You are singing the song of my people. And definitely Maruchan, and not some fancy boutique shit. It's such a versitile product.

1. dollars for calories value is hard to beat
2. 2 minutes to cook
3. Add frozen peas, corn, shelled edemame, or whatever when the noodles go in, in a nod to "heathy eating." Increases the cook time by a whole minute.
4. Drain most of the water off after cooking and melt in a tablespoon or two of butter for an insanely decadent, rich dish. Good when you tire of having soub. Amazing experience, but super rich.
5. You could write a book about ramen as a starter for caseroles.
6. Do #4, but much less butter, and add a can of tuna. This is really nice when combined #3, and add some frozen veggies

And none of these variations take more than 10 minutes! It really is a super food.

But by far, my favorite use for Maruchen ramen is to snack on the noodle raw and save the packet. Make a batch of popcorn. Mix meltee butter into the popcorn, then mix in the ramen seasoning. Add just a dash of nutritional yeast, and you have popcorn that the gods themselves are not worthy of.

Christ, I need to invest in Maruchen. Are they publically traded? I love that ramen so very, very much.