We used "stir fry beef" which ended up being pretty tough. The noodles NEED to be cut before being mixed in with everything else and scissors are the easiest way to do it. The carrots are still raw enough after 4 minutes to trigger my allergies to raw carrots so we'll need to cook them longer next time. Probably half the sugar next time it was really sweet. Good but sweet. Ended up being 6-8 servings.