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Asian Chicken Rice Soup
Love the flavors of Asian cuisine? You'll love this delicious recipe for Asian Chicken Rice Soup made from scratch using fresh ingredients within an hours time.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 214 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Soup
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
- 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breast
- 8 cups water
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger whole piece
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 32 oz Box of chicken broth
- 1 cube chicken bouillon
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- ¼ cup baby corn chopped
- ¼ cup bamboo shoots
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 2 cups chopped fresh spinach
- ½ cup green onions thinly sliced + more for garnish
- 2 cups cooked white rice
- *top with sesame seeds
Instructions
- Place one pound of chicken breast in a large pot, cover with 8 cups of water, and add 1 tablespoon of fresh whole ginger root. Bring to a boil and cook for 45 minutes.
- Once the chicken is cooked, remove from the pot and shred. Carefully remove the piece of ginger root and carefully mince it. Drain the water.
- Add both the chicken and ginger root back to the pot along with 3 cloves of minced garlic, one 32oz box of chicken broth, 1 chicken bouillon cube, 1 cup of shredded carrots, baby corn, bamboo shoots, sesame oil, soy sauce, and fish sauce. Cook for 10 minutes on medium.
- Lastly, add the fresh spinach and green onions: cook for 5 minutes longer.
- Spoon leftover rice (about ⅓ cup) into bowls then carefully ladle chicken soup over the rice. Top with sesame seeds and additional thinly sliced green onions if desired.
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Notes
- By not adding the starch (rice) into the soup while cooking it allows for more broth therefore stretching the amount of food you have. This is how I typically like to make my soups so that the starch doesn't break down.
Nutrition Information
Serving
8oz
Calories
214kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
22g
(7%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
48mg
(16%)
Sodium
1103mg
(46%)
Potassium
614mg
(18%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
4635IU
(93%)
Vitamin C
18mg
(20%)
Calcium
54mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 214
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 8oz | |
| Calories | 214kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 48mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 1103mg | 46% |
| Potassium | 614mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 4635IU | 93% |
| Vitamin C | 18mg | 20% |
| Calcium | 54mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.