4.5 from 36 votes
Chinese Chicken Noodle Soup
This Chinese chicken noodle soup is an easy traditional dish you can make any day of the week!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 664 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds chicken leg quarters (about 2 leg quarters)
- 2 tablespoons neutral oil
- 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
- 5 cups water
- 2-3 lices ginger (about ⅛-inch/0.3cm thick, 2 inches/5cm long)
- 1 scallion
- salt (to taste)
- white pepper powder (to taste)
- 8 ounces fresh thin wheat noodles (of your choice; or 3.5 ounces/100g dried noodles)
- 1 large handful leafy greens (such as baby bok choy, choy sum, spinach, or even romaine lettuce)
- Chili oil (to garnish, optional)
Instructions
- Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel. Thoroughly preheat a Dutch Oven or thick-bottomed soup pot over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium, add the oil, and then add the chicken leg quarters skin-side down. Cook for 3-4 minutes, until lightly browned, and then flip and cook on the other side for 3-4 minutes.
- Add the Shaoxing wine, water, ginger slices, and whole scallion (you can cut it in half crosswise to fit into the pot). Cover and bring to a boil. Once boiling, immediately reduce the heat to the medium-low, and simmer (covered tightly) for 40 minutes.
- Bring a separate pot of water to a boil for the noodles. Remove the chicken leg quarters from the soup pot, and let cool for a few minutes. Add salt and white pepper powder to the soup to taste. Cover and keep warm on the stove. Shred the chicken into large strips with a fork.
- By now, your water should be boiling. Cook the noodles according to package instructions. In the last 30 seconds to 1 minute of cooking, add the leafy greens, and cook along with the noodles.
- Divide the noodles and greens among 2-3 bowls, and ladle the soup broth on top. Top with the shredded chicken and chili oil (if desired). Serve!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
664kcal
(33%)
Carbohydrates
33g
(11%)
Protein
48g
(96%)
Fat
37g
(57%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
8g
Monounsaturated Fat
17g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
210mg
(70%)
Sodium
838mg
(35%)
Potassium
619mg
(18%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
1571IU
(31%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
60mg
(6%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 664
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 664kcal | 33% |
| Carbohydrates | 33g | 11% |
| Protein | 48g | 96% |
| Fat | 37g | 57% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 8g | 47% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 210mg | 70% |
| Sodium | 838mg | 35% |
| Potassium | 619mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 1571IU | 31% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 60mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.