Frugal College Student Recipe - Savory Noodles in Broth

Here's a quick and simple (and low fat) way of cooking up noodles or pasta when you don't feel like spending hours in the kitchen. All of the ingredients are inexpensive and pantry items like broth, bouillon cubes, and noodles/pasta last a long time, so stock up and buy in bulk!

For those who have never had to cook for themselves, you only have to know how to boil water and use a knife/scissors.

Ingredients

• Approx. 2 cups the broth of your choice (either canned or bouillon is fine)
• Some chopped scallions (green onions)
• 1 person serving size of pasta (such as elbow macaroni) or noodles (either rice noodles or vermicelli are good choices)
• White pepper
  
• Sesame oil, the secret ingredient that turns ordinary bland dishes into exotic Asian
  

1. Heat up your broth in a small saucepan and add a drizzle of sesame oil.
2. In a large pot, bring some water to boil with a pinch of salt. Once the water comes to a boil, add your pasta/noodles and put on the lid. Steam cook your noodles/pasta by turning off the heat and leaving the lid on the pot. This ensures that you will never end up with undercooked or overcooked mushy noodles/pasta.
3. Pour the hot broth into a large bowl and once the noodles are cooked, drain them and add them to the bowl of broth.
4. Flavor to taste with white pepper and top with a sprinkle of chopped scallions.
   

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