
Spicy Asian Chicken and Noodle Soup
This soup I am sharing with you today is a real warmer-upper. If you are cold this Fall this would be the perfect soup! It has the warmth of the broth and the the heat of the spice. It is just a great soup for the Fall.
I hope you all enjoy it!
Ingredients for soup:
- 3 cups fat free, low sodium, chicken broth
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken
- 1/2 cup grated carrot
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced snow peas
- 2 teaspoons Sriracha (hot chile sauce)
- 2 teaspoons lower-sodium soy sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Thai red curry paste
- 1 (2″) piece peeled fresh ginger
- 6 cups water
- 3 ounces uncooked rice sticks (rice-flour noodles)
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/4 cup chopped green onion
Bring first 9 ingredients (through ginger) to a simmer in a medium saucepan and keep warm.
Bring 6 cups of water to boil in a large saucepan. Add the rice noodles and cook 3 minutes. Drain and place about 1/4 cup noodles in each bowl.
Discard the ginger in your broth. Add juice to broth and stir. Ladle broth into bowl and top with a tablespoon each of mint, cilantro, and green onions.
I paired this with some baked tofu eggrolls. You can find the recipe here. Just sub tofu for the salmon.
This was a great meal. Super filling and the entire thing was under 500 calories! The soup itself is 197 calories per serving!!! How amazing is that?! Thank you Cooking Light for always being awesome. One word of caution, the soup is kind of spicy. If you are very sensitive to that kind of thing, reduce the Sriracha and the curry paste. That should calm it down a bit.
I hope you all are having a fabulous week so far!

41 Comments
Dana
I have to say, we differ on our views of the seasons (I’m a summer girl all the way)… but we can definitely agree that this soup sounds delicious!!
Nava Krishnan
Its just a perfect meal for us, the noodles and the rolls as well, looks so yummy!!!!
Kristen
With all of those delicious spicy ingredients, that soup would be fantastic for a cold day. I love your presentation, too.
Emily Malloy @Cleanliness
Oh I’m starving now!
Kelly
Oh wow this looks amazing, gorgeous photos and a great recipe! Love this!
Joy
The soup looks great.
Tes
Oh the noodle looks perfect
It sounds so comforting and delicious 
Kim - Liv Life
I’m a fairly new Sriracha fan. Can’t get enough of it, and this soup would probably work wonders on my head cold. I think I might even have all the ingredients on hand.. now if I could just get my mom to make it for me…! (I’d be spoiled!!)
Cassie l Bake Your Day
Yum! What a great twist on a classic. I love the noodles and it sounds so flavroful!
Dave at eRecipeCards
Those are beautiful photos… Such a great use of garnish to bring out the green. I have such a problem making brown stuff look good!
You nailed the photos and I think the dish sound terrific!
Russell at Chasing Delicious
This soup sounds so scrumptious and warming! I love the ingredients in this.
And thank you as always for all the kind words you leave on my blog!
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts
This is perfect! Love all the different flavors in this sound. Sounds amazing!
Kelly
I love Asian flavourings and this soup looks delicious. Warm and comforting for a cool’ish, rainy day
torviewtoronto and createwithmom
delicious looking noodles soup
Tina@flourtrader
Your ingredient list really has some wonderful flavors in it-no doubt this is a comfort to your taste buds. I have added it to my soup lists for the winter. I am ready for the cold and ready to make some soup. Great post!
Carolyn
This is so my kiind of meal! In fact, I am making a “pho” tonight for dinner, with low carb noodles. Yours looks great!
Jen Roque
Looks great! It would be good as a light summery meal or on a cold wintery night!
Gina
I love the soup, but you have me interested in the egg rolls. Always looking for different stuff my daughter will eat. We call her a semi-veg, sometimes she will eat me, sometimes she won’t. Hope you are having a great week.
-Gina-
veronica gantley
I love this and that it doesnt have a lot of calories. This would be wonderful on a drizlie day like today. Thanks for sharing
Ann
Another terrific entry! What a lovely soup…I’m with you – soup is such a good idea this time of year!
Kita
This soup sound wonderful! I have been on a soup kick since the beginning of September and will have to add this to the mountain of soup and stew recipes I want to try this fall/winter!
Megan @ Pip and Ebby
Fall and soup…two of my faves as well! This looks delicious!!
Liz
This looks like a bowlful of spicy deliciousness! Great soup~
skiptomalou
would love to have a bowl right now. it’s not that cold yet but cold enough for this spicy soup. love it!
Kim - Liv Life
I think I love everything about this!!! Well done!
Ashley@bakerbynature
I can’t wait to grab my blanket, book, and bowl of soup tomorrow and begin the weekend nesting; I too, adore Fall!
Lee
Can’t wait to try this. I love Asian food and this looks like it will be just the right dish for some of the cold Virginia days we’ve got coming in the future. Thanks!
Lee
I bet this would be great with the Pinot Grigio I reviewed yesterday at http://www.365corks.com . I’ll make this and pair it with the Cielo and let you know.
Susie
This soup sounds wonderful and perfect for cold days. As it gets colder out I swear I crave Pho all the time and although this isn’t pho I love rice noodles and would eat this regularly.
Island Vittles
I love the warm golden colour of this soup — looks like the perfect bowl to warm up my autumn! Theresa
Keely Marie
i am saving this one! looks great. seems like you might like the one i posted a bit ago. http://keelymarie.com/2011/09/18/the-hangover-cure-taiwan-ramen-noodle-soup/
Meagan @ Scarletta Bakes
Oooh this soup looks so tasty! I can’t wait to give it a try – just lovely! Thanks for sharing and congrats on Top 9 today!!
Christine
Congrats on Foodbuzz top 9!
Becky
Congrats on the Top 9! I made my first soup of the season today. It is cooling off here, in the 50’s today, so I’m bookmarking this recipe!
Marisa
This is a great meal to cozy up to in the fall. I like everything about this soup, but I especially love that it is spicy!
Danielle @ Runs With Spatulas
You’re right, this does look perfect for a chilly day!
Suzi
Just found your site from Ask Chef Dennis. This looks delicious and I love the spicy. Going to check out the tofu rolls now. Thanks!!
Sandra
Wow it is spicy, YUM!
Brandie
How on earth did I miss this recipe when you first posted it?!?! You rock – this looks amazingly amazing!! LOL Thank you SO much for linking it up at the soups & stew linky party today!!
RavieNomNoms
Haha you are too funny Brandie!
Emily @ Life on Food
I did a lot of hanging out under a blanket this weekend. The soup looks lovely.