Noodles and Gravy

What You Will Need

Medium Pot
Medium Saucepan
Colander
1 cup measuring cup
1 whisk
1 box of your favorite noodles
1 packet of your favorite gravy mix
1 16.9floz bottle of Diet Mountain Dew
Pepper to taste

Step #1

Ensure you have all the ingredients as prescribed in the "What You Will Need" section above.
Step 2

Step #2

Fill the medium pot half-way full with water. Set stove on HIGH to achieve a rolling boil.
Step 2

Step #3

Add 2 cups COLD water to medium saucepan. Stir in gravy mix.
Step 3

Step #4

Whisk gravy mix until completely mixed and smooth. Set stove on MEDIUM-HIGH to achieve a boil. Stir occassionally.
Step 4

Step #5

Do not watch the pot. It will be difficult, but this is why God created patience.
Remember: a watched pot never boils. Nor does it sing or play the guitar.
Step 5

Step #6

After 1 minute of boiling, remove gravy from stove and set aside. Gravy will thicken.
Step 6

Step #7

Once water boils, add 8 ounces of noodles to pot. Cook them until Al Dente (whatever that means... maybe squishy?) Note: do not drop spoon in boiling water as it will hurt your hand when trying to retrieve.
Step 7

Step #8

Once noodles are Al Dente (squishy), remove pot from stove and throw everything at colander while screaming in pain from boiling water spillage. If done correctly, you should end up with noodles in the colander and pot back in safe location away from hands and feet.
Step 8

Step #9

Place some noodles in bottom of bowl, and add a spoonful of gravy on top. Serve hot.
Step 9

Step #10

Add pepper if your heart so desires.
Step 10

Step #11

Stir everything together... it should be yummier that way.
Step 11

Step #12

Take a swig of Diet Mountain Dew - it's liquid courage.
Step 12

Step #13

There's no more delaying... take the first bite.
Step 13

Step #14

Yell "Holy crap, this is AMAZING." Proceed to eat it all, very fast.
Step 14

Step #15

Go back for seconds. Eat it all again.
Step 15

Step #16

Put remainders in tupperware so you can take to work tomorrow. Everyone will call you a fruit-loop-dingus, but it will be worth it.

The Verdict

Ease of Making
This dish was incredibly easy to prepare. With a quick trip to the store to acquire the gravy mix packet and noodles out of the way, it was just a matter of following the instructions and enjoying!

Preparation Time
I would give this aspect a 5/5 star rating, but since it required boiling water, I had to dock a star. Why can't technology catch up with the times and provide me with boiling water faster? Aside from that, it was ready in under 15 minutes... start to finish.

Presentation
Seriously? It's a wad of noodles and some sticky gravy. It didn't look very appealing. I spiced it up with a fancy place setting using utensils I didn't need, but that can only do so much. The multi-colored noodles gave it a little pep, but this dish was not a feast for the eyes.

Deliciousness
Holy crap, Batman. This was Heaven in my mouth. It was like the Chicken-and-Dumplings that I never got. It was like Christmas morning at Grandma's all over again. It was like a million pink fluffy unicorns were dancing on rainbows.

Overall
Overall, this was delicious and amazing! I was initially weirded out that I was putting breakfast gravy on a dinner staple, but it was a perfect combination. I will definitely make this again!

Ease of Making This dish was incredibly easy to prepare. With a quick trip to the store to acquire the gravy mix packet and noodles out of the way, it was just a matter of following the instructions and enjoying!

Preparation Time I would give this aspect a 5/5 star rating, but since it required boiling water, I had to dock a star. Why can't technology catch up with the times and provide me with boiling water faster? Aside from that, it was ready in under 15 minutes... start to finish.

Presentation Seriously? It's a wad of noodles and some sticky gravy. It didn't look very appealing. I spiced it up with a fancy place setting using utensils I didn't need, but that can only do so much. The multi-colored noodles gave it a little pep, but this dish was not a feast for the eyes.

Deliciousness Holy crap, Batman. This was Heaven in my mouth. It was like the Chicken-and-Dumplings that I never got. It was like Christmas morning at Grandma's all over again. It was like a million pink fluffy unicorns were dancing on rainbows.

Overall Overall, this was delicious and amazing! I was initially weirded out that I was putting breakfast gravy on a dinner staple, but it was a perfect combination. I will definitely make this again!