Gentle Rice Noodles with Chicken and Courgette
Rice noodles in a clear ginger broth with poached chicken and soft courgette — built without onion, garlic or heat.
Ingredients
- 55 g Rice vermicelli
- 210 g Chicken breast
- 150 g Zucchini
- 12 g Ginger
- 1 tsp Garlic-infused olive oil
- 70 g Carrot (optional)
- 5 g Kombu (dried kelp) (optional)
- ½ tsp Japanese light soy sauce (usukuchi) (optional)
Method
- Cut the chicken into broad strips, the courgette into half-moons and the carrot into thin coins. Cut the ginger into fine threads.
- Put the kombu in a pan of cold water with the ginger threads and bring it slowly to the point of shivering, then lift the kombu out before it boils — held past that it turns the broth bitter and slippery.
- Slide the chicken into the broth with the carrot and hold it at a bare tremble for eight minutes, until the strips are white through. Add the courgette and the soy for the last two.
- Soak the rice vermicelli in just-boiled water for four minutes, until the strands bend without breaking, then drain.
- Coil the vermicelli into a deep bowl, lift the chicken and vegetables over it, ladle the broth down the side and trickle the garlic-infused oil across the top.
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About Gentle Rice Noodles with Chicken and Courgette
Gentle Rice Noodles with Chicken and Courgette is a Japanese lunch or dinner that comes together in about 26 minutes and serves 1.
Gentle Rice Noodles with Chicken and Courgette: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Gentle Rice Noodles with Chicken and Courgette?
A serving has about 535 calories — 48.9g protein, 59g carbs, 11.7g fat, 5.1g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is it high in protein?
Each serving has about 48.9g of protein, roughly 37% of its calories.
Is Gentle Rice Noodles with Chicken and Courgette gluten-free?
As written, no — it contains Japanese light soy sauce (usukuchi). You'd need a certified gluten-free swap for that ingredient to make it gluten-free.
How long does Gentle Rice Noodles with Chicken and Courgette take to make?
About 26 minutes start to finish, but only around 9 of those are hands-on — the rest is cooking time. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
Do I need every ingredient to make Gentle Rice Noodles with Chicken and Courgette?
The core ingredients are essential, but you can leave out carrot, kombu (dried kelp), japanese light soy sauce (usukuchi) — they're optional and mainly there for extra flavor or finish.
How many servings does Gentle Rice Noodles with Chicken and Courgette make?
This recipe makes 1 serving. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.