Easy Lowfat Coconut Chicken Soup
Besides your childhood favorite, this is the best chicken soup recipe. Add a healthy flair and spice up chicken soup with this new classic. This chicken soup recipe soothes body and soul.
Preparation Time15 min
Cooking Time25 min
Cooking MethodMicrowave
Ingredients
- 4 cup cubed skinless boneless chicken breast halves
- 2 cup coconut milk (canned, in the Oriental foods section)
- 1 teaspoon Laos powder (from an Oriental grocery)
- 2 chopped green onions
- 4 chopped serrano chiles
- 1 tablespoon nam pla
- 2 teaspoon powdered lemongrass (or use fresh lemongrass)
- 1 juiced lime
Instructions
- Bring 1 cup coconut milk to boil.
- Add chicken, lemon grass, and Laos. Cover and simmer until chicken is tender.
- Add remaining 1 cup coconut milk, green onions and chiles. Do not boil.
- Stir in lime juice and fish sauce just before serving.
- Alternately, cook chicken with coconut milk and seasonings in the microwave at about 50 percent power for 20 minutes for an especially rich broth.