Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup | Tasty Low Calorie dish

rice noodles

🥗Healthier: zucchini noodles

💰Cheaper: egg noodles

Zucchini noodles are lower in carbs, while egg noodles are often less expensive.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce is a common substitute for those avoiding fish.

cilantro

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: spinach

Parsley offers a similar flavor profile, while spinach is budget-friendly.

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Tofu provides a plant-based option, while canned chicken is often less expensive.

Bring 800 milliliters of water to a boil.

Add 3 skinned chicken thighs, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, ginger, 2 cloves of garlic, 2 star anise, a stick of cinnamon, and salt to the boiling water.

Cover with a lid and simmer for 40 minutes.

After 40 minutes, take out the chicken from the pan and separate the meat from the bone.

Cut up some pak choy and spring onions into strips and add these into the boiling broth.

Cook the vegetables in the broth for 5 minutes.

To serve, add the noodles into a bowl, place some chicken on top, add some of the vegetables, and pour on the broth.

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