Thai Red Curry Chicken Soup is a hearty and satisfying soup with all of the delicious Thai flavours. It is, quite possibly, my favourite soup. And, I realized I've never made it for The Food Blog.
This post is sponsored by Lilydale®. As always, all opinions are my own.
Using Precooked Chicken Makes this Soup Come Together Fast
I'm partnering with Lilydale®, in celebration of the brand's 75th anniversary, to create a recipe using their poultry products. So, Thai Red Curry Chicken Soup immediately came to mind. And because I love healthy convenience, I knew that Lilydale'®s Oven Roasted Carved Chicken Breast would be a perfect ingredient for this soup.
Because I love the convenience of this chicken. You can put this Thai red curry chicken soup together quickly because the chicken is already roasted and carved for you. And this chicken tastes just like you roasted and carved it yourself. Lilydale® Oven Roasted Carved Chicken Breast is carved from minimally processed, whole chicken breasts with no nitrates.
Versatile Chicken
The chicken is tender and juicy, and also great for salads, sandwiches, or any other chicken recipe. In addition, try it in these recipes, too; Chicken Noodle Soup with Vegetables; Chipotle Chicken Enchiladas; or Chicken Stroganoff. We're even taking some camping with us because you can't beat the convenience.
Locally Sourced is Best
I love buying local, and Lilydale® has been providing Canadians with top quality chicken and turkey products for 75 years. That's pretty local! Their fresh, frozen, fully cooked, and deli products are wholesome, delicious, and one hundred percent from chickens & turkeys raised on Canadian family farms. Learn more by visiting Lilydale.com for product info and more recipes.
About Thai Red Curry
Usually, Thai red curry paste is less spicy than green curry paste. The paste is a combination of dried red chilies with garlic, galangal, lemongrass, peppercorns, salt, coriander seeds, cumin, kaffer lime leaves, and shrimp paste.
Typically, you use a mortar & pestle to combine all of those flavours into a paste. (Although, a food processor would work, too). Then you cook the paste in oil, along with meat, chicken, tofu or fish, as well as vegetables.
Although you can make your own Thai Red Curry paste, you can easily find excellently prepared curry pastes in most grocery stores.
About This Red Curry Chicken Soup
So, I love that this flavourful soup, while usually pretty quick to make, is even quicker to make with Lilydale® Oven Roasted Carved Chicken. Most importantly, this chicken soup is delicious, and a hearty meal in itself. And, it's perfect for a delicious microwave lunch for work the next day, too.
Thai Red Curry Chicken Soup
Equipment
- Stock Pot
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 onion diced
- 1 red bell pepper cored, seeded, thinly sliced
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 2 tablespoon fresh ginger minced
- 4 oz Thai red curry paste
- 1 14 oz can coconut milk full fat
- 4 cups chicken stock reduced sodium
- 3 oz rice noodles
- 7 oz Lilydale®Oven Roasted Carved Chicken Breast cubed
- 3 tablespoon fish sauce *see recipe notes
- 2 tablespoon lime juice juice of one lime
- ½ cup fresh cilantro leaves chopped
- ½ cup fresh basil leaves chopped
- Thai chile, jalapeno or another chile, thinly sliced optional
Instructions
- Heat coconut oil over medium-high heat in a stockpot or other large pot
- Add onion and cook for 4-5 minutes, or until translucent
- Add bell pepper, garlic, ginger, and Thai red curry paste. Cook, stirring, about 1 minute.
- Stir in coconut milk, and bring to a boil.
- Stir in chicken stock, bring back to a boil, then reduce heat to low and allow to simmer 10 minutes. Turn off heat
- Meanwhile, bring a pot of water to a boil. Turn off heat, add rice noodles and cover. Let stand about 3 minutes, then drain and rinse in cold water.
- In the soup pot, stir in Lilydale Oven Roasted Carved Chicken Breast cubes, fish sauce, and lime juice. Remove from heat. Stir in cilantro and basil.
- To serve, add ¼ cup rice noodles to individual bowls, ladle soup over each bowl of noodles, and garnish with additional cilantro leaves. Serve sliced chilies alongside if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
Kristen
Colleen this looks delicious and I'm a sucker for anything that's Thai curry spiced!
Colleen
Hi Kristen! I hope you try this one then! You won't regret it. 🙂
Jenn
Looks so cold-busting and delicious!
Colleen
Hi Jenn, yes, there's something so warming about Thai spices, and when you put it in a soup, it's so good!
Shernell P Cooke
This dish looks so very,very yummy.I love curry.
Colleen
Thanks, Shernell! It really is very yummy. I hope you try it!
Denise | Urb'n'Spice
It's soup time anytime at our house and your soup sounds so appealing to me, Colleen. I am looking forward to trying it very soon. Thanks so much for sharing! 🙂
Colleen
Soup is the best, Denise! I hope you love this as much as we do. 🙂
Lizzy
I love soup season!! This looks like such a delicious recipe too. I'm going to have to add this to my rotation of soups this fall!! thanks for sharing Colleen!
Colleen
Soup season is a delicious season, Lizzy! I hope you love this one as much as we do.
Elaine Nessman
All my favourite Thai flavours --sweet, salty, sour, bitter and spicy--in one beautiful bowl. Pinning this one! I love the easy of using pre-cooked chicken, too. Thanks for a great recipe, Colleen!
Colleen
Thanks Elaine, I think you'll love it!
Karen Odell
Looks like this spicy chicken soup is really good! I like these dishes from other countries!
Colleen
Hi Karen! I love international cuisines, too. It's fun & delicious to explore foods of different cultures.
Michelle Frank | Flipped-Out Food
I am a huge fan of both pre-cooked chicken and prepared curry paste: such huge time savers! This soup has such wonderful flavors going on, and I just happen to have some Thai basil in my garden that I'd love to use up before our first frost. Score!
Colleen
Hi Michelle. Whenever I can save time, but still keep it healthy, I'm in!
Sharon
This looks delicious Colleen! Perfect for soup season and I love the ease of using the precooked chicken for those busy nights. 🙂
Colleen
Thanks Sharon! I love when convenience can also be healthy!
Jacqueline Debono
I love Thai red curry! I think it's my favourite Thai curry paste! It's also one of the few Asian food products that are easy to find here in Italy! Italians aren't so into other foods! The chicken you used looks good. Wish we had the same product here!
Colleen
Hi Jacqueline, you can easily make this soup with any pre-cooked chicken. It's worth it if you love Thai red curry!
Danielle
This looks so vibrant, warm, and tasty! I love the colors and flavors, and the precooked chicken makes it look so simple!
Colleen
Hi Danielle, This is an amazing soup! And yes, using precooked chicken is a perfect way to make this delicious dish.
David
mmm, yum! I love the Thai red curry flavor. Need to save this one for the chilly weather that is around the corner.
Colleen
Hi David, so sad that chilly weather is around the corner. But we are ready, with soup! 🙂 You will love this, guaranteed!
Ginny
I'm so glad soup season and your soup looks delicious. Love the curry paste and coconut milk in there!
Colleen
I'm with you, Ginny. Love soup season! This one is amazing. Hope you love it too!
Caitlyn Erhardt
Yum! This looks so pretty and delicious! Love the flavors going on here!
Colleen
Hi Caitlyn, this soup really is delicious and flavourful. I think you'll love it!
Ben Myhre
This looks like such a warm and filling Thai soup. I really am a sucker for Thai soups, as well. I have very fond memories of going to a place in downtown Walnut Creek, CA in the 80s with my mom and eating this thai soup. Ohh.. so good. I am going to have to try this.
Colleen
Such a cool experience with your mom, Ben. I hope this soup gives you fond memories of that time. It's really delicious.