Skip to main content
My Thai Chicken Soup
Photo: Cala

My Thai Chicken Soup

15 ingredients 13 steps fandom
Share this recipe

Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

343
Calories
39g
Protein
5g
Fat
42g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • =
  • 5 cups chicken stock
  • 3 pieces peeled fresh ginger, half-inch each
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 2 limes, juice and zest of or lemons, juice and zest of
  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
  • 8 ounces portabello mushrooms, cut in half or quarters if very large,and thinly sliced
  • 4 tablespoons Thai fish sauce (or to taste)
  • 8 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 4-6 birds eye chilis, chopped roughly (the little red ones)
  • 1 (10 ounces) bag cleaned baby spinach
  • 3/4 cup fresh basil, shredded
  • lime wedges or lemon wedges
  • =

Directions

1

Place the stock in a saucepan;

2

Add the ginger, garlic, coriander, lime zest and juice and bring to a boil over medium heat;

3

Add the diced chicken, mushrooms and fish sauce; simmer slowly, uncovered, for 10 minutes;

4

Check and adjust seasoning; add the tomatoes and chiles and cook for 5 more minutes; stir in the baby spinach and cook 1 minute longer; discard ginger

5

Serve, topped with shredded basil; garnish with fresh lime wedges in case you want to squeeze some into your soup

6

Category: Thai Soups

7

Category: Thai Meat DishesCategory:Soups Category:Meat Dishes Category:Recipes Category:Recipes

8

Category:Chicken Recipes

9

Category:Thai Recipes

10

Category: Spinach Soup RecipesCategory: Boiled Spinach Recipes

11

category:Lemon Recipes

12

category:Lime Recipes

13

Category:basil Recipes

Recipe sourced from fandom

Curious what else pairs well?

Use our flavor tools to explore molecular pairings, find substitutes, and discover novel combinations.