Asian Chicken and Coconut Soup
Ingredients:
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- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1/2 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into small cubes
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- 1 cup diced carrots
- 1/2 teaspoon roasted chili paste
- 12 medium shiitake mushrooms, sliced
- 3 cups low-sodium chicken stock
- 1 lime, juice and finely chopped zest
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
- 14 ounces coconut milk
- 1 cup cooked brown rice
- fresh cilantro, chopped
Directions:
- Add oil to a large soup pot. Add chicken and brown briefly, 2-3 minutes. Remove and cover with foil until ready to use.
- Add the onion, garlic, carrots, chili paste, and shiitake mushrooms to the hot pan. Sauté over medium heat until soft, about 6-7 minutes.
- Add the stock, lime zest and juice, fish sauce, and ginger and simmer for 5 minutes or so. Add the coconut milk and chicken. Simmer for about 4-5 more minutes.
- To serve, add about 1/4 cup of cooked rice to each bowl and ladle the hot soup over the rice. Garnish with cilantro.
Yield:
4 servings
Nutrition Tip
Mushrooms aren't vegetables: they're actually an edible fungus, and they're power-packed with nutrients. Although all mushrooms contain immune supportive compounds, shiitake are the only mushrooms that contain the specific compound lentinan. As a matter of fact, the Chinese and Japanese have been using shiitake mushrooms for centuries to treat colds and the flu. Mushrooms are also a great source of selenium as well as three B vitamins: riboflavin niacin and pantothenic acid.
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