Asian Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients

• Sesame oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Carrots

  Raw

  2 medium or 122g

• Celery

  Raw

  2 stalks, large (11 inches long) or 128g

• Ginger

  Spices, ground

  3 tbsp or 16g

• Scallions

  Spring onions or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw

  3 medium or 45g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

• Chicken breast

  Broilers or fryers, meat only, raw

  1 lb or 454g

• Chicken broth

  Soup, canned, less/reduced sodium

  4 cup or 960g

• Anise Star

  Castella

  1g

• Spaghetti

  Dry pasta, enriched

  4 oz or 113g

• Chicken Cilantro Mini Wontons

  Trader Joe's

  16 pieces or 144g

• Spinach

  Raw

  4 cup or 120g

Directions

1. Heat 1 tablespoon sesame oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the carrots, celery and ginger; stir in the scallions, reserving 2 tablespoons scallion greens. Season the vegetables with a pinch each of salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the ginger softens, about 2 minutes.
2. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and add to the pot along with the chicken broth and star anise. Cover and bring to a simmer over high heat, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to maintain a simmer, cover and cook until the chicken is just cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove the chicken with tongs and transfer to a cutting board; let cool slightly, then shred.
3. Meanwhile, increase the heat under the pot to high. Stir in the spaghetti and 3 cups water; cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, about 8 minutes. Stir in the wontons and simmer until tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the spinach and shredded chicken and heat through; season with salt and pepper.
4. Divide the soup among bowls, discarding the star anise pods. Top with the reserved scallion greens and drizzle with the remaining 1 tablespoon sesame oil.
5. (source: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/asian-chicken-noodle-soup-1-5562228)