Quick Healthy Meals

This quickhealthymeal, beef and noodle pasta dish gets an Asian flavor from ramen, Oriental vegetables, and a hint of ginger. You can have this inexpensive meal on the table in about 15 minutes, or 20 minutes including prep time.

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

1 pound ground beef
2 packages Oriental-flavor Instant Ramen Noodles (3 ounce packages)
2 cup water
2 cup frozen Oriental vegetable mixture
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
2 Tablespoons green onion, thinly sliced

Preparation:

In large nonstick skillet, brown ground beef over medium heat for 8 to 9 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking up into 3/4 inch sized. Drain beef, pour off grease, like tacos. Season beef with one seasoning packet from noodles. Set aside until next step.

In same skillet, combine water, vegetables, noodles (broken down into pieces), ginger, and remaining seasoning packet. Bring to a boil, reduce heat. Cover, simmer 3.5 minutes or until noodles are tender, stirring occasionally.

Return beef to skillet; heat through. Stir in green onions before serving.

Yield: 4 servings