Skinny Thai Chicken Noodle Soup to nourish and to revitalize. It’s packed with flavorful and good ingredients to keep you healthy and well these cold Winter times – in the skinny way! Chicken Noodle Soup is one of the best dishes to eat when trying to boost your immunity system.
It’s a new year and we may have eaten our fair share of sweets and heavy food for the last month or even months. I know I have. To nourish and revitalize this sugar body, I am opting for a Skinny Thai Chicken Noodle Soup. Yes, it has noodles, but it’s rice noodles, so it’s gluten free and it’s a low-fat carb option. Rice noodles also contain phosphorous, which assists in filtering waste in your kidneys (source). You may choose whatever noodle you want of course, or completely leave it out. I’m just saying.
Skinny Thai Chicken Noodle Soup
When our immunity is failing, we do not want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. But we still need nourishment. This recipe is very simple to make, and with store bought (or pre-made) green curry paste, there really isn’t much to it.
Heat a large saucepan with a little canola oil to medium high heat. Add minced garlic and ginger and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the green curry paste and cook for 1 more minute. Add chicken, stirring for 3 minutes. Add the carrot, white part of the spring onions, kaffir lime leaf, chicken stock, lime juice, light coconut milk and cilantro. Bring to a boil and then reduce to simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in noodles and cook until the noodles are tender, about 7 minutes. Top with cilantro, green part of the green onions, lime wedges and chili if desired.
The Health Benefits of this Skinny Thai Chicken Noodle Soup
The chicken isn’t just a placebo effect because you see everyone go for chicken noodle soup when having a cold. It’s high in Vitamin B6 which is an important element when it comes to the body’s chemical reactions. It creates new and healthy red blood cells (source). So it’s not the time for Meatless Mondays – but opt for poultry!
Making our nourishment as soup is also good to keep hydration up. We need more fluids when having a fever. Lime (or citrus) contains Vitamin C, which we all know we lean on when having a cold. Garlic and ginger is also wonderful foods for immunity. Ginger decreases both inflammation and nausea, while garlic lowers blood pressure.
There’s not much research on spicy food for immunity. However, spicy food contain a lot of capsaicin, and it does cause a runny nose (at least with me!), breaking up mucus and clearing out sinus passages. I haven’t added chilis and spice directly, but the green curry paste I used is super spicy. So it’s up to you to find the spiciness you like in your green curry paste.
How are you starting your new year?
I hope you stay well and healthy. Keep warm and nourished on this skinny Thai chicken noodle soup. Enjoy!
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Skinny Thai Chicken Noodle Soup to Revitalize
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp canola oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tbsp ginger minced
- 1-2 tbsp green curry paste use more or less if you want, depends on spiciness
- 2 chicken breasts cut into 1 inch / bite sized pieces
- 2 cups chicken stock 500 ml
- 1 lime juice only
- 1 can light coconut milk 1-2 cans*
- 2 cilantro stems (with leaves) finely chopped
- 2 green onions chopped, white and green part divided
- 1 large carrot cut into matchsticks
- 2 kaffir lime leaves optional but highly recommended
- 9-10 oz uncooked vermicelli rice noodles 250-300 gr
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat a large saucepan with a little canola oil to medium high heat. Add minced garlic and ginger and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the green curry paste and cook for 1 more minute. Add chicken, stirring for 3 minutes.
- Add the carrot, white part of the green onion, kaffir lime leaves, chicken stock, lime juice, light coconut milk and cilantro.
- Bring to a boil and then reduce to simmer for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare a pan for the noodles. Boil the noodles for around 7 minutes, until they are tender (check your packaging). You may also do this the one pot way and add the noodles directly into the soup after it has simmered for 10 minutes**
- Add the cooked noodles into the soup and mix (or uncooked and cook for 7 more minutes). Taste and adjust seasonings (salt and pepper) accordingly, may also want more chicken stock or light coconut milk.
- Top with cilantro, green part of the green onions, lime wedges and chili if desired.
This soup sounds like the perfect soup to have during these cold days. I love thai flavor dishes and noodle soup is always comforting. I am looking forward to trying this recipe!
Thank you so much, Mirlene! Very comforting indeed
I haven’t tried Thai food before but this has me intrigued. Looks like it definitely would be a nourishing soup 🙂 I’m adding it to my list of recipes to try.
Thank you so much, Megan. I hope you’ll like Thai food and this Thai chicken noodle soup, it’s so packed with flavor!
I love curry, and this sounds like a delicious dish. We have all been fighting off colds and it would be nice to have a hearty, healthy soup recipe to try. I think the green curry paste and coconut are a tasty combination, perfect for soup!
Thank you so much, Marysa, and I hope you’ll feel better soon!
Homemade soups are the best. This is packed with so much flavour. I would love a bowl of this…and it is the perfect food for comfort food season. I would make a huge batch for all the leftovers.
Thank you so much, Gloria. Yes, that’s a great idea!
Oh my! This looks absolutely delicious!!
Kasey
TheStyleWright.com
Thank you!
Oh my goodness, this looks SO tasty! Perfect for a cold winter day! I love anything Thai inspired…thanks for sharing!
-Madi xo
http://everydaywithmadirae.com
Thank you so much, Madi!
I’ve just pinned your recipe because I will DEFINITELY be making this in the next week. My kids love flat rice noodles, chicken and soup – this is one for the books for sure! Thanks!
Yaay! I hope you all will like it! It is pretty spicy because of the green curry paste, so depending on the brand you choose it may be advisable to reduce the amount to 1 tbsp of green curry paste. I’ll add a note in the recipe card!
Yes, please! It looks delicious and I’d love to try it!
Thank you so much!
This looks so good, I pinned to my board so that I can come back and make it. Can’t wait!
Sounds great! Thanks Holly!
I love chicken noodle soup and this looks so good, I love the colours and how comforting it looks.
Thank you so much, Joan
This is right up my alley. I wish I was eating this right now! SO delicious and what wonderful flavors. I just love asian inspired soups like this 🙂
Hope you get to make it soon! Thank you so much 🙂
Oh my goodness I can’t wait to make this! My family will just fall in love with this thai chicken noodle soup. I may never made traditional chicken noodle soup ever again!
To me, this Thai chicken noodle soup is THE chicken noodle soup, so I really hope you will like it! Thank you so much!
Mmmm this soup sounds absolutely amazing! And what a great meal to have during these cold winter months. Thank you!
Thank you!
This sounds so delicious and comforting! We love Thai flavors – I’m looking forward to trying this!
Thank you so much!
I just printed the recipe! My husband is going to be so excited about dinner tonight… thanks for sharing your recipe! I will let you now how it turns out for us!
Hey Sarah J, thank you so much! I really hope both you and your husband had a wonderful dinner. 🙂
I love both red and green thai curries but have never thought of serving them as a soup with noodles. Such a great idea. I’m definitely going to make this soup soon! Pinning for later!
Thank you so much! Hope you’ll like it 🙂
I have a tendency to get sick in January. It happens almost every year. I think I get so worn down after the craziness of the holidays, so I’ll definitely have to whip up a batch. Plus, it sounds so flavorful and delicious. Thanks for sharing!
Oh no, I hope you don’t feel anything yet? But I totally know what you mean – the minute your mind and body ‘slows down’ it’s bound to happen sometimes. I hope you feel good and thank you so much for your kind words!
I CRAVE for recipes that boost immunity system because if you think about it – they are all you need to stay healthy and shine bright! And soups usually work great for me, so this recipe is perfect!
They are indeed. That you so much, April!
Dang this looks delicious! I’ve been making soup a few times a week so I’m happy to have another one to add to the rotation. We love Thai flavors so I know this one will be a hit at our house. I love that it is healthy too. Thank you for sharing 🙂
That’s fantastic! Thank you so much 🙂
I love Thai chicken noodle soup and this one looks delicious. Thank you for sharing! 🙂
Thank you so much, Nicole! 🙂
Thank you so much, Nicole 🙂
This looks really delicious! I will be trying this today for my mom’s birthday. I’m sure she’ll love this.
Thank you, Aika! I hope the birthday was a success!
That actually looks delicious and I need one dish recipes like this so badly, with my energy levels. Thank you!!
Thank you so much, Rose Martine. I hope you will try it!
I think I m going to try making this on Friday just had a question. I m a vegetarian, so replacing the chicken with tofu but I haven t actually cooked with fofu before. Do you think it would make sense to season and cook the tofu a little bit like the chicken to add flavor, or just add directly to the soup?
Hi. I’m sorry for this very late reply, but I would just add tofu directly to the soup!
I have made this twice. SO GOOD! I used bok choy, diced shitake mushrooms, and kale instead of noodles.
Thanks Melanie. I’m so glad you like it!!
I’ve made a lot of similar recipes in my slow cooker. I wouldn’t be able to survive with out my slow cooker. Thanks for sharing your recipes.
I’ve heard so many great things about instant pots and slow cookers I NEED to get my hands on them soon!