This Healthy Chicken Thai Coconut Soup (also known as Tom Kha Gai Soup) is just 183 calories per 1.5 cups, and is so easy to make!
Making coconut chicken that soup at home will cut 100’s of calories, and it means you can have this amazing recipe for tom kha gai soup anytime you like!
Most Thai coconut soup chicken recipes are packed full of unhealthy fat, calories, and lots of sugar. But this healthy recipe for Thai coconut soup is high protein, has only healthy fats, and is low in calories, carbs and sugar!
Try this chicken curry Thai soup as a main course for lunch or dinner, or as a side dish or snack on cold days.
This Healthy Chicken Thai Coconut Soup (also known as Tom Kha Gai Soup) is just 183 calories!
Healthy Chicken Thai Coconut Soup
This article will supply you with everything you’ll need to make a Thai soup recipe with coconut milk at home, in no time.
From a shopping list, to a printable recipe card. You’ll also find a nutrition label, helpful tips and tricks, and so much more!
To make this Thai coconut soup recipe easy, we’ve supplied you with the following sections. Read through them, or skip ahead to the recipe card.
What You’ll Find in this Article:
- Ingredients in Tom Kha Gai Soup (shopping list!)
- How to Make Thai Coconut Soup with Chicken
- Healthy Chicken Thai Coconut Soup (recipe card!)
- Nutrition and Calories in Thai Chicken Soup
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Ingredients in Tom Kha Gai Soup
This Thai soup with coconut milk may call for a lot of ingredients… but many are pantry stable or are a “one time buy”. Plus we’ve supplied you with some recipes to use up the leftover Red Curry Paste below… and they are amazing!
Our chicken thai soup recipe is rich and flavorful, without adding loads of extra calories.
Shopping List for Tom Kha Gai Soup Recipe:
- Lemongrass stalk
- Coconut oil
- Onion
- Garlic
- Red jalapeño pepper
- Ginger
- Red Thai curry paste
- Chicken broth
- Lite coconut milk
- Chicken breasts
- White mushrooms
- Coconut sugar
- Fish sauce
- Lime
- Green onions
- Fresh cilantro
Special Tip: You can find all the measurements in the recipe card below. There you can choose how many servings of Thai soup chicken recipe you want to make, and it will do all the measurement math for you! All of the ingredients for these Thai soup recipes can be doubled or tripled with the click of a button.
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How to Make Thai Coconut Soup with Chicken
This Thai soup coconut milk recipe is easy and amazing, the hardest part is pounding the lemon grass (which you can use a knife or rolling pin for).. Then it’s just about being patient while everything simmers away.
The coconut curry Thai soup will take an hour, but it holds well for leftovers. So make extras on the weekend to enjoy all week long.
How to Make Coconut Thai Soup with Chicken:
- Place the lemongrass stalk on a cutting board, and use the side of a knife or a rolling pin to pound it, and then cut into 2-inch long pieces
- In a sauce pot over medium heat, add the coconut oil, onion, garlic, jalapeño, ginger, lemongrass, and red curry paste.
- Cook, stirring often for 5 minutes, until onions are softened.
- Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Then reduce the heat to low and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes.
- Strain out the garlic, onions, lemongrass, and ginger, and discard.
- Add in coconut milk, chicken breast, and mushrooms.
- Simmer until chicken breast pieces are just cooked through (about 15 minutes), then add fish sauce, coconut sugar, and lime juice.
- Cook for 5 minutes, then serve topped with sliced green onions and fresh cilantro.
Special Tip: You can find these directions, along with measurements, nutrition and more in the sharable recipe card in the next section!
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Healthy Chicken Thai Coconut Soup
This Tom Kha Gai Soup (Thai soup coconut milk recipe) is just 183 calories for 1 1/2 cups.
This healthy chicken Thai coconut soup makes a great side dish or main course. You can double the servings (and have 3 huge cups) for just 366 calories!
Tom Kha Gai- Coconut Thai Soup {183 CALORIES}
Ingredients
- 1 lemongrass stalk
- 1/2 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 onion sliced
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- ½ of one red jalapeño pepper sliced
- 1 inch ginger sliced in 4 thin rounds
- 2 teaspoons red Thai curry paste
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 can (13.66-ounce) lite coconut milk
- 2 chicken breasts cut into bite-sized pieces
- 8 ounces white mushrooms sliced
- 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- Juice of 1 lime
- 3 green onions sliced thin
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro chopped
Instructions
- Place the lemongrass stalk on a cutting board, and use the side of a knife or a rolling pin to pound it, and then cut into 2-inch long pieces
- In a sauce pot over medium heat, add the coconut oil, onion, garlic, jalapeño, ginger, lemongrass, and red curry paste.
- Cook, stirring often for 5 minutes, until onions are softened.
- Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Then reduce the heat to low and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes.
- Strain out the garlic, onions, lemongrass, and ginger, and discard.
- Add in coconut milk, chicken breast, and mushrooms.
- Simmer until chicken breast pieces are just cooked through (about 15 minutes), then add fish sauce, coconut sugar, and lime juice.
- Cook for 5 minutes, then serve topped with sliced green onions and fresh cilantro.
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Thai Chicken Soup
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