Healthy Thai chicken soup

Healthy Thai Chicken Soup 
This healthy thai chicken soup recipe is delicious. But you can customize the spice level to make it what you want!The best thing about Thai soups are that they have a combination of spicy hot and sour flavors.  It’s exciting on the palate to taste both the hot of chiles and the sour of lime juice. The contrast of spice and bright citrus makes this a great hot and sour chicken soup recipe. And best of all, it’s a very healthy thai chicken soup recipe .The flavors actually taste better the next day after they’ve been able to settle in. When you re-heat it up, just add more fresh lime juice, fish sauce or chili peppers to amp up your favorite flavors. This Thai chicken soup recipe is perfect to adjust to your personal taste and level of hot and sour.#tastyfoodstyle

Ingredients:

• 1/2 pound cooked shredded chicken
  • 1/2 pound cooked shredded chicken breasts or chicken thigh meat (2 cups)
  • 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 onion , chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic , minced
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger , grated or finely minced
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoons fish souce (or use Tamari Fish Sauce for Gluten Free)
  • 4 cups low sodium chicken stock (here's a link for homemade chicken stock)
  • 1 Kaffir Lime Leaf (optional), smashed
  • Fresh lemongrass stalk , about 2" long and smashed
  • 1 fresh thai chili or to taste , minced
  • 1 bell pepper , chopped
  • 1 large tomato , chopped
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • fresh chopped cilantro for garnish

Directions:

1. Heat pot on medium high heat. Add oil and once oil is hot, add onion and garlic. Cook until translucent.
2. Add cooked chicken breast, fresh ginger and fish sauce. Stir and cook the soup for about 1 minute until everything is fragrant. Add chicken stock, Kaffir lime leaf, lemongrass, bell pepper, tomatoes, and chili pepper.
3. Bring the soup to a boil, then simmer on low for about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add the fresh lime juice right before serving. Adjust the soup to your personal taste by adding additional salt or fish sauce. Garnish with chopped cilantro. Enjoy!#tastyfoodstyle