Bring 4 cups of water to a boil.

Once the water is boiling, add the Mama Noodles to the water. Don’t add the seasoning packets yet (unless you are doing a classic soup ramen instead of a dry stir-fry).

And I like to save the little crumbles of dry noodles leftover in the bag to sprinkle on top of each serving at the end. My kids adore the crunch factor, who doesn’t?

It only takes a minute or so to cook them, so I like to keep my eye on them, stirring them once they start to soften, and the moment the noodle has just softened to your likening (Thais prefer on the almost al dente side) drain them from the water in a colander.

Dry out the pan, and either add to that pan, or a wok, (I use the same pan I cooked the noodles in cuz I don’t want to wash more dishes!) add a few tablespoons of cooking oil of choice.

Add garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, about 30 seconds or so.

Add in the protein, and cook it if it’s not cooked, or just warm it up if it’s cooked. Add any veggies that need to be cooked, or warmed.

Once veggies and meat are cooked through, add back in the noodles, and either use the seasoning packets, or leave them out and use the sauces listed to taste (or any leftover sauce in your fridge that needs to be used up).

If we are using the seasoning packets, we use half of them because the flavor is more intense if there isn’t any water involved.  Start with adding the packets from two of the packages and add more to taste.

Sprinkle on green onions, cilantro (and ramen noodle crumbles if you want!) and enjoy!