Serving size

1 person 2 people 4 people

Ingredients

40g baby spinach
2 tbsp Asian paste (Soya)

(Garlic, Ginger, Tamari sauce (Water, Soyabeans, Salt, Spirit Vinegar), Red Chilli, Rapeseed oil, Yeast extract powder (Yeast Extract, Salt).)
3 tbsp thai green curry paste

(green chilli, lemongrass, garlic, lime leaves, galangal, coconut palm sugar, salt, rapeseed oil, starch, ground coriander, basil, coriander, lime juice, spinach oleoresin, turmeric powder, black pepper)
2 shallot
2 pak choi
10g chicken stock powder

(Chicken Stock Powder(Chicory Extract, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavouring, Salt, Onion Powder, Chicken Stock Powder, Rapeseed Oil), Cornflour)
600g British Free Range chicken thighs
4 tsp ginger & garlic paste

(Ginger puree IQF, Garlic puree IQF, Citric Acid, Water)
1 handful of fresh coriander
400ml coconut milk

(Coconut, Water)
1 handful of fresh mint
200g brown rice noodles

(Brown Rice Flour, Water)
2 unwaxed lime

Allergens

Contains: Soya

Nutritional Information

Typical values	per 100g	per portion
Energy	132Kcal	661Kcal
	551kJ	2765kJ
Fat	6.8g	34g
of which saturates	3.9g	20g
Carbohydrates	10g	48g
of which sugars	1.5g	7.6g
Protein	8.2g	41g
Salt	0.35g	1.8g
Fibre	1.2g	6.2g

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High protein 6 plants

Herby Coconut Chicken Noodle Soup

Prep time: 15 mins

Total time: 30 mins

Cuisine: Vietnamese

Food group: Poultry

You've never had a noodle soup quite like this one. Simmer tender British chicken with lemongrass and creamy coconut. Handfuls of coriander, mint and basil pesto bring the green. Brown rice noodles for satisfying fibre. A squeeze of lime juice for zingy flavour!

Cooking Instructions

The protein cooking time listed in this recipe has been updated.

As of December 2025, we've revised cooking times for all our proteins to reflect improved food safety guidance.

Check out the latest recommended times in our Cooking Guidelines.

Before you start

Bring a large saucepan filled with salted water to a boil
Pull out a large frying pan, a sieve and a measuring jug

Fry the chicken

Heat the large frying pan with 1/2 tsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, lay the chicken thighs flat. Season with generously with salt and pepper then cook for 8 mins on one side. Flip, then cook for a further 9 mins, until golden and cooked through

Prep and cook the noodles

Meanwhile, peel the shallot, keeping it whole, then thinly slice into rings. Halve the limes. Add half the shallot to the small bowl with the juice of a lime and a pinch of salt. Set aside to pickle
Rinse the spinach. Trim the pak choi and cut into bite sized pieces. Pick the mint leaves from the stalks. Roughly chop the coriander
Add the noodles to the saucepan, gently separate with a fork and simmer for 3-4 mins, until cooked. Drain, then rinse under cold water

Make the broth

Once cooked, remove the chicken from the pan onto a chopping board
Reheat the frying pan. Once hot, add the remaining shallot, garlic & ginger paste and thai paste. Cook for 2-3 mins, until the shallot is soft
Add the coconut milk, chicken stock and 150ml hot water to the pan. Season with a pinch of salt
Bring to a boil then add the pak choi. Cook for 3-4 mins, until tender. Add the spinach and coriander in the final min and stir to wilt. Squeeze in the juice from half a lime. Season the broth with salt and pepper to taste

Plate up

Check your chicken is cooked through by inserting a skewer into the thickest part of the meat; the juices should run clear. Thinly slice the chicken
Share the noodles between bowls. Pour over the coconut broth then top with the chicken. Garnish with the mint, pickled shallot and remaining lime, cut into wedges. Drizzle the asian paste over the chicken, for those who'd like the heat