Money-saving pimped packet ramen recipe

For the base:

2tbsp toasted sesame oil

1 spring onion (white bulb discarded), snipped

1tsp garlic purée

2 mugs of boiling water

2 packets of ramen noodles (or any other instant noodles)

OR

300g ready cooked noodles and 1 chicken stock cube, crumbled

OR

300g ready cooked noodles and 2 sachets of miso soup mix

For the protein (choose from):

1 mug of frozen, fresh or cooked chicken strips

1 mug of frozen, fresh or cooked seafood

1 mug of frozen or fresh gyoza dumplings

½ block of firm tofu, broken into smaller pieces

For the veg:

250g packet of pak choi, leaves separated

½ mug of frozen vegetables

Toppers (choose as many as you like):

Soft-boiled egg halves

Drizzles of chilli oil

1tbsp sesame seeds

Fresh coriander sprigs

Fresh chillies

Kimchi

Drizzles of Sriracha