Sweet and Sour Chicken Soup

Name: Sweet and Sour Chicken Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 6 cups low-fat chicken broth; 2 tablespoons rice vinegar; 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce; 1 teaspoon peeled minced fresh ginger; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon white pepper (important to use WHITE pepper, this isn't the same with black); 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced shiitake mushroom caps; 2 cups shredded cooked chicken; 2 cups thinly sliced spinach leaves; 1 1/2 ounces somen noodles (wheat noodles) or 1 1/2 ounces angel hair pasta, uncooked

Submitted by Hey Jude

"This is a simple, quick and easy, yet very tasty and healthy chicken soup. Recipe courtesy of my Mom's stash."

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Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 6

ingredients

6 cups low-fat chicken broth
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon peeled minced fresh ginger
1 garlic clove, minced
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₈ teaspoon white pepper (important to use WHITE pepper, this isn't the same with black)
1 ¹⁄₂ cups thinly sliced shiitake mushroom caps
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
2 cups thinly sliced spinach leaves
1 ¹⁄₂ ounces somen noodles (wheat noodles) or 1 1/2 ounces angel hair pasta, uncooked

directions

Combine first 8 ingredients in a large Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes.
Stir in chicken, spinach and noodles; cook 5 minutes.

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Reviews

This recipe was a success! I never thought I could duplicate one of my favorite restaurant soups, but this dish was even better! I used homemade chicken stock and tender leftover roast chicken, along with all the other delicious ingredients, except rice noodles instead of somen or angel hair. When I first tasted the finished soup base, there was not even a hint of "sweet", so I added a teaspoon of honey. Still I felt there was something missing and, hoping HeyJude wouldn't mind too much, I added a scant tablespoon of hoisin sauce. That did it, and both my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed a healthy and delicious lunch that was actually quick and easy to make.

Geema

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This recipe was a success! I never thought I could duplicate one of my favorite restaurant soups, but this dish was even better! I used homemade chicken stock and tender leftover roast chicken, along with all the other delicious ingredients, except rice noodles instead of somen or angel hair. When I first tasted the finished soup base, there was not even a hint of "sweet", so I added a teaspoon of honey. Still I felt there was something missing and, hoping HeyJude wouldn't mind too much, I added a scant tablespoon of hoisin sauce. That did it, and both my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed a healthy and delicious lunch that was actually quick and easy to make.

Geema