Nutritious & Super Easy Udon (For 1-Year-Olds)

Name: Nutritious & Super Easy Udon (For 1-Year-Olds)
Yield: Serves 1 adult and 1 child (about 1.5 adult servings)
Ingredients: 1 pack frozen udon noodles; 1 oz (30 grams) frozen spinach; 1 medium egg; 2 tablespoons noodle soup base (double strength) (30 ml); 1/2 teaspoon dashi powder (2 grams); 7/8 –1 cup water (200–250 ml)

Hamaar @cook_40198688

This is my go-to lazy weekday lunch when it's just me and my child. If you have frozen udon and spinach, you can make this in no time! Recipe background: On days when I'm too tired to cook, I just throw together whatever I have in the fridge that seems like it would go well together—and it turned out to be a pretty good lunch!

Hamaar @cook_40198688

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Ingredients

Serves 1 adult and 1 child (about 1.5 adult servings)

1 packfrozen udon noodles
1 oz (30 grams)frozen spinach
1medium egg
2 tablespoonsnoodle soup base (double strength) (30 ml)
1/2 teaspoondashi powder (2 grams)
7/8–1 cup water (200–250 ml)

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Steps

1

Pour the water into a pot and bring to a boil.
2

Defrost the frozen udon noodles in the microwave. Once thawed, quickly rinse the noodles under cold water to remove excess starch and cool them down.
3

When the water in the pot boils, add the spinach, dashi powder, and noodle soup base. Crack the egg into a separate bowl and beat well.
4

When the soup starts to simmer again, slowly pour in the beaten egg. Cover and cook on low heat for 2 minutes.
5

Divide the noodles into portions for you and your child. If you want to cut the child's noodles into smaller pieces, do it now with a noodle cutter.
6

Pour the soup and toppings into each bowl. For the child's portion, dilute the broth with hot water as needed. (I usually skip the broth for my child.)
7

If eggs are not suitable, you can substitute with natto (fermented soybeans). Add 3/4 oz (20 grams) natto directly without soy sauce or broth.