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Seven noodle dishes under P40!By Mari-An C. Santos for Yahoo! Southeast Asia | Consumer Tips : Smart Shopper

Packaged instant noodles are perfect for filling meals on a budget. But dont get stuck in the rut ofboiling then eating them straightaway. You can spice up and jazz up these instant favorites without

shelling out more than P40 a meal (per serving). Heres how!

Chicken noodle soup

1 pack chicken noodle soup (P10)

carrot, diced (about P6)

1 egg, hard-boiled (P5)

Splash of milk (about P2)

Slice of toast (P2)

Total cost: P25

Cook instant noodles according to package instructions. Serve with sliced hard-boiled egg, toast, and

a splash of milk.

Saucy fish noodle soup

1 pack chicken or seafood noodle soup (P10)

Small can of sardines (P14)

Onion, minced (P5)

3 pieces pan de sal (P6)

Total cost: P35

Cook instant noodles according to package directions. Drain soup. Sautee onion until clear, then addsardines. Turn off heat, add noodles, and mix together. Serve with pan de sal.

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Pancit canton

1 pack pancit canton noodles (P10)

3 pieces snow peas (about P2)

carrot, sliced (about P6)

2 leaves cabbage, chopped (about P5)

1 stalk celery, chopped finely (about P5)

Total cost: P28

Cook instant noodles according to package instructions. Add celery then carrots, snow peas, and

cabbage. Turn off heat after about a minute.

Lomi soup

1 pack instant lomi noodles (P10)

A few pieces of cooked kikiam, sliced (about P15)

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A few slices of boiled chicken, shredded (about P10)

1 raw egg, beaten (P5)

Total cost: P40

Cook instant noodles according to package instructions. When soup starts to boil, add meat. Turn off

heat and add beaten egg.

Sotanghon noodle soup

1 pack sotanghon noodle soup (P10)

1 stalk celery, chopped (about P5)

2 leaves cabbage, chopped (about P5)

carrot, chopped (about P6)

1 stalk parsley, chopped (about P2)

Total cost: P28

Cook instant noodles according to package instructions. When soup starts to boil, add cabbage and

carrots, then turn off heat. Add in parsley and celery.

Simplified batchoy

1 pack instant La Paz batchoy noodles (P10)

A few strips pork meat and liver, half-cooked (about P15)

2 pieces chicharon, crushed (about P3)

1 sprig spring onion, chopped (about P2)

1 clove toasted garlic (about P2)1 raw egg (P5)

Total cost: P37

Sautee pork meat and liver strips. Cook instant noodles according to package instructions. When

almost cooked, add meat. Turn off heat when meat and noodles are completely cooked. Drop in raw

egg, then sprinkle top with spring onion and toasted garlic.

Thai noodle soup1 pack instant chicken or beef noodles (P10)

1 stalk lemongrass, chopped (about P5)1 clove garlic, minced (about P2) inch ginger, shredded (about P1)1 stalk kinchay, chopped (about P3)Total cost: P21

Cook instant noodles according to package instructions; but add fresh lemongrass, garlic, and gingerto the broth. After turning off heat, top with kinchay.

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(All items available at leading supermarkets.)

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