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30-Minute Spicy Cilantro Chicken Noodle Bowl

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  • Total Time: 26 minutes
  • Yield: 6 1x

Ingredients

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  • 6 stalks celery (chopped)
  • 3 carrots (grated or finely chopped)
  • 5 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1 inch piece fresh ginger root (grated or minced)
  • 1 tsp 5 spice powder
  • 1/4 cup chili oil
  • 3 tsp hoisen sauce
  • 2 tsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 4 cups water
  • 12 oz ramen noodles

Spicy Blackened Chicken

  • 3 chicken breasts
  • 2 tsp chili powder
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tsp 5 spice powder
  • salt and pepper (to season)

Optional Ramen Toppings

  • green onions (chopped)
  • carrots (grated or finely chopped)
  • narutomaki fish cakes

Instructions

  1. First, preheat oven to 450°F for your chicken. Start by chopping the celery, mushrooms, carrots, ginger and garlic. 
  2. In a pot over medium-high heat, toss the chopped veggies into a large pot or dutch oven with some sesame oil. Sauté the vegetables until they are soft and add in some of your seasonings to simmer with the veggies.
  3. While the veggies are softening, start making your spicy chicken. Mix together ground pepper, smoked paprika, 5 spice, and chili powder. Rub the spices on both sides of the chicken breast. 
  4. Add a bit of sesame oil to a skillet and blacken chicken for 5 minutes on each side. Once blackened, put the chicken on a baking sheet and pop in preheated 425oF oven for 15 minutes or until inside reaches 165oF. Remove from oven and slice for toppings.
  5. Add in hoisin, 5 spice powder, and chili oil and stir to coat everything in the spices. Sauté for about 5 more minutes until fragrant. 
  6. Next, add in rice vinegar, brown sugar and chicken broth and let it simmer. 
  7. When the broth starts to bubble, add in 4 cups of water and the noodle packets. Cook according to length on package, typically about 4-5 minutes.
  8. Once noodles are cooked, serve hot and top with scallions, soft boiled egg, chicken, fresh grated carrots, or fish cakes! Enjoy!
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Category: dinner, Lunch, Main Course
  • Cuisine: Japanese