This delicious Thai Coconut Shrimp Noodle Soup is ready in less than 20 mins, made with fresh ingredients and tastes amazing!!
A Quick Soup for Lunch or Dinner
Today was grocery shopping day and it took forever.
Being a foodie means grocery shopping never involves a quick dash around the grocery store. It also rarely involves one grocery store as I like to go to various different places if I have certain meals or recipes planned for the week.
This time of year is my favourite time for grocery shopping, as there is such a wonderful selection of vegetables, included different types of squash as we move into the fall season.
Usually, when I get home from grocery shopping and get all the food away, I often have produce that needs to be used up, and what better way to use it up than with a deliciously tasty and filling soup that can be ready in minutes.
On hand this week was some carrots and green peppers (homegrown too), so figured they would be perfect in a yummy Thai Noodle Soup
Gluten-Free Noodles
The great thing about a Thai style soup is that generally, they tend to include rice noodles (or regular rice) which of course are a great option for anyone following a gluten-free diet.
I like to use the wide rice noodle for my soups, rather than the thin vermicelli varieties. But any rice noodle works perfectly in this soup.
One thing that is worth mentioning however, is that different brands of rice noodles can have different cooking instructions, some taking longer to cook than others. It just means you may need to adjust the cooking time ever so slightly.
Light or Full-Fat Coconut Milk?
I use regular canned coconut milk, it just gives a much creamier soup and you really do not need much of it at all.
When cooking dishes, don’t be put off by the syns of certain ingredients. Remember that once divided into portions, you are not looking at a huge amount of syns anyway.
Use light coconut milk if you want to, just be aware that the saucy part to the soup is not going to be quite as creamy.
Choosing the coconut milk for this Thai Coconut Shrimp Noodle Soup, opt for the canned varieties (like Aroy-d, Biona etc), don’t use the carton varieties which are more of a drinking coconut milk.
Homemade Thai Green Curry Paste
Not quite a traditional Thai Green Curry Paste, but it really packs flavour into this soup and was just a combination of some ingredients I had such as
- spring onions
- garlic
- fresh ginger root
- fresh cilantro (coriander)
- green chilli’s
- fresh lemongrass stalk
- 1 tbs of sweetener of choice
- juice of a small lime
- pinch of salt
If you really want to skip time, then you can use some jarred Thai Green Curry Paste, (just remember to add syns/points for the paste), my version, of course, is free, fresh and delicious.
For the paste you do need a mini food processor, to grind up all the ingredients, I use my Kitchenaid Mini Food Processor which is perfect for this. A mortar and pestle will work too if that is all you have.
Instant Pot Thai Coconut Shrimp Noodle Soup
As well as cooking this yummy soup on the stovetop, it can also be made in an Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker and is so quick it’s prob my go-to soup when I need something fast and filling on the table.
If you haven’t heard of an Instant Pot you are seriously missing out. It is the best kitchen gadget I have purchased. I would even put it above my actifry and that’s saying something.
A a 7in1 cooker, and it slow cooks, pressure cooks, saute’s, has settings for soup, chilli, rice, porridge etc
Wondering what else you can make in the Instant Pot? Check out these Instant Pot (Pressure Cooker Recipes)
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This recipe was originally created on 17 September 2018 and updated on the 12 September 2019
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This delicious Thai Coconut Shrimp Noodle Soup is ready in less than 20 mins, made with fresh ingredients and tastes amazing!! Add the ingredients for the paste to a mini food processor and pulse until it is all finely chopped like a paste or use mortar and pestile to grind to a paste. For the Instant Pot: For the stove top This recipe is dairy free, gluten free, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly If you swap the full fat coconut milk for light coconut milk, adjust the syns accordingly. NOTE: Different brands of rice noodles can cook at different timings, I found this the perfect times for the one I used, but you may need to adjust slightly. Don't like shrimp? If you prefer you can swap out the shrimp for chicken or additional veg. I recommend browning the chicken first, then add the paste, as it will need slightly longer to cook than the shrimp. If you wish to share this recipe, then please do so by using the share buttons provided. Check Legal section, for Full Disclaimer, Disclosure and Privacy Policy As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.Thai Coconut Shrimp Noodle Soup (Instant Pot and Stove Top)
Ingredients
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4
Serving Size: 1 SERVING
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 277Total Fat: 8.7gSaturated Fat: 6.1gCholesterol: 93.8mgSodium: 801mgCarbohydrates: 31.6gFiber: 2.4gSugar: 3.2gProtein: 15.8g
Hi no you freeze this soup?
It’s best eaten without freezing but should be okay to freeze.
Sounds like another winner, Siobhan. My OH doesn’t like prawns (seriously, if we were married, I’d divorce him) so I plan to use cooked prawns for me and cooked shredded chicken for him. I’ll add them to each bowl just before serving.
I’ll be making this for a quick meal when we go on our long-anticipated fitness holiday to north Wales next week. It’ll be perfect for warming us up after sea swimming/marathon training, and has a good mix of protein & carbs to replenish our energy stores.