This Easy Chicken Pho can be made in under 30 minutes and is loaded with the flavors of garlic, ginger, and anise. (gluten free)
What is Chicken Pho?
Chicken Pho is a Vietnamese dish that starts with a broth that is rich in flavors like lime, ginger, and anise. It is loaded with sliced meat and rice noodles and topped with Thai basil and cilantro. You might even hear some serious slurping going on at your dinner table. The broth, when done right, is so rich and flavorful and the toppings are a must.
What do I need to make Chicken Pho?
Chicken Pho can be made mostly with pantry staples. The fresh herbs are a little tricky to have on hand but they really add a lot of flavor to this dish.
- sliced chicken or beef
- olive oil
- rice noodles (thick or thin)
- ginger, garlic, star anise,
- hoisin sauce
- chicken broth
- jalapeno
Tips
- don't skimp on any of the spices for the broth... the broth makes this Chicken Pho!
- I used rice noodles but any noodles will do, ramen would be great
- the toppings are very important... lime, peppers, carrots, radishes, bean sprouts, cilantro, Thai basil, sriracha
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Chicken Pho
Easy to make in under 30 minutes this soup is loaded with slow simmered flavor.
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Servings: 4
Calories: 440kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breasts or thighs
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 6 cups chicken broth gluten free if needed
- 2 star anise
- ½ tsp ginger
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp hoisin sauce gluten free if needed
- ½ jalapeno seeds removed and sliced
- salt and pepper
- 8 oz rice noodles
toppings
- cilantro, thai basil, carrots, radishes, sriracha sauce
Instructions
- Heat olive oil over medium high in a large dutch oven.
- Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and cook over medium high heat allowing it to brown some on both sides about two minutes.
- Slowly add chicken broth to pot.
- Add the star anise, ginger, brown sugar, garlic powder, hoisin and jalepeno slices. Stir well and bring to a boil. Then reduce to simmer and allow to cook for about 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
- Cook rice noodles according to package directions.
- Remove chicken from pot and shred with two forks. Add back to pot.
- Divide noodles between bowls and pour the soup over top. Add all the toppings!
Notes
If you are gluten-free make sure you get gluten-free hoisin sauce, noodles, and chicken broth.
Nutrition
Calories: 440kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 1591mg | Potassium: 728mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 53IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 2mg
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Greetings from the Cali Coast! We make this quite often, and your recipe is almost exactly the same as ours. I like to used the candied, crystallized ginger chunks instead of ginger powder--this adds sweetness as well. For herbs, we like cilantro or basil or both. Finely chopped cabbage also adds a nice crunch. Mmmmm good.
Hi Stuart! Great to see you here!