Skinny Thai Peanut Chicken Soup Food

SKINNY THAI CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In 4-quart nonstick Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and mushrooms; cook 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Add bell pepper and garlic; cook 2 to 3 minutes longer, stirring frequently, until vegetables are tender. Remove from heat; stir in curry paste until melted.
• Stir in broth, chicken, brown sugar and salt. Return to heat. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• In small bowl, stir cornstarch and water until smooth. Add cornstarch mixture and coconut milk to soup mixture; heat to boiling. Cook over medium heat about 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened.
• Stir in spinach and cilantro. Cook about 1 minute or just until mixture is hot and spinach is wilted. Serve soup with lime wedges.

SKINNY THAI CHICKEN MEATBALLS WITH PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Prep the oven and baking sheet: Preheat oven to 375 F degrees. Place parchment paper over a baking sheet.
• Make the meatballs: In a medium bowl mix all the ingredients for the meatballs together well. Form the meatballs into small 1 inch balls. Place meatballs on prepared baking sheet and bake for about 30 minutes or until done.
• Make the sauce: In the meantime you can make the sauce. Heat the oil in a medium sauce pan or skillet. Add the red curry paste and cook for a couple minutes. Add the remaining ingredients, stir and cook for about 5 minutes.
• Finish the dish: Add meatballs to sauce and toss so that the meatballs are fully coated. Garnish with parsley or cilantro.
• Serve: Serve with a side of mashed potatoes or rice.

SKINNY THAI PEANUT CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe plate or bowl, add onions, carrots, celery, and red bell pepper. Cook in microwave for about 4 minutes until vegetables are softened.
• Coat a large nonstick pan or soup pot with cooking spray. Add cooked vegetables, garlic, chili powder, and red pepper flakes. Sauté for about 1 minute. Stir often.
• Stir in broth, chicken, and tomatoes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Stir in peanut butter with a fork. Make sure the peanut butter gets well blended. Add couscous, spinach and mix well. Cover, remove from heat. Allow sitting 5 minutes.
• To serve: Ladle 1¼ cups into each bowl. Garnish each serving with 1 tablespoon chopped scallions if desired.
• This soup will keep in refrigerated for several days. Leftovers are wonderful for lunch. This soup freezes great, too!

SKINNY PEANUT AND BROCCOLI SLAW WRAPS

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken strips with garlic powder and pepper. Coat an unheated large nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Preheat skillet over medium-high heat. Add seasoned chicken; cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Remove chicken from skillet; keep warm. Add broccoli, edamame, and ginger to skillet. Cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Spread tortillas with Homemade Peanut Sauce. Top with chicken strips and vegetable mixture. Roll up tortillas. Cut each wrap in half. Serve immediately.
• Homemade Peanut Sauce: In a small saucepan, combine 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter; 1 tablespoon water; 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce; 1 clove garlic, minced; and 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger. Heat over very low heat until melted and smooth, whisking constantly.
• *Note: To warm tortillas, preheat oven to 350°F. Wrap tortillas tightly in foil. Heat in the oven about 10 minutes or until heated through.

THAI PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• Cook onion, celery, carrot and red pepper in butter until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the lemon grass, red chili, stir and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the flour, and let cook for 1 minute, stirring all the time.
• Add chicken broth, coconut milk and soy sauce, and stir to combine well. Add the peanut butter. Keep stirring until well combined (the peanut butter will go kind of stringy, but it will melt in after a bit). Heat until hot and bubbly.
• Serve with chopped fresh roasted peanuts and green onions as a garnish.

SKINNY THAI PEANUT CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a microwave safe plate or bowl, add onions, carrots, celery and red bell pepper.
• Cook in microwave for about 4 minutes until vegetables are softened.
• 2. Coat a large nonstick pan or soup pot with cooking spray. Add cooked vegetables, garlic, chili powder and red pepper flakes. Sauté for about 1 minute. Stir often.
• 3. Stir in broth, chicken and tomatoes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer 10 minutes.
• 3. Stir in peanut butter with a fork. Make sure the peanut butter gets well blended. Add couscous, spinach and mix well. Cover, remove from heat. Allow to sit 5 minutes.
• 3. To serve: Ladle 1¼ cups into each bowl. Garnish each serving with 1 tablespoon chopped scallions, if desired.
• 4. This soup will keep in the refrigerated for several days. Leftovers are wonderful for lunch. This soup freezes great, too!
• Makes 8 main course soup servings (each serving 1¼ cups).
• Healthy Benefits:.
• Most of the fat in this soup comes from the peanut butter. Peanut butter is an excellent source of protein and healthy fats. Peanut butter contains the same ratio of saturated to unsaturated fats as olive oil, says Harvard Medical School. The poly and monounsaturated fats in the spread can help to lower your risk of developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes. For the healthiest choice, look for brands that have no oil or sugar added.
• Whole wheat couscous (tiny pasta) is loaded with fiber. In fact, 1 cup cooked of whole wheat couscous has 7 grams of fiber. Whole wheat couscous derives from the whole grains of durum flour.

ASIAN PEANUT NOODLES WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• For the peanut sauce: Combine 1 cup chicken broth, peanut butter, sriracha, honey, 2 tbsp soy sauce, ginger, and 3 cloves crushed garlic in a small saucepan and simmer over medium-low heat stirring occasionally until sauce becomes smooth and well blended, about 5-10 minutes. Set aside.
• Boil water for the noodles cook pasta according to package instructions.
• Season chicken with salt and pepper, sriracha, lime, garlic, ginger and soy sauce.
• Heat a large skillet or wok until hot. Add oil and sauté chicken on high heat until cooked through, about 2-3 minutes; remove from heat and set aside.
• Add 2 cloves crushed garlic, scallions, carrots, broccoli slaw and/or bean sprouts and salt, sauté until tender crisp, about 1-2 minutes.
• Drain noodles and toss with peanut sauce and additional chicken broth if needed to loosen the sauce. When chicken is cooked, toss with noodles.
• Divide noodles and chicken between 6 bowls, top with sauteed vegetables, bean sprouts, chopped peanuts (or you can toss everything together to hide the vegetables so your family members don't push them aside!) and garnish with cilantro and lime wedges.

PEANUT-BRAISED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Mix the cabbage and carrots with the juice of 1 lime, 1 tsp olive oil, and 3/4 tsp salt. Taste and add the juice of up to another half lime if you like. Let marinate while you make the chicken.
• Season the chicken with the remaining 3/4 tsp salt and pepper.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot.
• Add the remaining 1 tsp oil and the chicken and cook until the chicken is golden on one side, about 5 minutes.
• Flip the chicken and add the water, peanut butter, Sriracha, ginger, and garlic.
• Bring to a boil and use your spatula to help dissolve the peanut butter.
• Reduce the heat and simmer, flipping the chicken occasionally to baste it and stir the sauce around, until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has reduced, about 20 minutes, depending on the size of your chicken breasts.
• Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes then slice.
• Juice the last lime half into the peanut sauce and stir so the sauce smooths out again.
• Divide the vegetables among four plates, top each with sliced chicken, spoon the peanut sauce over, and serve with rice on the side.
• Garnish with cilantro.