Everyone loves a hearty and comforting bowl of soup in the cold weather! They are a great way to stay hydrated and full and as they are often packed with veggies, pulses, beans and other disease fighting nutrients, they can boost your immune system thus helping to fight off colds and flu.
When you make your favourite soups be sure to add lots of spices for even more health benefits! If you like ‘hot’ even better, the capsaicin in chillies is known to increase your metabolism thus helping burn more calories!
Try these winter warmer recipes, they are our favourite spicy soups!
Spicy Thai Turkey Soup
This creamy spicy Thai turkey soup recipe is full of flavour and easy to make. The tastiest way to use up leftover turkey or chicken!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 medium onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 heaping tablespoons Spice&Easy Thai ’10’ spice blend
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups water
- Juice of 1/2 lime
- 2 cups cooked turkey
- 7 ounces rice noodles (wide is better)
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 1 (13.5 fluid ounce) can full-fat coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro chopped
- Scallions chopped, to taste
- Lime wedges for serving
- For extra heat add 1 finely chopped green chili
Instructions
- Chop the onion, red pepper, basil, cilantro, and scallions.
- Sauté the onion in the olive oil in a large soup pot for 5 minutes over medium-high heat.
- Add the garlic and Spice&Easy Thai ’10’ spice blend and cook for 30 seconds.
- Stir in the chicken broth, water, lime juice, turkey, rice noodles, and red pepper. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low, stir in the coconut milk, and let the soup simmer for 10 minutes.
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