Asian chicken soup with shiitake mushrooms

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 400 g chicken breast
• 30 g shiitake mushroom(s), dried, or 100 g fresh
• 1 liter chicken broth
• 2 garlic cloves
• ½ liter of water
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper
• 150 g pasta, thin, e.g. Fedelini
• 2 romaine lettuce hearts
• 1 bunch of coriander
• Salt

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Rest time approx. 10 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 40 minutes

simple, quick, delicious

Soak the shiitake mushrooms in 0.5 liters of water. In a large pot, bring the chicken broth and mushroom soaking water to a boil, season generously with salt and add the cayenne pepper. Cut the chicken breast and mushrooms into bite-sized, thin strips and add them to the boiling broth with the crushed garlic. Cook for 10 minutes. Break the noodles into smaller pieces and add them to the boil. Cut the lettuce into thin strips and roughly chop the cilantro. When the noodles are tender, remove the pot from the heat and stir in the lettuce and cilantro. Serve immediately. 120 kcal per serving.