I hope I’ve convinced you to experiment with leftovers in your fridge by now. Most of my favorite recipe creations have come from me just piling whatever I have leftover in my fridge into a bowl or pot, and seeing how it turns out, including this Vegan Creamy Mushroom Ramen. I’m not kidding when I say this is one of the best things I’ve ever tasted, and it only takes about 15 minutes and a handful of ingredients. #totalwin
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I had some coconut milk leftover from making my Easy Cauliflower and Chickpea Masala on Facebook live the other day, plus Aldi had baby bella mushrooms on sale for $1.69 per container 😱 so I had purchased some of those with the intent of roasting them, which didn’t happen. I came home ravenous for carbs after Orange Theory, saw that coconut milk and the mushrooms in my fridge, and immediately knew what I needed to make!
The super simple broth for this ramen (vegetable broth + coconut milk) is so freaking good that I’m 100% going to be making a regular “cream” of mushroom soup with this method in the near future. So if you don’t like ramen but love creamy mushroom, just hang tight. ;)
What Kind of Mushrooms Should I Use?
Definitely try to get baby bellas or full sized portabella mushrooms for this recipe. The deep color and robust flavor of these mushrooms makes a big impact, and I think regular button mushrooms would fall flat.
What Kind of Coconut Milk Should I Use?
I used full-fat coconut milk in a can for this recipe and it made the broth extremely rich and delicious (and surprisingly it didn’t taste like coconut). I think you might be able to get away with using light coconut milk, but just be aware that the broth won’t be nearly as creamy or thick. I do not suggest using the dairy milk substitute type of coconut milk that comes in a carton. It is FAR too thin. Only canned coconut milk for this recipe.
What Kind of Ramen Should I Use?
I used the super basic, super cheap, 25₵ per pack ramen. Nothing fancy needed here. I did toss the seasoning packet and use my own vegetable broth, though (Better Than Bouillon).
What Else Can I Put in My Vegan Creamy Mushroom Ramen?
Whatever you want! Ramen is one of those great “catch all” dishes that is good for tossing all your leftover vegetables and proteins into. Check out my post about 6 Ways to Update Instant Ramen to see what other fun things I like to put in my ramen. Some quick ideas are tofu, sliced bell pepper, sesame seeds, or shredded cabbage or carrot.
Vegan Creamy Mushroom Ramen
Servings 1 (or two)Ingredients
- 1/2 Tbsp cooking oil ($0.02)
- 4 oz. baby bella mushrooms ($0.85)
- 1.5 cups vegetable broth ($0.20)
- 1 handful fresh spinach ($0.53)
- 1 package ramen noodles (discard seasoning) ($0.25)
- 1/2 cup coconut milk (canned) ($0.66)
Optional Garnishes
- 1 green onion, sliced ($0.11)
- 1 Tbsp chili garlic sauce or sriracha ($0.13)
Instructions
- Slice the mushrooms. Add them to a small sauce pot with the cooking oil and sauté over medium heat until the mushrooms are soft, dark, and all the moisture in the bottom of the pot has evaporated.
- Add the vegetable broth, turn the heat up to medium-high, and bring the broth up to a boil. Once boiling, add the ramen noodles (without the seasoning packet) to the broth. Cook the noodles in the boiling broth for about 3 minutes, or until tender.
- Turn the heat off, add a heaping handful of fresh spinach, and stir until the spinach is wilted (about 30 seconds). Pour the coconut milk into the pot and stir to combine.
- Serve the Vegan Creamy Coconut Ramen as-is, or with garnishes like green onion or chili garlic sauce.
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How to Make Vegan Creamy Mushroom Ramen – Step by Step Photos
Slice 4 oz. baby bella mushrooms (about 4-5 mushrooms or half of an 8 oz. package). If you want to do full sized portobella mushrooms, just slice the caps in half, then slice crosswise into thin strips.
Add the sliced mushrooms to a small saucepot with about 1/2 Tbsp cooking oil (your favorite type of oil to cook with, any type is fine). Sauté the mushrooms over medium heat until they are soft and dark, and all the liquid they release has evaporated out of the pot.
Add 1.5 cups vegetable broth to the pot with the mushrooms. I use broth made with Better Than Bouillon broth concentrate. Turn the heat up to medium-high and allow the broth to come up to a boil (this goes faster with a lid).
Add one “brick” of ramen noodles (discard the seasoning packet) to the broth and continue to boil for about 3 minutes, or until the noodles are tender.
Turn off the heat and add a heaping handful of fresh spinach to the soup. Stir until the spinach is wilted (about 3o seconds).
Finally, pour in 1/2 cup coconut milk (the canned kind, not the dairy milk substitute kind in a carton). Stir to combine.
And that’s literally all it takes! Done in about 15 minutes. You can serve it as is, or add some fun toppings.
I added sliced green onion and some chili garlic sauce to mine. The sharp chili garlic sauce added a nice contrast to the super creamy broth!
The vegetable broth you use makes a big difference—don’t make our mistake using low sodium generic broth; it was very bland!
This is one of my most made dishes from BB. Straight up fast comfort food. Thank you Beth!
My husband and I have now made this two nights in a row! It’s definitely best with baby bellas but the second night we made it with oyster mushrooms and it was still great – you just have to caramelize them longer. Eye both added sriracha and a little soy sauce. But it’s great as is.
We make this all the time and love it! It is so easy to put together. Some additions based on what we have on hand are soft boiled eggs, green onions, bell pepper and red curry paste.
My husband, my 3 year old, and 10 month old all loved this. 10/10!
This is a favorite recipe of mine – one sub I made was using the Chili Ramen, instead of adding sauce at the end, I use that seasoning packet, if you can stand the extra sodium.
I made this today! I didn’t have coconut milk so I used cream of mushroom instead. Added my favorite seasonings as well. It turned out well and the kids loved it….well not the mushrooms lol
This is a fantastic recipe! In fact I have never commented before on a recipe but I had to on this one! I used chicken broth instead of vegetable
broth. Also, Costco has a great package of gluten free ramen noodles and these noodles went very well with this recipe.
Thank you for this amazing recipe, Beth!
Just made this for my son and myself. Delicious. Hope the bowl in the fridge for my other son will still be there when he wakes up!
I just made this and it was excellent. I did not put the green onion garnish. I only used Srircha! Excellent meal for a broke college student haha!
Made this ramen recipe while home alone one weekend. It was surprisingly really good. Personally, I had to omit the coconut milk due to saturated fat b/c of my cholesterol. However, the second bowl I ate, I added just a touch of soy milk & it really gave it that creaminess it needed. I probably could have given it 5 stars if I could have used coconut milk, so it’s no fault of the recipe. I really enjoyed it though! Thank u so much for this easy ramen b/c I had all the ingredients in my home already, making it super cheap!
Does coconut milk have a lot of fat in it? I use it quite often, cream 😖, and I have cholesterol too.
Coconut Milk – 1 cup
Calories 445.
Total Fat 48g 62%
Saturated Fat 43g 215%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g.
Monounsaturated Fat 2.1g.
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 29mg 1%
Total Carbohydrates 6.4g 2%
Great base for a soup. It is very bland as is – but I added tofu, lime, sesame oil and the scallions. Lime was perfect to balance out the cream of the coconut milk. Made it kind of Thai-Japanese. Awesome!
I’ve made this a few times now, and I seem to enjoy it more and more each time! I also used Better than Bouillon veggie broth, which was a bit too salty for my taste when made as directed the first time around. After that, I used 1.75 c water and 1.25 tsp Better than Bouillon, which was more suited to my taste. Per some of the below recommendations, I used sesame oil for the mushrooms and added a soft boiled egg- would recommend! This recipe is easy, quick, and tasty- a real win!
I’ve made a lot of recipes from this site, but this one is a standout. Super quick and easy to make and incredibly flavorful. Definitely adding this one to the regular rotation!
We’ve made this twice and it’s been excellent both times. Today I used Better than Bouillon (vegan) for the veggie broth, subbed kale for the spinach, and added a diced tomato near the end, which was a really great addition (just in long enough to warm them up) and added some color. A dollop of chili crisp on top and NOMNOMNOM. Highly recommend!