Thai Chicken Soup

Name: Thai Chicken Soup
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Cuisine: Asian, Thai
Ingredients: 3 quarts, low-sodium chicken broth; 1 1/2 pounds, boneless, skinless chicken breast; 1 tablespoon, grated lime zest plus 1 tablespoon juice from 1 lime; 1 piece, ginger (3 inch), peeled, sliced thick, and smashed; 6 , large garlic cloves, unpeeled and smashed; 5 , jalapeño chiles, halved lengthwise and seeded; , Salt; 1/2 pound, rice noodles (width of angel hair pasta); 3 tablespoons, minced fresh cilantro; 3 tablespoons, minced fresh basil; 5 , medium scallions, sliced thin; , Ground black pepper; , Lime wedge (for serving)

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2007

Bright flavors from ginger and lime and heat from jalapeños dress up this brothy chicken noodle soup.

SERVES8 to 10

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For this Thai-inspired chicken soup recipe, we found that cooking the chicken in a broth fortified with garlic, ginger, chile, and lime zest created an intensely flavored soup.

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