15-minute Chicken Noodle Soup recipe

Want a home-cooked meal, but don’t have enough time to cook?

Dish up this super delicious and low-calorie meal-in-a-bowl in 15 minutes.

Quick & easy Chicken Noodle Soup recipe:

Ingredients

• 1 cup noodles (not instant)
• 1 tbsp oil
• ½ tsp chopped garlic
• 1 soup cube
• 1 medium chicken breast, sliced
• 1 cup greens, such as pok choy, spinach or broccoli
• 1 green chilli chopped
• Dash of soy sauce

Method

• Cook noodles in boiling water for 4 minutes. Drain and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a large saucepan. Add garlic.
• Pour in three cups of water, add the soup cube and bring to a boil.
• Slip in the sliced chicken and as it turns white, add the greens.
• Once they wilt, the soup is ready.
• Add the chilli and soy sauce. Adjust seasoning. You shouldn’t need more salt, because of the cube and soy sauce.
• Divide the noodle between two large bowls, pour over the soup and serve hot.

Tip: You can add more vegetables and other ingredients such as bean sprouts to this soup as well.

Photograph: James Morris/Creative Commons

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