EASY NOODLE SOUP

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This quick and easy soup is the perfect lunchtime meal for kids - satisfying and healthy too

Provided by Good Food team

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

500ml low salt vegetable stock (from a cube is fine)
small piece fresh root ginger , grated
1 garlic clove , grated
2 tsp soy sauce and 2 tsp sugar
85g leftover cooked chicken , shredded
handful mixed vegetables (try beansprouts, sweetcorn, sliced carrot and mangetout)
150g pack straight-to-wok noodles (or use 85g/3oz dried, cooked according to pack instructions)
2 spring onions , sliced, to serve
juice 1 lime

Steps:

Put stock, ginger, garlic, soy sauce and sugar in a saucepan, then heat. Simmer for 5 mins. Take off the heat, pour into a microwave-safe bowl, then cool. Throw in chicken and veg, cover, then chill for up to a day.
When ready to eat, remove from fridge, then add the cooked noodles. Microwave on High for 2 mins, stir, then cook for 1 min more or until piping hot. Divide between two bowls or mugs, sprinkle with spring onions and add the lime juice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 241 calories, Fat 4 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 36 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 7 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 18 grams protein, Sodium 2.03 milligram of sodium