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Instant Pot ramen stir fry is an easy weeknight family dinner that is done in under 15 minutes.
Can we all sing the Hallelujah Chorus for a picky kid friendly meal? With vegetables? I know this meal is a winner because every single person in my family ate it. Let me tell you, that never happens. When it does, I usually write in my journal about..or post about it on here. What is even better, it literally takes no prep and no time.
A veggie packed dinner can be served in under 15 minutes! I believe I have just conquered the near impossible. The sesame sauce over the noodles paired with the veggies are making my mouth water just thinking about them. Mmm.
It really is as simple as tossing a package of Ramen noodles, water, frozen veggies and some seasonings into your Instant Pot. High pressure for 0 (yes, Z-E-R-O!) minutes. Quick release and then add in soy sauce and sesame oil and you’ve got yourself a meal!
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Instant Pot Ramen Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 1 pkg Ramen noodles, discard the packet inside
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup frozen stir fry veggies
- 1/4 tsp minced garlic, dried
- 1/2 tsp minced onion, dried
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 3 tsp soy sauce
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Put the water in the bottom of the Instant Pot. Put the ramen noodles and veggies into the Instant Pot. Turn the Ramen over so both sides are wet. Cook on HIGH pressure for 0 (not a typo! 🙂 ) minutes. Quick release.
- If the veggies let off a lot of liquid while cooking, you can drain some of the liquid. You will want about 1/4 cup of liquid and then add the sesame oil and soy sauce to the pot and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper to your liking.
- The veggies do get very soft cooking under pressure, even for 0! If you like yours more crispy, I would cook the ramen first, and then toss the frozen veggies in the Instant Pot. Then saute everything until the veggies are cooked to your liking.
Hi Amy- bout the noodles as you would normally, drain the water and then add in the remaining ingredients, stir frying until the veggies are cooked through. ?
Thank you for this recipe. It has saved me lots of time preparing a quick meal.
Could you use chicken broth instead of water to give it some more flavor?
Definitely!!
I’m a bit confused. I have an electric pressure cooker, but how do you cook something for zero minutes? Does the cooker even turn on? I dint think I have a zero minute option, what can I do?
Thank you
Hi Julie- Sorry it took so long to reply (I’ve been sooo sick!). Just like usual, when you go to set the time, put the timer all the way down to zero. If your brand will only allow 1 minute, that is fine. Zero minutes just means that the Instant Pot will come up to pressure and then you will immediately release the pressure. I hope that helps!
Mine is off brand electric pressure cooker and doesn’t go lower than 3 mins on any setting. Something else I made had to have a time of zero so what I did was as soon as it came to pressure and the number popped up to start counting down, I hit cancel and quick released the pressure. It worked out for me!
I have two hungry teens, and if I cook for an army, we might have leftovers depending on friends. I made this with six ramen packs, seven cups of water, eight handfuls of frozen veggies, a dollop of Yoshida’s sauce and a packet of brown gravy mix, and it turned out like restaurant chow mein. Yum! I never make exactly the same recipe twice, but next time I will only add the number of cups of water to equal the number of ramen packs. My kids don’t like it quite as saucy as I do. Thank you for this recipe.🌻
Hi Kas- Glad the recipe was a success for you!
I tried this tonight, it was really good! Thanks for the recipe!