A bowl with noodles swimming in veggies, a runny egg, and some tasty sauce – that is hard to refuse. The same with all three ingredients: pasta, vermicelli or noodles tossed in what is available at the moment or vermicelli with some additions. You can whip up a great dish of vermicelli with a handful of ingredients taken from your refrigerator. There are numerous options to choose from, but the key is to keep it simple.
Look At What Is Already There
Do not open the takeaway app yet – check the fridge instead. Perhaps there is a vegetable or two that could be used in a dish. An almost forgotten carrot, half of a capsicum, some spinach or spring onions could all be ingredients for a meal.
An egg, fried to a golden crust with a soft yolk, placed on top as a final touch, will make any simplest preparation look delicious.
Make Noodles More Interesting
If the noodles have already been prepared, simply put them in an already heated wok along with chopped bell peppers, carrots, and green onions, soy and chilli sauce. Then, sauté the mix for a couple of minutes until well heated. You can add a fried egg on top as a finishing touch.
Give Pasta A New Personality
Pasta in tomato sauce is not the only way. Garlic, olive oil, spinach, and roasted peppers are some easy ingredients that go well with each other and can be prepared when one is in a hurry. Besides, some cheese can be added to the dish at the end to make it creamy, instead of preparing a separate sauce for that purpose.
A different option for a pasta dish is mixing it up with chilli garlic sauce and adding a poached egg on top. The runny yolk creates a delicious silky feel by mixing with the pasta.
Try A Fresh Vermicelli Bowl
Rice vermicelli can be mixed with vegetables like cucumber, shredded carrots, and cabbage, along with herbs. Adding boiled egg, lime juice, soy sauce, and sesame oil will complete the whole dish.
Keep The Right Things In The Kitchen
It becomes significantly easier to prepare such bowls with some useful groceries at hand. Eggs, vegetables, sauces, herbs, cheese, and spices can be combined in so many different ways that it is unlikely that one will ever feel bored preparing the same dish.
An online grocery delivery app is handy when there is a sudden craving for something specific. Instead of planning an entire weekly shop, a few missing ingredients can be ordered and added to what is already in the kitchen.
Make Dinner Up As You Go
Keeping noodles, pasta, and vermicelli in the cupboard is a simple way to avoid the dreaded “what is there to eat?” moment. They give a meal somewhere to start, even when there is no real plan.
As for the rest, it can always be added in the next bowl. Some vegetables, an egg, a sauce, and several other groceries at hand can be combined in a way that would result in a meal that is genuinely delicious. It doesn’t need to look good – in fact, sometimes a poorly made bowl can be even more appetising.