Chicken Coconut Soup with Ginger, Lime, and Cilantro

By HomeCookin

Ingredients

• 3 leftover chicken thighs or 2 cups of cooked chicken
• 4 cups chicken stock 1 can coconut milk
• 1 tbl fresh ginger, cut into thin slices or minced
• 2 carrots
• 1/2 an onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 small package mushrooms
• 1/4 cup cilantro
• 1 lime
• 1 tbl fish sauce (leave out if you don't have it)
• Salt

Preparation

Step 1

Add thinly sliced carrots, onions & garlic to large pot with 2 tbls butter. Saute on medium until they start to get tender. Add mushrooms and ginger. Cook until mushrooms are soft, about 5 minutes. Add chicken stock, coconut milk, cooked chicken & fish sauce. Let flavors combine for a few minutes. Before serving squeeze in the juice of 1 lime, cilantro, salt to taste. Garnish with more fresh cilantro.