Easy Noodles

3.80 (23)
⏱ 20 mins 🍽 Serves 4 🌶 vietnamese ✅ Easy 🏷 Main course

This is a streamlined take on a Malaysian classic, prepared entirely in the microwave for a fuss-free meal. It features sliced chicken breast simmered in a broth of coconut milk, Thai curry paste and turmeric. Medium rice noodles and a ready-prepared stir-fry vegetable mix are added at the end, creating a complete and aromatic supper dish for four people in just 20 minutes.

Easy Noodles

Ingredients

  • 500ml hot chicken stock or vegetable stock
  • 400ml can coconut milk (full or reduced fat)
  • 1 tbsp green or red Thai curry paste
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 3 skinless boneless chicken breast fillets sliced
  • 1 x 250g pack medium rice noodles
  • 300g bag stir-fry mix, pick one with beansprouts

Method

  1. Begin by boiling a kettle. Combine the stock, coconut milk, Thai curry paste, turmeric and sliced chicken in a large bowl suitable for the microwave. Cover the bowl with cling film, pierce it several times, and microwave on High for 5 mins. After removing the film, stir the contents and microwave for another 5 mins until the chicken is fully cooked.
  2. While the chicken cooks, place the rice noodles in a separate large bowl. Cover them completely with boiling water and allow them to soak for 4 mins before draining thoroughly.
  3. Stir the drained noodles and the bag of stir-fry mix into the bowl with the cooked chicken and broth. Divide the finished dish into deep bowls and serve immediately, providing both spoons and forks.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories516 kcal
Fat19 g
Saturates14 g
Carbs58 g
Fibre1 g
Protein32 g
Sodium412 mg
Salt1 g

Recipe details

Skill levelEasy
CategoryMain course
Cuisinevietnamese