Panera Thai Chicken Soup (Copycat)
Warm up with this Panera Thai chicken soup copycat recipe that tastes just like the original. It's the best comforting and nourishing meal for when that soup craving hits.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
- Salt
- Black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup shiitake mushrooms thinly sliced
- 2 red bell peppers thinly sliced
- 2 carrots shredded
- 3 tablespoon red curry paste
- ½ tablespoon fresh ginger
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon lemongrass paste
- 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 1 400 mL can coconut milk unsweetened, full fat*
- Juice of 1 lime
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- ½ tablespoon brown sugar
- 3 green onions thinly sliced
- ½ bunch cilantro chopped
- 2 cups spinach optional
- 200 g rice noodles half of standard 400g pack
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F. Prep rice noodles according to package instructions.
- Season chicken breasts with salt and black pepper and bake for about 20 minutes, until fully cooked, once cooled use two forks or a stand mixer to shred chicken.
- In a pot over medium-high heat, add olive oil. Once hot, add shiitake mushrooms and saute for about 2-3 minutes until soft.
- Add bell peppers and shredded carrots, stir and cook for about 2 minutes.
- Form a well in the center of the vegetables to add garlic, red curry paste, ginger and lemongrass. Allow to cook for about 3 minutes to release the flavour of the red curry paste. Stir.
- Add chicken broth, coconut milk, and shredded chicken. Stir. Bring to a simmer and cover for about 7-10 minutes.
- Stir in lime juice, soy sauce and brown sugar. Add green onions, cilantro and spinach and stir until spinach has wilted.
- When you are ready to serve, stir in rice noodles and enjoy!
Notes
- You may use light coconut milk however please note the soup will be slightly thinner!
Nutrition
Calories: 474kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 194mg | Potassium: 908mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 6863IU | Vitamin C: 58mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 5mg
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