Thai-on-the-Fly Chicken Vegetable Soup

Do you ever make recipes from the back of cartons, cans, packages or boxes of food products?  I don’t believe I ever have, but this recipe for Thai Chicken Vegetable Soup is from the back of a carton of Swanson’s Thai Ginger Flavor Infused Broth.  I found this broth in the grocery store, next to chicken broth, beef broth, etc. and was intrigued.  Soup broth flavor infused with spices so that you don’t have to add them!  What a great idea!

By the way, this is NOT a sponsored post for Swanson.  I just happened upon this broth in the grocery store and decided to get it a try.  As a “recipe creator and developer” (yep; I’ve given myself yet another title to go with writer, blogger, content creator, photographer, photo editor, content editor, copy editor, marketing director, etc.! {grin}), I’m always open to trying new things.  But, when trying new products, I’ve never recreated a recipe from the back of the box.  And, leave it to me to NOT follow the directions exactly!

The outcome?  Thai Chicken Vegetable Soup is delicious and spicy!  The broth, infused with soy sauce, ginger, lemongrass and curry, smells divine.  Plus, the package shows additional recipes for Shrimp Pad Thai Style and Thai Coconut Rice available on their website.

My mom was visiting us that day and she loves Asian inspired food (we lived in Japan for 3 years when I was a little girl and my  mother has loved Asian food ever since), so I made it for her.  Unfortunately, it was too spicy for her and she only ate 3 bites before pushing it aside and saying she was sorry.

For me, a person who can tolerate medium heat, I thought this Thai Chicken Vegetable Soup was just right.  And, for my husband, Charlie, who likes really spicy food and puts Tabasco on everything, he thought it could stand a little more heat.

So, there you have it:  a “heat” review from 3 different people with different tolerance levels {grin}!

Here’s the recipe:

Thai Chicken Vegetable Soup

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★★★★★

5 from 1 review

Easy to make, this chicken soup has a spicy kick plus plenty of nutritious veggies! A delicious lunch or dinner with minimal work.

• Author: Carole from Toot Sweet 4 Two
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Yield: 4 1x
• Category: Soup
• Cuisine: Asian

Ingredients

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• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 medium carrot, peeled and cut into 2” thin julienned sticks
• 5 mini orange, yellow, red peppers, seeded and cut into 2” thin julienned sticks
• 8 ounce package of sliced mushrooms
• 1 cup snow peas, cut in half diagonally
• 32 ounces Swanson Thai Ginger Flavor Infused Broth
• 2 cups chopped cooked chicken (you can use rotisserie chicken)
• 1 can (15 ounces) unsweetened coconut milk (you can use lite coconut milk)
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 lime, cut into eighths (for garnish)
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves (about 10 sprigs, leaves picked from stems and chopped)
• 2 tablespoons of cilantro leaves (for garnish)

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Instructions

1. In a large stockpot, heat the canola oil over medium-high heat.
2. Add the carrots and peppers and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until slightly tender.
3. Next, add the mushrooms and snow peas and sauté, stirring constantly, for a few minutes more.
4. Pour in the broth and increase heat to a boil.
5. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-low, add chopped cooked chicken and simmer about 5 minutes, until the chicken is heated through.
6. Stir in coconut milk and cook for a few minutes more.
7. Add lime juice and cilantro.
8. Spoon into soup bowls and garnish with additional cilantro leaves.
9. Serve extra lime on the side for squeezing into the soup.

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Oh, and here’s a picture of the pretty snow peas, just in case you wanted a picture of snow peas!

I’d love to hear other readers comments on the “heat index” of this soup.  So, if you make Thai Chicken Vegetable Soup, let me know what you think in the Comments section.  Love to get your comments!

Tootles,

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(other soup and Asian recipes)

• Carole’s Corn Chowder
• Creamy Pumpkin Soup
• Oriental Chicken Salad
• Poached Chicken Breast Tenders (in case you need an easy chicken recipe to make this soup!)
• Sita’s Calypso Rice
• Turkey Soup