Cheap Eats: Chinese Noodles

When you're on a budget like we are, a few good cheap meals in your repertoire can really save your food budget some months. This is a dish my mom made all the time when we were growing up and I never really liked it as a kid. But when we were just in Utah visiting my mom mentioned something about Chinese Noodles and I had totally forgotten about them. I thought I would like them now that I'm an adult so I made them pretty soon after we got back from Utah and I did like them! Easy, cheap and not bad tasting either. Not a gourmet meal by any stretch, but what meal is that costs $1 or so a serving?

Ingredients:
2 c water
2 packages Ichiban (or top ramen), broken into fourths
Olive oil
1/2 white onion, diced
1/2 green pepper, diced
1 tomato, diced
4 eggs, well beaten
2 limes
Lemon pepper

Add water and seasoning packages from Ichiban to a large frying pan and bring to a boil. Meanwhile heat about a tablespoon of olive oil up in another frying pan over medium heat and add the onion. Cook for a minute or two and add the green pepper. Once water is boiling, add Ichiban pieces and cook for about a minute over medium heat. Flip noodles over and cook for another minute. Add the tomato to the onions and peppers. When the water from the noodles is almost all gone, stir in the beaten eggs. Add the veggies and stir to combine. Season to taste with lemon pepper and lime juice.