Dressing up ramen

As a (soon to no longer be) college student, I have of course developed a taste for the quintessential cheap college food, Ramen.  Specifically, I'm rather partial to Shin Ramyun which is a very spicy ramen.  Like, seriously spicy.  I like spicy foods and I won't even use the entire spice packet for this stuff.

The responsible adult in me, however, recognizes that ramen just isn't a nutritious or complete meal at all.  As a result, I often find myself looking for ways to dress it up and make it more interesting.

My most successful concoction so far went something like this.  I added about three fourths of the spice package to the noodles, poured in boiling water to cover the noodles as per the instructions on the bowl, and placed a small plate over the bowl to keep in the steam and help cook the noodles.

I then threw some cut up green beans and sausage chunks in a small skillet with a tiny bit of olive oil, sprinkled the remaining contents of the spice packet on top, and cooked thoroughly.

Once the noodles had been stewing for about five minutes, I removed the cover and poured about a third of the spiced water over the beans and sausage and let it reduce.  I drained the rest of the water at the sink.  Once the liquid in the skillet had mostly reduced, I threw the noodles in the skillet as well and tossed all of it together for about twenty seconds.

And serve.

Came out pretty tasty.  I imagine this would be pretty good with chicken, too, instead of sausage.