Thai Chicken Soup

By BClover

Ingredients

• 1 lb boneless chicken breasts or thighs, sliced thinly (thighs are much more tender)
• 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 2 bell peppers, diced
• 2 summer squash, diced
• 6 oz sugar snap peas, chopped into bite size pieces
• 2 - 3 tbs Thai green curry paste
• 1 can full fat coconut milk
• 1 tbl gluten free fish sauce
• 1 tbl coconut aminos
• 4 cups no added salt chicken broth (or half stock, half water)
• 1 - 2 tbl dried Thai basil (fresh would be amazing if you can get it!)
• Juice of half a lime
• Chopped fresh cilantro to taste
• Bunch of green onions, chopped
• Optional: Red pepper flakes to taste
• Optional: 1 tbl coconut sugar. NOT Whole30 approved, leave out if following.

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 55mins
Adapted from meatified.com

Preparation

Step 1

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“You can make this again in a big batch and freeze it for if we get sick!”

but if you want to be super strictly paleo, sub in some finely chopped mushrooms at the end instead. Either way, this is a delicious Thai chicken soup and, as always, makes great leftovers!

This Thai chicken soup marries comfort food with the added zing of thai spices. Great for those under the weather kind of days: keep some in the freezer!

4 cups no added salt chicken broth (or half stock, half water)

In a large dutch oven, heat the

Add 2 tbl curry paste to the pan, heating until fragrant.

Stir in the

, then add the diced squash,

Bring to a simmer (not a boil) for about 15 minutes, then taste and re-season if needed.

Add the chicken, simmering until cooked through.

Stir in the snap peas, cook for 2 - 3 minutes, until just cooked but retaining their crunch.

, if using, before serving. For a little extra heat, a sprinkling of red pepper flakes works well.

, but you must omit the coconut sugar to make it compliant.

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This is truly truly delicious! Its got some heat but in such a good way. Thanks for this recipe, my mouth and belly are very happy

Yay, I’m so glad you liked it, thank you for letting me know! I’ve tested it in the freezer since posting the recipe and it’s still really good defrosted / reheated – I’m just about to make a big batch for those “just in case” days

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