30-minute Chicken Pho

I know this isn’t “authentic” pho, but it is tasty and fast enough to satisfy your pho cravings!

Ingredients

• 3L water

• 2 tbsp olive oil

• 2 chicken (or vegetable) stock cubes

• 1 red or white onion, diced

• 4 cloves of garlic, minced

• 2 tbsp fresh ginger, minced (substitute 2 tbsp ginger powder

• 1 tbsp fresh turmeric, minced (substitute 1 tbsp turmeric powder)

• 2 tsp cumin powder

• 1-2 tsp Thai red curry paste (depending on how spicy it is/you want it)

• salt and pepper to taste

• 1/4 cup soy (gluten-free soy, or coconut aminos if gf)

• 2 tsp sesame oil

• 1 head broccoli florets, roughly chopped

• 2 cups kale, roughly chopped

• 2 cups pre-cooked/leftover chicken meat (for vegetarian option simply top with a soft boiled egg when serving and omit chicken, for a vegan option use leftover tofu, etc)

• 1 cup of rice noodle (sub edamame noodles for paleo, high-protein/low-carb version)

• coriander to garnish

• lime, to garnish

Directions

1. Bring a large pot to medium heat. Once heated add olive oil and wait 1 min.

2. Add in onions and slowly brown, making sure they don’t burn, for about 3 mins.

3. Add in garlic and slowly heat until brown then add the 2L of water.

4. Wait for water to come to a boil, then lower slightly until it comes to a rolling simmer

5. Add in stock cubes, ginger, turmeric, cumin powder, and red curry paste, and salt + pepper. bring to simmer and allow to simmer for about 10 mins.

6. Add soy sauce, sesame oil, broccoli, kale, and chicken and simmer for another 5 mins, or until broccoli is slightly soft.

7. Whilst it simmers, prepare noodles. For rice noodles, simply boil water and pour over noodles and let sit for about 3 mins. For edamame, I suggest you boil them over the stove for about 3-5 mins then marinate in soy sauce (can be done the night before, or at the beginning of the recipe.

8. To serve, put noodles at bottom of a bowl and add the Pho broth/chicken/veg on top. Garnish with a slice of lime and chopped coriander. I also put soy, sesame oil, and chili flakes on the table to allow for personal flavour additions.

   *HOT TIP* You can use ANY leftover veg or meat to create this Pho…it’s meant to be a creative way to use up leftovers!

   *makes approx. 6 servings

   *145 cal/serving (doesn’t include noodles) | 22g protein | 7.5g carbs | 3.5g fat (all macros are approximated using My Fitness Pal)