This is super basic and I'm sure most people already do it, but it's my slightly healthier GF take on student-style instant ramen, and an easy 1-person meal. It uses instant rice noodles, and you can get brands that are GF.

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Ingredients:
1 package instant rice noodles

Veggies of your choice/whatever suitable ones you have to hand. Typical options are chopped carrot, chopped bell pepper (capsicum), chopped spring onions (green onions), frozen peas and/or corn, chopped bok choy, handful of baby spinach leaves, bean sprouts, chopped asparagus, etc. etc. Total volume of veggies is about 2 cups

Protein options: frozen prawns, leftover shredded chicken/turkey, 90g can of flavoured tuna (I like the lemon pepper variety), a hardboiled egg sliced up and added last, frozen edamame, fried cubes of tofu, vegan sausage, etc. Half to one cup of protein.

1 Tbsp GF oyster sauce (optional - add your own seasonings if prefer not to use this)

Optional garnishes: sprinkle of chopped fresh cilantro (coriander) and/or finely chopped fresh red chili.

Directions:
This depends on whether the flavouring that comes with the noodles is okay for you - if not, add your own seasonings, like half a stock cube/1 tsp stock powder, a little GF soy sauce, a few drops of sesame oil and/or chili sauce.

I prefer this as a dry noodles dish, rather than a soup, so I remove the seasoning sachets and separately empty them into the medium-sized bowl I'll use to serve the noodles. I add 1 tsp hot water to them to get the dried veggies from the sachet soaking.

Chop the veggies and separate them into those that need pre-cooking and those that just need a brief soak in boiling water. e.g. bean sprouts and chopped spring onion (green onion) only need a soak, not to be pre-cooked. Cook the veggies that need it - I usually microwave them or steam them for 5-10 minutes. If your protein needs defrosting or warming, add it to the cooking veggies.

Follow the package instructions to cook the rice noodles - it generally says to cover them with boiling water for about 3 minutes. I add the veggies that don't need much cooking to them while they soak, like spring onions or bean sprouts. I suggest not adding frozen veg here as it won't cook enough and will stop the noodles from cooking - add frozens to the other veggies that need a bit more cooking. Once soft, drain the noodles.

Assemble the noodles in the medium-sized bowl containing the seasonings (pre-packaged or your own mix). Add the cooked, drained noodles and veggies and the protein. Add the oyster sauce, mix. Serve immediately, topped with garnishes if you like these. This last step is the time to add the sliced hardboiled egg if that's your protein.

That's it - fast, and a reasonably balanced meal.