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Thai-Style Coconut Chicken Soup with Bok Choy

A silky coconut-lime broth with warm ginger and curry, tender shredded chicken thighs, soft rice noodles and wilted bok choy and spinach.

Thai-Style Coconut Chicken Soup with Bok Choy

Ingredients

  • 1¼ lb600 gChicken thighs, boneless skinlesstrimmed
  • 1¾ cups400 gCoconut milk, cannedshaken well
  • 4 cups960 gLow-sodium chicken broth
  • 2¼ tsp10 gCanola oil
  • 1 medium110 gYellow onionthinly sliced
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 3½ tbsp grated20 gFresh gingergrated
  • ½ tsp1 gCrushed red pepper
  • 2 tsp4 gCurry powder
  • 2¾ cups sliced200 gWhite mushroomssliced
  • 4 oz120 gRice noodles, dry
  • 4¼ cups shredded300 gBok choysliced crosswise
  • 4 cups loosely packed120 gBaby spinach
  • 1 tbsp18 gFish sauce
  • 1 lime, juiced44 gLime juice
  • 1¼ tsp packed6 gBrown sugar
  • ⅔ cup chopped10 gFresh cilantrochopped
  • 2 medium30 gGreen onionssliced

Steps

  1. Prep first: thinly slice the yellow onion, mince the garlic, grate the ginger, slice the mushrooms and bok choy, chop the cilantro and slice the green onions.
  2. Heat the canola oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the yellow onion and cook 4 minutes until soft.
  3. Stir in the garlic, ginger, curry powder and red pepper flakes and cook 1 minute until fragrant.
  4. Add the chicken broth and the chicken thighs whole. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer gently 15 to 18 minutes, until the chicken reaches 165°F (74°C).
  5. Lift out the chicken, shred it with two forks and set aside.
  6. Add the coconut milk, mushrooms and brown sugar to the pot and simmer 5 minutes.
  7. Break the rice noodles into the pot and simmer 4 to 5 minutes until just tender.
  8. Stir in the bok choy and cook 2 minutes, then add the spinach and the shredded chicken and stir until the spinach wilts.
  9. Turn off the heat and stir in the fish sauce and lime juice.
  10. Ladle into bowls and top with the cilantro and green onions.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy low-sodium chicken broth and fish sauce labeled gluten-free.

Contains: Fish. Some brands contain gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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