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Asian chicken-mushroom soup

Asian Chicken-Mushroom Soup

1
Points® value
Total Time
20 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
Seasoned with ginger, star anise, five-spice powder, and soy sauce, this simple and yummy soup tastes like it simmered for hours. But you actually only need about 20 minutes to make it! Brothy and veggie-packed, it’s light enough to enjoy even when the weather is warm. You'll love the savory combination of chopped chicken, mushrooms, scallions, and bok choy. If you haven't used it before, star anise is a tiny fruit that grows on a short tree in China and Japan. When used whole and removed from a dish, as in this recipe, it imparts its licorice taste with a light touch, adding a mysterious layer of flavor.

Ingredients

Uncooked boneless skinless chicken breast

20 oz, 4 (5-oz breasts), cut into 1-inch pieces

Chicken broth

3 cup(s)

Fresh ginger

1 tsp, peeled, grated

Star anise

2 item(s)

Table salt

⅛ tsp

Black pepper

¼ tsp

Scallions

3 medium, cut into matchstick-thin strips

Cremini mushroom

5 oz, thinly sliced

Uncooked bok choy

2 pound(s), (2 small heads) cut into 1-inch pieces

Five-spice powder

½ tsp

Soy sauce

1 Tbsp

Mirin

⅓ fl oz, (2 tsp)

Instructions

  1. Combine chicken, broth, water, ginger, star anise, pepper, and salt in large saucepan. Cover and bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until chicken is almost cooked through, about 2 minutes.
  2. Add three-quarters of scallions, the bok choy, mushrooms, and five- spice powder. Return to simmer and cook, covered, until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 3 minutes.
  3. Remove from heat and stir in soy sauce and mirin. Discard star anise. Ladle soup into 4 bowls and top evenly with remaining scallions.
  4. Serving size: 1 3/4 cups

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