Five-spice Chicken Noodle Soup

Barb Gertz's Note:

Try this spicy Asian-inspired take on the traditional soothing chicken noodle soup. Recipe comes from Better Homes and Gardens.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 cups water
• 1 (14 ounce) can reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 2 green onions , thinly bias-sliced
• 2 teaspoons reduced sodium soy sauce
• 2 cloves garlic , minced
• ¼ teaspoon five-spice powder
• 1⁄8; teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 cups chopped bok choy
• 1 medium sweet red pepper , thinly sliced into strips
• 2 ounces driedsomen noodles, broken into 2 inch lengths or 2 ounces fine dried noodles
• 1 ½ cups chopped cooked chicken

Directions:

1. In a large saucepan combine water, chicken broth, green onions, soy sauce, garlic, five-spice powder, and ginger; bring to boiling.
2. Stir in bok choy, sweet pepper strips, and noodles; return to boiling, reduce heat; boil gently, uncovered, 3 to 5 minutes or until noodles are tender,.
3. Stir in chicken, heat through and Serve.

Reviews

[smlduckie21]

Delicious! I added tsp of Hoison sauce and 1 tbsp of chili paste to liven up the flavor. So easy! The whole family loved it!

[Chef #251747]

Soooo easy and extremely delicious.

[bricookie55]

This was perfect for the cold weather and for getting over being sick! I added some fresh ginger as well as ground, and used brown rice vermicelli for the noodles. Delicious! Thanks Barb!