this month’s Essential Rewards order so I couldn’t wait to try it. Don’t worry if you don’t have the oil on hand, I list the other ginger measurement in the recipe as well.

This Ginger Chicken with Ramen recipe is very easy to make. The ginger sauce is a marinade so I recommend making it up in the morning and letting the chicken marinate all day long for the best flavor. The cooking time is only about 10-15 minutes.

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Ginger Chicken with Ramen

This flavorful Ginger Chicken with Ramen recipe is easy to make. Allow the chicken to marinate for at least 4 hours before cooking.

Course Entree

Cuisine Asian

Keyword chicken, ginger, ramen

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Marinate time 4 hours hours

Total Time 4 hours hours 30 minutes minutes

Servings 4 servings

Author cindy

Ingredients

• 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast
• 1/2 Tbsp canola oil
• 2 pkg instant ramen

Marinade

• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 2 drops Young Living Vitality Ginger Essential Oil or 2 Tbs ground ginger
• 2 Tbs canola oil
• 2 tsp fresh ground pepper

Instructions

Marinade

• Cut the chicken breasts into 1" cubes. Place in a gallon size zippy bag.
• In a medium bowl mix together the brown sugar, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, oil, and pepper.
• Pour the marinade into the bag, remove the air and zip shut. Lay on a plate and place in the refrigerator to marinate 4-24 hours.

Cooking

• Heat 1/2 Tbs canola oil in skillet over medium-high heat. When oil becomes wavy it is ready for the chicken.
• Using a slotted spoon, so that the majority of the marinade remains in the bag, remove the chicken and place it in the sizzling pan. Seal bag and set aside cook chicken for 5-8 minutes, until fully cooked.
• While chicken is cooking, bring 3 quarts of water to a boil in a large pot.
• When chicken is done cooking, remove from pan onto a clean plate.
• Reduce heat to medium and pour in remaining marinade. Bring marinade to a boil and allow to boil for about 5 minutes, until it starts to thicken up, stirring occasionally.
• When the water is boiling, add the ramen noodles, discard the flavor packets. Cook the noodles as directed on the packet, about 3 minutes then drain.
• When the marinade starts to thicken, add the chicken back into the skillet and cover with the glaze.
• Serve the glazed chicken and extra sauce over the ramen.

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The thing with Asian food is it often requires a lot of ingredients or non-traditional cooking methods. I have gotten pretty good at re-creating recipes and making them easy to make. I’m just a mom cooking for my family in my tiny galley kitchen so I have to make do with what I have.

I was a bit nervous about this teriyaki beef with rice recipe because I have a lot of trouble cooking rice. It always sticks to the pan. I actually considered borrowing my daughter-in-law’s Instant Pot since I’ve heard it is simple to cook rice that way. I decided to put my big girl panties on and learn how to make nice fluffy white rice. I did a lot of research and…it actually worked. This was some of the best white rice I’ve ever eaten.

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Teriyaki Beef with Rice

This easy and affordable Teriyaki Beef and Rice is a flavorful and filling weeknight meal.

Course Entree

Cuisine Asian

Keyword beef, rice, teriyaki

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Servings 4

Author cindy

Ingredients

Sauce

• 2/3 cup soy sauce
• 2 tsp corn starch
• 5 cloves garlic minced I used the minced garlic in a jar
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp ground ginger

Rice

• 1 cup long grain rice
• 2 cups water
• 2 TBS butter

Beef

• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 2 TBS vegetable oil

Instructions

Sauce

• In a bowl, mix together the soy sauce, corn starch, garlic, ginger, and chili powder.
• Set aside.

Rice

• Bring 2 cups of water to boil in a pot with a well fitting lid.
• While waiting for the water to boil use a metal strainer to rinse the rice, one half cup at a time. Keep rinsing until the water coming out of the rice is clear. Use your finger to move the rice around in the strainer. This very important step removed excess starch from the rice allows your rice to be fluffy instead of clumpy.
• When the water has reached a rolling boil, add in the rice and the butter.
• Stir well.
• Cover, reduce heat to simmer and let cook 20 minutes or until all of the liquid is incorporated.

Beef

• Heat the vegetable oil in a pan over medium heat. When the oil becomes wavy, add your ground beef.
• Crumble and cook your ground beef until it is cooked throughout with no pink showing.
• Reduce heat to low. Add 1/3 cup of the sauce to the crumbled beef. Mix well and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
• Serve the beef over the rice. Use the reserved sauce as a drizzle to add flavor to the rice.

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