Help Site Map About Us Contact Us
formula for life
Home Analyse Your Diet Recipes Vegetables Healthy Living
 
Recipes
Starters and snacks
Sweet
Savoury
Soups
Vegetable side dishes
Salads
Vegetable salads
Salads with meat or seafood
Rice, pasta and noodles
Rice
Pasta
Noodles
Main Meals
Vegetarian
Beef
Chicken
Lamb
Pork, ham and bacon
Seafood and fish
Egg
Dips, dressings and condiments
Desserts, cakes, sweet snacks

Asian-style Vegetable and Noodle Soup

 
PREP TIME: 10 mins
COOKING TIME: 35 mins
SERVINGS: 2
   
Nutritional Information:
Low in fat. Excellent source of vitamin C. Good source of calcium. Source of folate, iron, zinc, magnesium, thiamin, riboflavin and niacin. Food groups: bread & cereal, "meat" (as tofu), vegetable, "other". Per serve (when serves 2): 1192 kJ (285 cals) 15g protein 10g fat (98% fat free) 32g carbohydrate
   

Ingredients:
2 tsps sesame oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tsp grated ginger
1 small onion, sliced
1/4 red capsicum, thinly sliced
1 stick celery, thinly sliced
100g cabbage, thinly shredded
100g mushrooms, sliced
1/4 cup (40g) bean sprouts
150g tofu, cubed (optional - can use chopped chicken breast or thinly sliced lean meat instead)
2-3 cups vegetable stock
2 tsp salt-reduced soy sauce
1/2 tsp fish sauce
2 tsps chopped lemon grass
2 tbsp fresh basil or coriander, chopped
60g thin egg or rice noodles, cooked in boiling water until just tender
1 small chilli, chopped (optional)

Asian-style Vegetable and Noodle Soup

Instructions:
Heat oil in a large pan over a medium heat and cook garlic, ginger, onion and celery for 1 minute to soften. Add capsicum, cabbage, bean sprouts, mushrooms, chilli, lemon grass and fish sauce and cook for a further 1-2 minutes.

Pour in the stock and soy sauce and bring to the boil. Add the tofu or the sliced meat or chicken, cover, reduce heat and simmer for 2-3 minutes or until cabbage is just tender. Serve by distributing the cooked noodles between the serving bowls and pour over the soup.