5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Parents’ Day Ramen

Making this slow cooker ramen for a weeknight dinner is absolutely effortless. To make this wonderful slow cooker dish for those cozy nights in, there are only 5 ingredients needed for this delicious and mouthwatering slow cooker meal!

Tender and falling apart, the shredded chicken from this effortless meal is merely the backdrop for a banquet of steaming hot, slurpy noodles and savory broth to soak into, all prepared while you were out and about tending to business when your family was starving.

You can celebrate Parents’ Day with this comfort food or simply use it to serve up a huge hit of a meal on a busy Tuesday when you’re gone till dinner time. Either way, this takes very little effort to serve up to everyone to enjoy.

Why You Will Love This Recipe

• Requires just five basic ingredients.
• Takes only minutes of prep time.
• Delivers huge, savory takeout flavor.
• Cooks slowly so you can step away.
• A massive hit with kids and adults.

Ingredients You Need

This soup only needs a few basic things from the pantry to make it. That makes it easy to throw together for you and then dump into your crock pot for slow cooking.

• Chicken breasts: Boneless and skinless are best for shredding, but you can use thighs for darker meat also.
• Chicken broth: You can use low-sodium chicken broth to control how salty the soup will be.
• Soy sauce: This is what makes the broth taste like takeout. It has an extremely deep, rich flavor that most people can’t quite put their finger on and describe as umami.
• Brown sugar: This soup has just a little bit of sugar to balance out the saltiness of the soy sauce.
• Ramen noodles: Ramen noodles come in dry packets with included seasoning packets. We discarded the packets in this recipe.

How to Make It

Here is how simply this savory chicken and noodle bowl comes together in your crock pot.

Start the Broth

Start with placing your chicken breasts in the bottom of your slow cooker. Pour in the chicken broth, soy sauce, and brown sugar. Stir up the ingredients to get the sugar to dissolve slightly in the broth.

Slow Cook the Chicken

After you place your chicken in the bottom of your slow cooker, add your chicken broth, soy sauce, and brown sugar on top of it. Close up your slow cooker and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours or until your chicken is fully cooked and very tender.

Shred the Meat

Remove the chicken breasts from the slow cooker and place on a cutting board. Shred the chicken with 2 forks and return to the slow cooker. Stir well to combine the chicken and broth.

Add the Noodles

Break the dry ramen noodles from their packages. Break the packets of noodles and pour them into the slow cooker. Add the chunks of noodles to the slow cooker with the chicken and broth.

Push the noodles down into the liquid so that all of the noodles are covered with the savory broth. Cover the slow cooker with the lid of the slow cooker and cook on low for 20 to 30 minutes or until the noodles are soft.

Serve and Enjoy

Mix up everything in the pot one last time and serve hot in deep bowls.

Tips for Success

• Be sure to check on the noodles at the 20 minute mark to ensure they do not overcook.
• Additional veggies such as frozen peas can be added to the slow cooker in the last few minutes of cooking.
• Keep the lid closed as much as possible to trap the heat.
• For a thicker broth, remove the lid for the last few minutes of cooking.
• This recipe can easily be doubled if using a larger slow cooker to feed a crowd.

Storage Instructions

• Store: The noodles will absorb the broth over time so add more as necessary.
• Freeze: This will keep in the freezer for up to 2 months. It is best to only freeze the chicken and the broth in a sealed bag and then cook fresh noodles and reheat to combine.
• Reheat: Reheat the ramen in a small saucepan over medium heat. You can add more broth as the noodles absorb the soup in the fridge.

Serving Suggestions

• Top with a soft-boiled egg and chopped green onions.
• Add a side salad of sliced cucumber with sesame oil to make a nice complete take-out style meal.
• Add a plate of crispy steamed pot stickers to make it a full takeout experience!
• Topping with toasted sesame seeds adds a nice crunch!

5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Parents’ Day Ramen

Jennifer

Try this 5-ingredient slow cooker ramen for a perfect weeknight dinner. Tender chicken and noodles create an effortless meal that everyone will love.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 4

Equipment

• Slow Cooker

Ingredients

  

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• 2 packages raw dry ramen noodles seasoning packets discarded
• 2 chicken breasts skinless, boneless
• 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup brown sugar

Instructions

 

• Place the 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts in the slow cooker. Pour the 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth, 1.5 cups soy sauce and 1/2 cup brown sugar over the chicken and stir gently to dissolve the sugar.
• Let it cook on low for 4 to 5 hours, until the chicken is cooked through.
• Remove the chicken from the broth and use 2 forks to pull it apart. Return the chicken to the slow cooker and stir to combine with the broth.
• Break the dry ramen into large pieces and add it to the slow cooker. Press down into the liquid to make sure all the noodles are covered by the hot liquid.
• Let cook for an additional 20-30 minutes on low heat. After that stir gently and serve hot. Enjoy!

*Nutritional information is a calculated guesstimate. Please note that this can change with different brands and modifications you may make to the recipe. For the most accurate information, use a nutritional calculator with the exact brands and measurements you’re using with each recipe.

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