Thai-Inspired Chicken & Rice Noodle Soup
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Cozy, comforting, and fragrant, this flavor-packed Thai chicken noodle soup will warm you right up.
This spicy, fragrant, slurpy noodle soup, inspired by some of my favorite Thai restaurant dishes, is like sunshine on a dreary day. What’s more, it’s made with rotisserie chicken and Thai pantry staples available in most supermarkets—such as green curry paste, fish sauce, coconut milk, and fresh ginger—so it’s almost instant gratification.
Whether I’m feeling worn down or just in need of a little comfort, there is nothing like a bowl of chicken noodle soup, and this is one of my favorite renditions. Be sure to keep the rice noodles separate from the soup until ready to serve. If you put them in the broth before serving, they will continue to cook and become too soft.
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“A wonderful melding of flavors, and it tastes truly authentic as Thai cuisine…My wife, a former restaurant reviewer, used words like ‘amazing’ and ‘delicious,’ so I knew I had a real winner.”
What You’ll Need To Make Chicken & Rice Noodle Soup
You’ll notice that the recipe calls for Thai green curry paste, an excellent substitute for hard-to-find Asian ingredients, like lemongrass and galangal. You can find it, along with the other Asian pantry staples, in the Asian section of most large supermarkets. Along with Thai red curry paste, green curry paste is a wonderfully versatile ingredient; I use it to make many Thai-style recipes, such as Thai shrimp curry and red chicken curry, butternut squash soup with coconut milk, and curry chicken skewers with coconut-peanut sauce.
Step-By-Step Instructions
Begin by heating the oil in a medium soup pot. Add the shallots and ginger and cook, stirring frequently, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Next, add the green curry paste and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute more.
Add the chicken broth, coconut milk, fish sauce, brown sugar, lime juice, and turmeric; bring to a gentle simmer. Continue simmering for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook the rice noodles by dropping them in boiling water.
Let sit for a few minutes to soften.
Then drain.
When ready to serve, divide the noodles and chicken into serving bowls.
Ladle the broth over top and sprinkle with cilantro and scallions. Serve with Sriracha sauce and lime wedges.
“Thank you for an excellent recipe. This is one of those great under 30 minute dinners when I’m in a pinch but want a satisfying restaurant-quality soup without going out.”
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Thai-Inspired Chicken & Rice Noodle Soup
Cozy, comforting, and fragrant, this flavor-packed Thai chicken noodle soup will warm you right up.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- ½ cup thinly sliced shallots, from 1-2 large shallots
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger, from a 1-inch knob (see note)
- 2 tablespoons Thai green curry paste
- 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 1 (13.5 oz) can unsweetened coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 4 packed teaspoons dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice, from 1 lime
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
For Serving
- 4 oz thin rice noodles
- 2 cups shredded cooked chicken, from a rotisserie chicken
- Handful chopped fresh cilantro
- 3 scallions, light and dark green parts, thinly sliced
- Sriracha sauce
- Lime wedges
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a medium soup pot over medium-low heat. Add the shallots and ginger and cook, stirring frequently, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the curry paste and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute more. Add the chicken broth, coconut milk, fish sauce, brown sugar, lime juice, and turmeric; bring to a gentle simmer. Continue simmering, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook the rice noodles according to the package instructions.
- When ready to serve, taste the soup and adjust the seasoning, if necessary. Gently reheat the noodles in the microwave, if necessary. Divide the noodles and chicken into serving bowls. Ladle the broth over top and sprinkle with cilantro and scallions. Serve with Sriracha sauce and lime wedges.
- Note: Check out easy guidance on how to peel, grate, and chop fresh ginger here.
- Note: As the soup sits on the stove, some of the fat may rise to the surface; skim it, if necessary.
Nutrition Information
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- Per serving (4 servings)
- Calories: 530
- Fat: 31 g
- Saturated fat: 20 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Sugar: 7 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Sodium: 942 mg
- Cholesterol: 53 mg
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Gluten-Free Adaptable Note
To the best of my knowledge, all of the ingredients used in this recipe are gluten-free or widely available in gluten-free versions. There is hidden gluten in many foods; if you're following a gluten-free diet or cooking for someone with gluten allergies, always read the labels of your ingredients to verify that they are gluten-free.
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Very Yummy soup! Used Red Curry Paste, poached and shredded chick breasts and omitted the fish sauce but it was still great. My family loved it!
If I wanted to use fresh lemongrass, turmeric and galangal how would I adjust the recipe.
Hi Cheryl, I would suggest looking online for a recipe for Thai green curry paste to make sure you get all the ratios correct.
I made this last night and it was fabulous! I plan to keep this recipe in the front of the folder as it will go into the regular rotation.
Help! I don’t have rotisserie chicken. I have boneless chicken breasts in the frig. How should I cook/season the chicken so I can use it for the soup? I have all the other ingredients. Can’t wait to try this recipe!
Hi Terry, I’d probably just poach them. Here’s a recipe if you need one. Hope you enjoy the soup :).
I made this for my sister who is pregnant and had a bad cold! In the absence of actual medicine, I wanted to give her something soothing and REALLY flavorful! This definitely fit the bill, and the flavor, despite a TOTALLY non-complex cooking process, was out of this world! Thank you SO much!
I’ve made this recipe twice and shared it with several friends. The dish was so simple to make and really delicious. I had everybody thinking I was some really good cook.
This is so fabulous!! I have stopped getting most recipe emails…I just wait for yours. You wow us every time! But this tops them all.
Oh my goodness, I did love this soup! Followed recipe exactly except that when I realized I had I dropped 3 little cubes of frozen minced garlic into the pot instead of 3 cubes of frozen minced ginger (btw, very hand when one’s fresh ginger has long passed), I thought for sure I’d ruined my dinner. I decided to take a chance, dropped in the required 3 cubes of ginger, and hoped for the best. It was simply delicious! A very forgiving recipe! I also used 3 instead of 4 cups of chicken broth based on reviews of others and there was a lot of soup for ladling into the bowls. I didn’t have cilantro, but will use it the next time, and there will definitely be many next time.
We made this last night and it was fantastic! I did add slightly less broth as one reviewer recommended. Next time I’ll be doubling the recipe so we have more leftovers. I might consider adding mushrooms to the recipe as well.
Thank you for this easy and fabulous recipe! It takes no time to make and my family loves it. I bring the leftovers to work and everyone says, “Oh! That smells delicious!” My store does not have the green curry paste, so I ordered a 6 pack on Amazon. Now I have to go review your delicious beef stew – another home run. ❤️