Description
A warm and comforting bowl of Thai-style chicken meatball noodle soup made with tender chicken meatballs, silky rice noodles, fresh vegetables, and a fragrant broth with ginger, garlic, lime, and herbs.
Ingredients
Scale
- 450 grams ground chicken
- 200 grams rice noodles
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 2 medium carrots, thinly sliced
- 2 cups baby bok choy
- 1 cup mushrooms, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
- 3 stalks green onions, sliced
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 whole lime, cut into wedges
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Place a large soup pot over medium heat.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the ground chicken with a pinch of salt, a little of the grated ginger, and a small amount of the sliced green onion. Shape into small meatballs about the size of a teaspoon.
- Add the vegetable oil to the pot. Sauté the garlic and the remaining grated ginger until fragrant.
- Pour in the chicken broth, soy sauce, and fish sauce. Bring to a gentle simmer.
- Carefully add the chicken meatballs to the simmering broth and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the sliced carrots, mushrooms, and baby bok choy. Stir in the rice noodles and cook until the noodles are tender and the meatballs are fully cooked, about 5 to 7 minutes.
- Stir in the sesame oil, cilantro, and remaining green onions. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
- Ladle into bowls and serve with lime wedges on the side.
Notes
- Add the noodles near the end so they stay tender and do not become too soft.
- Taste the broth before serving and adjust with extra lime juice or soy sauce if needed.
- For storage, keep the noodles separate from the broth when possible.
- You can make the broth and meatballs ahead of time and reheat gently before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 980 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 27 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg
Keywords: Thai-style chicken meatball noodle soup, chicken meatball soup, rice noodle soup, ginger garlic broth, easy chicken soup, weeknight noodle soup