Asian Chicken Noodle Soup

by Sarah

in Asian Dishes, Dairy-Free, Egg-Free, Entrees, Nut free

It’s getting colder and colder outside, which means it’s time for soup. Bonus points if you actually have a cold and are having steamy chicken noodle soup while sitting in your bed wrapped in a blanket.

Chicken Noodle Soup 2

There are a lot of variations on this classic cold weather dish — twirly pasta noodles to straight noodles — chicken chunks to chicken strips. They’re all very good, and if I could I would taste every kind possible (one chicken soup for every time I have a cold).

This recipe is an Asian spin on the classic chicken noodle soup recipe. It’s shredded chicken, plus mushrooms, bok choy, scallions, and Japanese Soba noodles. The noodles are from a Japanese grocery store, but you can get them at any Asian foods store. If you’re in a pinch, you can also substitute them with spaghetti noodles.

Chicken Noodle Soup potThe chicken broth in this dish really makes its taste. Here, I used a yellow-colored chicken broth (from Trader Joes), so it will give the noodles a yellowish tint. If you want a more transparent noodle, try choosing a chicken broth that is also more transparent. Personally I quite liked the yellow broth, because it makes the dish look yummier. And see all the chicken broth foam in the bubbling pot? Mmm.

Chicken Noodle Soup-1This dish gets priority as my go-to winter soup from now on. It’s just so comforting. And when you’re too tired to make something complicated, this no-hassle soup is a quick way to do dinner.

To make the shredded chicken, I suggest using a slow cooker because you won’t have to watch the chicken as it cooks (yay, free time!).

Slow cooker shredded chicken

Ingredients
  

  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder

Instructions
 

  • Add chicken to slowcooker
  • Add water (1/2 cup), salt, pepper, garlic powder
  • Slow cook on low for 8 hours
  • Shred with 2 forks.

Notes

Recipe makes about 3 cups, shredded chicken (enough for one large pot of chicken noodle soup in the recipe below)

And done! Super moist chicken thanks to the slow cooker. Give Me Some Oven has a nice recipe for slow cooker chicken, similar to the one I outlined above.

Slow cooker shredded chicken

Ingredients
  

  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder

Instructions
 

  • Add chicken to slowcooker
  • Add water (1/2 cup), salt, pepper, garlic powder
  • Slow cook on low for 8 hours
  • Shred with 2 forks.

Notes

Recipe makes about 3 cups, shredded chicken (enough for one large pot of chicken noodle soup in the recipe below)

Recipe adapted from Kitchen Confidante‘s Chicken Mushroom Soba Noodle Soup.

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