This Asian-style chicken “noodle” soup, like its Western counterpart, is ideal on a cold winter’s night or to soothe cold symptoms. In this flat-belly recipe, strands of spaghetti squash replace flour- or egg-based noodles, significantly reducing calories and carbohydrates. Low-calorie spaghetti squash is loaded with fiber and nutrients, such as vitamin C, and potassium.
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Yield: 6 servings
1 small spaghetti squash (or 2 cups cooked)
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 yellow onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 pound shredded white meat chicken
3/4 cup carrot sticks
1 cup fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced
1 cup chopped fresh kale
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
1 cup bean sprouts
4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
1/8 teaspoon Sriracha hot sauce
Spear the spaghetti squash with a knife several times on each side. Cook in the microwave on high for about 4 minutes, or until tender and easily sliced with a knife.
Cut the squash in half. Remove the seeds, and gently scrape the edges with a fork until all the “spaghetti” is removed. Set aside.
In a large soup pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat for about 2 minutes, until hot.
Add the onion and garlic to the pot and sauté.
Stir in the carrots, mushrooms, kale, ginger, and soy sauce.
Mix in the Chinese five spice, bean sprouts, spaghetti squash, broth, and Sriracha.
Stir in the shredded chicken. Cover and bring the contents to a boil.
Remove from the heat and serve.
Adagonként: 130 kalória (28 zsírból); Zsír 3g (telített 1g); Koleszterin 24 mg; nátrium 387 mg; Ca r- bohidrát 14g (élelmi rost 2g); Fehérje 14g.