Chicken Noodle Soup - a healthy twist on an old fave!





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Soup that will soothe your soul! This recipe came about on a busy weekday when I was scrambling to find a quick, healthy and filling dinner. I settled on Chicken Noodle Soup, but instead of falling back on my traditional recipe, I tried coming up with a healthier take, and .. voila! A new delicious family fave was born! You know you’ve won when they say “it tastes like restaurant soup”, and they ask you to please make it this way every time



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This recipe is super simple and will win over even the pickiest eater. I’m sharing the basic recipe below, but feel free to add in a few more veggies (for example, I’d added mushroom and spinach into the mix as well).

Ingredients:

  • 2 lbs chicken legs & thighs (skinless)

  • 2 tbsp grated fresh garlic

  • 2 tbsp grated fresh ginger

  • 4  tbsp soy sauce, divided (I like to use ‘BRAGGS liquid aminos’ as a substitute)

  • 1 tsp fish sauce

  • 1 tsp chilli garlic sauce

  • 2 tbsp oil (any unflavoured)

  • 1 medium white onion chopped

  • 2 medium carrots peeled and grated

  • 1 ½ cups frozen corn

  • half bunch coriander, washed

  • 10 cups chicken stock

  • ⅓ packet of rice noodles, thick (around 200g)

  • Salt and Pepper to taste

  • 1-2 tsps Sriracha (optional)




Method:

Wash chicken and marinate in 2 tbsps soy sauce, fish sauce, garlic, ginger and chilli sauce. Let the chicken sit while you cut the onions and carrots and any other veggies you’d like to add. Heat a large stock pot on medium high heat and add oil. Once oil is heated, add in the chicken and let brown for 3-4 minutes per side. Chicken does not have to be cooked through.



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Remove chicken from the pot and set aside. In the same pot, add in onions and cook till onions start to soften then add in grated carrots. Mix well, add in chicken stock and bring to a boil. Once stock comes to a boil add the chicken back in, bunch of coriander, corn and rice noodles,  reduce heat to a simmer, cover and cook for 25-30 mins.

Remove  coriander and chicken from soup, take the meat off the bones, shred to whatever size you like and add back in to soup. Mix well and taste the soup, add in salt and pepper to taste and add in sriracha sauce to taste.

Serve soup with fresh coriander and extra sriracha.  Enjoy!