Thai Peanut Chicken Soup
Ingredients
3 tsp red curry paste
4 cups chicken broth
1/3 cup ground peanuts
1/3 cup peanut butter
1 can (13.5 oz) coconut milk
2 2 cups shredded chicken (grocery store rotisserie chicken can be used)
1 bag 1 bag wide rice noodles (will serve 4)
Optional Ingredients
1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
4 oz fresh Thai basil (or Italian basil is fine)
Limes sliced into eighths
1 jalapeño sliced (for garnish)
Peanuts for garnish
Instructions
Add red curry paste, broth, peanuts, peanut butter, and coconut milk to a pot on the stove, and bring to a boil.
Reduce to low heat and allow mixture to simmer for 10 minutes.
Stir in cooked shredded chicken and heat thoroughly.
Remove rice noodles from the package, and soak in a bowl of hot water from the tap until soft and pliable.
Place rice noodles in bowl, top with broth mixture. For added flavor, top soup with optional ingredients: cilantro, basil, fresh lime wedge, and sliced jalapeño.