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Japanese Chicken Noodle Soup with Oriental Mushrooms

Heart Healthy Diet Recipe

You can use udon noodles or egg noodles in this Japanese soup. Udon noodles are particularly satisfying because they are thick, round and very tasty. Udon noodles are also very filling, so Japanese soup recipes such as this one can provide a complete lunch. The textures in this soup are interesting, as well as the flavor. The chewy noodles, slippery mushrooms, and juicy chicken contrast well. You do not have to eat the lemon peel but it does add color to the soup and it does give it a delicious tang.

Oriental mushrooms, lemon, chicken, and soy sauce provide the other ingredients in this tasty Japanese soup and it is a very easy dish to make. A lot of Japanese soup recipes are easy to make and require few ingredients because in Japan soups are often served as a flavor-packed appetizer, rather than a dish to fill you up.

The ingredients in this Japanese chicken noodle soup recipe are all very healthy and this is an especially nutritious soup. If you love Japanese food, you will love this delicious Japanese soup and also the fact that it is so good for you. Use fat free chicken bouillon or chicken stock, if you can get it.

This recipe is part of our "Heart Healthy Diet Recipe" series.

Japanese Soup Recipes

Ingredients -

6 cups low sodium chicken broth
2 oz cooked noodles
6 large dried oriental mushrooms
4 wide pieces lemon peel
2 teaspoons light soy sauce
½ cup cooked chicken, chopped
Sea salt, to taste

Preparation:

Soak the oriental mushrooms in warm water until they are soft, and then slice them.

Heat the soy sauce and chicken bouillon, adding salt if necessary.

Add the mushrooms, noodles, and chicken.

Bring the soup to a boil, simmer it for a couple of minutes, and then serve hot with the lemon peel.

(Serves 4)



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