Curried Coconut Soup with Chicken

I was somewhat surprised some reviews didn’t find this soup flavorful. I then re-read the recipe. I always use SALTED broth. I use Better than Bouillon roasted chicken base, reduced sodium. If you do not use a salted broth or even stock ADD SALT. I wouldn’t like it either if there wasn’t salt. Salt brings to life the other flavors. This is one of my go to recipes when I’m tired of all the other typical ways I cook chicken.

Yummy! But it definitely needed salt. I think I'd add a bit of fish sauce to the broth mixture along with a piece of smashed lemon grass while it simmers next time. Just the right amount of heat! I didn't use rotisserie chicken, I just microwaved 2 small breasts and then chopped them up. This soup would be great with shrimp too.

This had a nice, good, even heat. Not too spicy aftertaste. Also had a good, hearty portion size.

We also found this to be bland. We've made many fantastic soups & stews with CL recipes over the years, but this wasn't one of them. It had a little bit of heat by the end of the bowl but was just bland overall.

I don't know if I did something wrong, but I just thought this was bland. I didn't even want to eat the leftovers the next day for lunch, which is unusual. Won't make again.

Excellent and Easy!

came out really fantastic, probably would have been faster had we not had to boil the chicken breasts first

I saw this recipe in Cooking Light magazine. Based on the picture (kudos to the photographer) and the ingredients, I knew I had to try it right away..and I'm so glad that I did! It is easy to make and came out delicious. The flavors compliment each other well without the curry/coconut combination being over-powering. I like spicy food, so I doubled the amount of ground fresh chili paste. I was going slow, because it was my first time making it, so I would estimate that it took me closer to an hour to make, but definitely worth it. Daphmaster has a good suggestion to just boil chicken breast and then shred it. I'll have to try that next time. Seems healthier than buying a rotisserie chicken. I used slightly thicker rice noodles than shown in the recipe picture. Pay attention to the instructions on the package to make sure you don't over cook them! If you have left overs: store the noodles, chicken mixture, and broth mixture separately...

Deeeelicious! I added broccoli to the broth and substituted thinly sliced spicy pickles for the cucumbers because I'm not a fan of regular cuc's. I didn't have rotisserie chicken so I just boiled 2 chicken breasts for 20 min and shredded it. So good. Will definitely be making it again.