This Thai Chicken Soup with coconut milk is the best natural flu fighter! Naturally gluten-free, dairy-free, and loaded with so much delicious flavor!!
If you were tuned in on Monday, you know that I posted the recipe for the Flu Fighter Chicken Stock. This Thai Chicken Soup uses that stock as the base.
Now, if you are fighting the flu, you may not have the energy to get all creative and make something more sophisticated than just drinking that steamy Flu Fighter broth from a mug so let’s assume (and hope!) that you are on the mend or just preventing the sickness in the first place and have some energy to make this.
If neither is true and you don’t have the time or inclination to make the stock, substitute with your favorite high-quality store-bought broth or stock!
Don’t be intimidated by the list of ingredients – this soup comes together really quickly and is quite satisfying. Everyone in my family loved it, especially my almost 3 year old. You can do most of the prep in advance (the night before or morning) and save even more time.
NOTES:
- Even though I used Choy Sum in my version, I called for Baby Bok Choy. They are interchangeable and Choy Sum can be hard to get. With that being said, regular Bok Choy (or even Chinese Cabbage) would work just as well here.
- Have you heard of Maitake Mushrooms yet? They are supposed to be an excellent Immune System booster and are being studied for their potential cancer-fighting properties. You can even buy Maitake extract and supplements made from them. Now, as much as these mushrooms are praised for their healing properties, they are not always easy to find so I suggest substituting Shitake Mushrooms.
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This Thai Chicken Soup with coconut milk is the best natural flu fighter! Naturally gluten-free, dairy-free, and loaded with so much delicious flavor!!
- 1 1/2 tablespoons organic coconut oil
- 1 pound baby bok choy*
- 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 inch piece ginger root peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 jalapeno seeds removed, quartered and thinly sliced
- 8 cups Flu Fighter Chicken Stock
- 2 cups cubed chicken breast
- 4 ounces maitake or shiitake mushrooms, stems trimmed and sliced into 1/4" pieces
- 14.5 ounce can light coconut milk
- 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon sriracha
- handful of Thai basil leaves and/or Cilantro leaves roughly chopped
- 1 bunch of scallion greens thinly sliced
- 1 lime cut into wedges for serving
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Begin by cleaning and chopping the Bok Choy (or Choy Sum if you can get it). Separate the whites and greens and thinly slice both.
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Peel ginger (using spoon technique) and thinly slice. Slice jalapeno in half, carefully remove seeds (preferably in sink with gloves on), quarter and thinly slice.
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Measure spices, stock, fish sauce and Sriracha. Open coconut milk. Rough chop your fresh herbs. Thinly slice scallion greens and cut lime into wedges.
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Heat a large soup pot over medium high heat. Once hot, add coconut oil and then chopped bok choy whites. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly and then add turmeric, cumin, sliced ginger and jalapeno. Continue cooking for 30 to 45 seconds, stirring constantly.
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Pour in stock, raise heat to high and bring to a boil.
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Once boiling, add cubed chicken breast, bok choy leaves and mushrooms. Cook for 2 minutes.
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Remove pot from heat and stir in coconut milk, fish sauce, Sriracha, chopped scallion greens and cilantro/thai basil.
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Serve hot with a lime wedge and Enjoy!
*I used Choy Sum but that is not easy to find, whites and greens separated and thinly sliced
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This looks complex but delicious!
Thanks Tammy – and the best part is that it is easy to make once you chop everything up!
I have not had the flu yet. I’ve been eating A LOT of soup as a preventative measure. Will definitely add this one to the list.
I hear you Wendy – I have been drinking broth out of a mug! We are down to a last Mason Jar of broth and I have plans to make another huge pot tomorrow!
I’ll have to keep an eye out for that broth, thanks for the rec! It’s funny, I picked up a can of coconut milk the other day, then put it back. I’ve been wanting to cook with it more, but never know what to make. This soup looks so nourishing with all that flavor & green, love bok choy!!!
Aggie – I posted the broth the other day – here is the link … Flu Fighter Stock. I LOVE cooking with coconut milk – did you buy the regular or the light? How about some Mango Shrimp and Spiced Coconut Brown Rice as a good starting point? I think between those two recipes they should use up the bulk of 1 can! Happy Weekend 🙂
This sounds fantastic!
Thanks Kalyn – I am on my 3rd batch already!
This is my kind of soup – no better way to fight the flu than with chicken soup and lots of fresh ingredients.
I am with you Jeanette – food is medicine!
This looks wonderful! I plan to try it, even if no one is sick, as soon as our CSA farm share starts up in the spring. I know I’ll be getting Bok Choy, and this is a perfect way to use it.
Thanks!
Yes and then hopefully you will stay healthy and not get sick at all!
Oh my, how quickly can I get this on the table? [Know, weekend: some friends arriving 🙂 !] Am a bok choi gal by choice and my jalapenos have just told me they are ready for use, SO > 🙂 !
Enjoy it – it’s a great bowl of food to share with friends!
I really like the Imagine brand stock too – very good stuff. And I’m soup-crazed at the moment, so this is looking particularly good. Really nice combo of flavors, good recipe. Excellent post – thanks.
Ha! I am always soup-crazed so I totally empathize.
My husband has been fighting a sore throat all week. I need to make this for him. We both love thai flavours. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Sure! I hope you feel better ASAP! 🙂
My husband LOVES these flavors. And I happen to have 6 cans of Light Coconut Milk in my pantry that I had NO idea what I was going to use for….. This soup will fit the bill. It’s FREEZING here, so soup is on the brain. Can’t wait to try it!!! WIll let you know when I do. THanks!!!
Awesome Kim – I hope you buys love it!! 🙂