Chicken Noodle Soup, Asian Style

What better than chicken noodle soup to soothe you on one of those cold wintery under-the-weather kinda nights?

Well… how about an Asian inspired chicken noodle soup with a hint of fresh ginger, tangy lime, spicy sambal and clean cilantro flavors!

Now that’ll really kick that immune system into high gear, or whatever the old wives tales tell ya

Either way, this simple throw-together meal with it’s warm comforting flavors will definitely give you a happy full belly and leave you with a yummy taste in your mouth!

Chicken broth, ginger, chicken, rice noodles & snow peas.

Fresh lime, cilantro and spicy sambal to serve.

Yields a fabulous result I tell ya!

And whether it looks like it or not, I promise it tastes oh-so-good

And if you haven’t used sambal before, try it! It’s basically sriracha’s cousin, the spicy with out the hint of garlic flavor. I ADORE this stuff! Like probably way too much…. but anyways

Enjoy!

Asian Chicken Noodle Soup
Serves 6

2 boxes organic low-sodium chicken broth
2 thick slices fresh ginger, peeled
1 lb chicken breast
1/2 package rice noodles (I used vermicelli)
2-3 cups fresh snow peas
juice of 2 limes
fresh cilantro, to serve
sambal or sriracha, to serve

1. Combine chicken broth, sliced ginger and juice of 1 lime in a medium sized pot. Season w/ salt & pepper. Bring to a boil and add chicken breast, cooking until done (about 15 minutes).

2. Remove chicken from broth and shred using two forks. Bring broth back to a boil (if it’s not already) and add shredded chicken and rice noodles*, cooking according to direction (about 10 minutes).

3. During last 3 minutes of cooking drop in snow peas to cook just until tender. Serve!

To serve: fresh lime, fresh cilantro, spicy sambal

6 Responses to Chicken Noodle Soup, Asian Style

Kacy | 01/15/2013 at 5:11 pm | Reply

That looks like a bowl of beautiful soup you’d get at a five star restaurant. Love!
- smlane | 01/16/2013 at 1:39 am | Reply
  
  You da best. Seriously.
Erica | 01/15/2013 at 5:27 pm | Reply

GREAT idea! Yayy for fun flavors
Rach | 01/15/2013 at 9:59 pm | Reply

This looks delicious! And definitely perfect for this weather!
Biz | 01/15/2013 at 10:04 pm | Reply

I love adding that spicy sauce to lots of things, but definitely to soups because I love a spicy broth. Yum!
Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl | 01/16/2013 at 3:00 am | Reply

That Sambal sounds awesome. I am a big fan of Sriracha , so I can only imagine that the addition of garlic makes it absolutely fabulous!