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Spicy cheese ramen

Spicy cheese ramen is a slurpy, and satisfying ramen dish with a delicious spicy, creamy, and cheesy combination. It's a quick comforting meal that gets ready within 20 minutes.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian, Korean
Diet Vegetarian
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 131kcal
Author Vandana Chauhan

Equipment

  • 1 Cooking pot
  • Spatula

Ingredients

  • 4 packs instant ramen
  • 4.5 cups water
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 2 tablespoons gochujang paste
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • Chopped green onion for garnishing optional

Instructions

  • Put water, gochujang paste, instant ramen seasoning, garlic powder, and black pepper in a pot. Mix and let the water boil.
  • Add instant ramen and cook.
  • Once the ramen is cooked turn off the heat. Add shredded cheese and mix.
  • Garnish with chopped spring onion.

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Notes

  • The gochujang paste that I used was not very spicy so I have added 2 tablespoons of it. If your paste is very hot and your heat tolerance is low, add less. Taste the gochujang paste before adding to the dish, to determine how spicy it is.
  • Instead of using shredded cheddar cheese, you can also add cheddar cheese slices.
  • Mozzarella cheese can be used too in this recipe.
  • Cook the noodles slightly al dente, as they’ll continue to soften in the cheesy sauce.
  • Add milk or cream to make it creamier and tone down the spice if needed.
  • Don’t overboil after adding cheese, gentle heat helps it stay creamy instead of stringy.
  • Add more water if you want to make soupy ramen. You can add cornstarch slurry to get the soup like consistency.
  • If you don't have gochujang paste, use any hot sauce, red chili flakes, of chili oil to add heat to the ramen.
  • Don't add salt to this cheese ramen as ramen seasoning, gochujang paste, and cheddar cheese are already salty.
  • Toss in sautéed tofu, mushrooms, spinach, corn, or vegetables of choice  for extra flavor and color.
  • More recipe tips, tricks, and variation suggestions are shared in the post above.

Nutrition

Calories: 131kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 220mg | Potassium: 64mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 300IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 211mg | Iron: 0.2mg