Vietnamese · Dinner
Chicken Noodle Soup (Low-Calorie)
A light Vietnamese-style chicken noodle soup built on a skimmed, low-fat broth simmered with ginger, charred onion and star anise, poached lean chicken breast, and thin rice noodles. Finished with scallion, bean sprout, cilantro and lime, it keeps traditional pho aromatics while cutting calories and fat.
$4
15 minsPrep
35 minsCook
50 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
365Calories
45.2gProtein
4.9gFat
37.8gCarbs
4.3gSugar
2.6gFiber
892mgSodium
132mgChol
1.1gSat Fat
890mgPotassium
65mgCalcium
2.4mgIron
0.4mcgVitamin B12
14mgVitamin C
low-calorie
protein-rich
gluten-free-adaptable
low-calorie
Instructions
1
Prep
Pat the chicken breast dry and halve the ginger and onion. Char the ginger and onion cut-side down in a dry skillet over medium-high heat 3–4 minutes until edges blacken and ginger smells toasty.
2
Simmer
Combine the chicken stock, water, charred ginger, charred onion, star anise, and fish sauce in a small pot; bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat.
3
Poach
Lower the chicken breast into the simmering broth, reduce heat to low, and poach uncovered 12–15 minutes until the thickest part reaches 165°F and juices run clear.
4
Rest
Lift the chicken onto a plate and rest 5 minutes, then shred it into bite-sized strips with two forks. Meanwhile, cook the rice noodles in boiling water 3–4 minutes until translucent and tender, then drain.
5
Plate
Drain the noodles into a serving bowl, ladle hot broth and chicken over top, scatter bean sprout, sliced scallion, and chopped cilantro across the surface, finish with black pepper and chili if using, and serve with the lime wedge.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 14 oz394g chicken breast, skin removed
- 3 cups720ml chicken stock, low-sodium
- 1 cup240ml water
- 22 in (5cm) piece ginger-fresh
- 11 onion
- 22 star anise pod
- 1 tsp1 tsp fish sauce
- 3.2 oz90g dry rice noodles
- 1 cup70g bean sprout
- 22 scallion
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp cilantro
- 22 lime wedge
- 11 chili-fresh (optional)
- 2 pinch2 pinch black pepper
