Healthy Chicken Coconut Milk Soup (Tom Ka Gai)

Name: Healthy Chicken Coconut Milk Soup (Tom Ka Gai)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 25 fluid ounces chicken broth; 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh ginger; 1 stalk of lemongrass, cut into tiny slivers then finely chopped; 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into small chunks; 2 cups sliced cremini mushrooms; 1 fresh jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced; 3 scallions, chopped; 3 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 3/4 cup Almond Breeze Shelf Stable Coconut Unsweetened Original Almondmilk; 2 tablespoons fish sauce; 2 tablespoons lime juice; 1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Prep Time:
15 Minutes: Cook Time:
35 Minutes: Difficulty:
Medium: Serves Up To:
4 Servings

Nutrition Information

Calories	416
Sodium	1949.2mg
Dietary Fiber	2.7g

Sugars	25.2g

Protein	33.1g

Directions

Chicken Broth

Step 1 complete
Pour chicken broth into a pot; add ginger and lemongrass and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until ginger and lemongrass are soft and fragrant, about 15 minutes.
Step 2 complete
Stir chicken into broth; cook until the chicken turns white, about 5 minutes.
Step 3 complete
Mix mushrooms, jalapeño pepper, scallions, and garlic into chicken mixture; simmer until mushrooms are softened, about 5 minutes more.

Almondmilk and Coconutmilk Blend

Step 4 complete
Add almondmilk and coconutmilk blend to chicken mixture and warm until heated through but not boiling and chicken is fully cooked, 5 to 6 minutes.
Step 5 complete
Reduce heat to low and stir fish sauce and lime juice into coconut soup. Ladle soup into bowls and top each with cilantro.