Thai Curry Noodle Soup for $4 - Cheap Eats

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

red curry paste

🥗Healthier: homemade curry paste

💰Cheaper: yellow curry paste

Homemade curry paste can be made with accessible spices and ingredients.

egg noodles

🥗Healthier: zucchini noodles

💰Cheaper: rice noodles

Zucchini noodles are lower in carbs and calories.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce is a more accessible alternative for flavor.

Soak medium rice stick noodles for about an hour and drain them.

Chop half a cucumber into julienne pieces.

Cut 3 small tomatoes into eighths.

Roughly chop a few sprigs of cilantro for garnish.

Heat a medium pot over medium heat and add 1 tablespoon of avocado oil.

Add 3 tablespoons of red curry paste and 1 tablespoon of sugar to the pot and fry until most of the moisture is gone.

Add 6 chicken thighs cut into 1.5 to 2-inch pieces and sear for 2-3 minutes, flipping halfway through.

Pour in 6 cups of chicken broth and scrape the bottom of the pot to deglaze.

Tear 6 kaffir lime leaves and add them to the pot.

Add 1 tablespoon of fish sauce and bring the mixture to a simmer for about 3 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.

Stir in the remaining coconut milk and add the chopped tomatoes, cooking for about a minute.

Ladle the soup over the blanched noodles and garnish with bean sprouts, cucumber, and cilantro.

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