Chicken & vegetable laksa-style soup
- Preparation time 15 minutes
- Cooking time 10 minutes
- Serves 4-6
- Freezableyes
Ingredients
- Olive or canola oil spray
- ½ small red onion, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped lemongrass
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh red chilli
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 litre MAGGI Al Natural Chicken Liquid Stock
- 125 g dried rice vermicelli noodles
- 500 g or 2 skinless chicken breast fillets, halved lengthways and thinly sliced
- 1 bunch broccolini, cut diagonally into thirds
- 1 red capsicum, cut into thin strips
- 1 carrot, cut into thin strips
- 375 ml can CARNATION Light and Creamy Evaporated Milk
- 1 teaspoon coconut essence
- 2 teaspoons MAGGI Fish Sauce
- 1/3 cup fresh coriander leaves
Method
- Spray a large saucepan with oil and heat.
- Add onion and cook over low heat for 3 minutes, until soft.
- Add lemongrass, chilli, ginger and turmeric, and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds.
- Add stock and bring to the boil. Add noodles, chicken and vegetables.
- Return to the boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer uncovered for 5 minutes, until noodles are soft, vegetables are just tender and chicken is cooked through.
- Stir in milk with coconut essence and heat through.
- Stir through fish sauce and serve topped with coriander leaves.
- Serve with bread.
HINT: This soup is best served immediately. Vary the recipe with vegetables such as bok choy, zucchini, baby corn or snow peas, or use firm white-fleshed fish fillets instead of chicken
Nutrition
ANALYSIS per serve | 4 | 6 |
---|---|---|
Energy kJ (Cal) | 2473 (591) | 1649 (394) |
Carbohydrate (g) | 67 | 45 |
Protein (g) | 50 | 33 |
Fat (g) | 13 | 9 |
Calcium, Iron, Vitamin C, Zinc |
Australian Institute of Sport - From the "Survival from the Fittest" cookbook
05 Nov 2018
HINT: This soup is best served immediately. Vary the recipe with vegetables such as bok choy, zucchini, baby corn or snow peas, or use firm white-fleshed fish fillets instead of chicken
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