Easy Homemade Instant Ramen (15 Minutes)

This quick and easy 15-minute homemade instant ramen is so simple to make, it only has 6 ingredients for the broth! A comforting bowl of noodle soup inspired by the umami flavors of Japanese shoyu ramen.

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**Recipe originally published: November 8, 2024, Post updated: September 19, 2025

Simple Ramen Dish

I’m always on the hunt for easy noodle soup recipes to add to my roster. Because whenever my cravings for something “soupy” hits, I’m like, “ah ha!”, now’s the perfect time for that dish.

While experimenting around, I knew I wanted something simple that’s inspired by the flavors of the classic shoyu ramen. “Shoyu” is Japanese for “soy sauce”, and the broth for shoyu ramen is typically made with chicken or pork stock (that’s simmered with the bones for depth of flavor), and soy sauce.

Quick and Easy Instant Ramen With Few Ingredients

So taking inspiration from that, I incorporate the ingredients that would yield the umami and aromatic flavors: such as light soy sauce, chicken broth, and garlic. This quick and easy “instant” ramen broth only requires 6 ingredients altogether!

You can pair it up with your favorite choice of toppings. In my case, I add a hard boiled egg, some turkey breast slices, and green onions.

The best part is that this comfort bowl of homemade ramen can be made within just 15 minutes! An amazing option for a quick lunch or lazy weeknight meals.

Ingredients Needed

(For full ingredient measurements, please proceed to the recipe card below.)

Noodles: I used dried ramen noodles, but you can use whatever noodles you prefer! Some options include rice vermicelli noodles and udon noodles.

Ramen Broth

• Garlic
• Neutral oil
• Light soy sauce
• Oyster sauce
• Sugar
• Low sodium chicken broth

Toppings (Optional)

• Green onions for garnishing
• Hard boiled egg or jammy ramen egg: Here’s my recipe for an easy Ramen Egg (Ajitsuke Tamago) without the use of mirin or sake.
• Sliced turkey breast

How To Make Easy Homemade Instant Ramen

1. Boil noodles until cooked and drain. Set aside for later.
2. In a microwave safe bowl, add minced garlic and neutral oil. Heat it up in the microwave twice at 30 seconds intervals each time. Stir well.
3. Add the rest of the seasonings. Heat up the low sodium chicken broth and pour into the bowl. Stir well and adjust seasonings to taste.
4. Add noodles and your choice of toppings. Enjoy!

Notes For Simple Homemade Instant Ramen

• Microwave alternative: If you don’t want to heat up the garlic in the microwave, alternatively you can add the garlic in a bowl then heat up neutral oil over the stove until it starts to smoke (roughly 1-2 minutes on high heat) then immediately pour it over the garlic.
• Chicken broth substitute: If you don’t have chicken broth, you can also add water mixed with chicken bouillon powder instead.
• Jammy egg and chili oil: Here’s my recipe for an easy Ramen Egg (Ajitsuke Tamago) without the use of mirin or sake, and Homemade Garlic Chili Oil. Or try the 5-Minute Garlic Chili Oil version.
• Flavor add-ons: You can treat this as a base recipe and add-on your choice of extra flavor seasonings to the mix. Some examples include miso paste and gochujang. You can also check out these noodle soup recipes: Creamy Miso Noodle Soup (15 Minutes) and Spicy Gochujang Noodle Soup (10 Minutes).
• DIY cup noodles or mason jar packed lunch option: For mason jar noodle soup packed lunch, make the garlic mixture seasoning then add all the other ingredients including cooked noodles, except for the hot chicken broth. Once you’re ready to eat, just pour in hot chicken broth and shake/stir.

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• Garlic Miso Noodle Soup (15 Minutes)
• Easy Hearty Noodle Soup (15 minutes)

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Easy Homemade Instant Ramen (15 Minutes)

This quick and easy 15-minute homemade instant ramen is so simple to make, it only has 6 ingredients for the broth! A comforting bowl of noodle soup that will warm you from the inside out.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Asian

Servings 1

Ingredients

  

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• 1 serving noodles

Ramen Broth

• 1 tsp garlic minced
• 1/2 tbsp neutral oil
• 2 tbsp light soy sauce adjust to preference
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1/4 tsp sugar
• 1.5 cup low sodium chicken broth

Toppings (Optional)

• 1 hard boiled/jammy egg
• sliced turkey breast
• green onions for garnishing

Instructions

 

• Boil noodles until cooked and drain. Set aside for later.
• In a microwave safe bowl, add minced garlic and neutral oil. Heat it up in the microwave twice at 30 seconds intervals each time. Stir well.
• Add the rest of the seasonings. Heat up the low sodium chicken broth and pour into the bowl. Stir well and adjust seasonings to taste.
• Add noodles and your choice of toppings. Enjoy!

Notes

*If you don’t want to heat up the garlic in the microwave, alternatively you can add the garlic in a bowl then heat up neutral oil over the stove until it starts to smoke (roughly 1-2 minutes on high heat) then immediately pour it over the garlic.

*If you don’t have chicken broth, you can also add water mixed with chicken bouillon powder instead.

*Here’s my recipe for an easy Ramen Egg (Ajitsuke Tamago) without the use of mirin or sake, and Homemade Garlic Chili Oil. Or try the 5-Minute Garlic Chili Oil version.

*Flavor add-ons: You can treat this as a base recipe and add-on your choice of extra flavor seasonings to the mix. Some examples include miso paste and gochujang. You can also check out these noodle soup recipes: Creamy Miso Noodle Soup (15 Minutes) and Spicy Gochujang Noodle Soup (10 Minutes).

*DIY cup noodles or mason jar packed lunch option: For mason jar noodle soup packed lunch, make the garlic mixture seasoning then add all the other ingredients including cooked noodles, except for the hot chicken broth. Once you’re ready to eat, just pour in hot chicken broth and shake/stir.

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