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Chicken and vegetable laksa

A delicious, spicy chicken laksa with lots of vegetables and fresh aromatic flavours like turmeric, ginger, makrut lime leaf and chilli. Healthy has never tasted so good or been ready so fast (just 20 minutes to make).

  • Time to make: 20 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.6
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup laksa paste
  • ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 3cm piece fresh ginger, peeled, thinly sliced
  • 2 cups reduced-salt chicken stock
  • 300ml light coconut milk
  • 2 Makrut lime leaves, shredded
  • 300g chicken breast fillet, thinly sliced
  • 200g medium-firm tofu, cut into cubes
  • 1 small bunch baby bok choy, cut lengthways into wedges
  • 2 teaspoons lime juice, plus lime wedges, to serve
  • 125g thin dried rice noodles
  • 250g packet fresh kumara noodles (see tips)
  • 250g packet fresh courgette noodles (see tips)
  • bean sprouts, to serve
  • chilli, sliced, to serve
  • fresh coriander, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat a large saucepan or wok over medium-high. Add laksa paste, turmeric and ginger and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes, or until the mixture is fragrant. Add stock, coconut milk, Makrut lime leaves and ½ cup water and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and gently simmer, covered, for 7–8 minutes.

    2 To the pan, add chicken and tofu and simmer for 3–4 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through. Add bok choy and simmer for 1 minute. Stir in lime juice.

    3 Meanwhile, in a large heatproof bowl, place rice noodles. Cover with boiling water and set aside for 5 minutes, or until softened. Drain.

    4 Divide rice noodles, kumara noodles and courgette noodles among four bowls. Ladle over hot soup and top laksa with bean sprouts, sliced chilli and coriander. Serve laksa with lime wedges.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check laksa paste, turmeric, stock and tofu are gluten free.

    HFG tip

    You can make your own kumara and courgette noodles using a spiraliser.

    4 comments on Chicken and vegetable laksa

    1. D'arne Goldie August 9, 2021 at 6:34 am #

      Hi, how do i print this recipe?

      • Jen deMontalk August 10, 2021 at 2:15 pm #

        Hi D’arne
        Thanks for your question. The print icon is on the right, beneath the recipe’s nutrition information panel. Simply press that and follow the prompts.

        Warm regards
        Jenny de Montalk, Healthy Food Guide editor

        • D'arne Goldie May 31, 2022 at 4:14 am #

          Me again. Has the print option changed or moved?

          • Jen deMontalk June 7, 2022 at 1:54 pm #

            Hi D’arne
            Thanks for your question. The print function should still be available. The icon should appear just below the nutrition information.

            Warm regards
            Jenny de Montlak, HFG managing editor

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