TTW#2: Paleo Thai Chicken Laksa

Inspired by: Jamie Oliver's 15 Minute Meals

Servings:  6

Ingredients: 

- 1 medium spaghetti squash

- 1 medium butternut squash

- 3 chicken breasts

- 4 tbs Chinese-five spice

- 32 oz of organic low sodium chicken broth 

- 1 Red chili 

- 1.5" piece of fresh Ginger

- Handful of cilantro (stems and all)

- 2 green onions

- 4 cloves of garlic crushed

- 2 tbs Bragg's liquid aminos

- 2 lime leaves

- 2 tsp sunflower butter

- 1 tsp sesame oil

- 2 tbs fish sauce

- 1 tbs turmeric

- asparagus, about 15 spears cut into 1 inch pieces

1/4 cup coconut milk

- 1 tbs honey 

- 1 tbs seasame seeds 

- juice of 1 lime juice

Instructions:

Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. 

Cut spaghetti squash in half, place face down on a parchment covered baking sheet. Add several teaspoons of water around the spaghetti squash. 

Cook spaghetti squash for 45 minutes, remove and set aside to cool. 

Next cut 3 chicken breasts into strips. 

Put strips in a large plastic zip top bag

Add seasoning:  Chinese 5 spice, salt pepper

Coat thoroughly

Then remove all excess air from the bag and flatten strips with a mallet

Sauté chicken in a hot pan (don't burn, but let both sides carmelize). 

For the soup:

Add 32 oz of organic low sodium chicken broth to a large pot.

Slowly bring to a boil. 

Cut the top of butternut squash and quarter it. Leave skin on. 

Using a food processor, grate the squash

Put grated squash in the boiling broth

Cook for 5 minutes

While squash is cooking, combine the following in a blender:

- 1 Red chili 

- 1.5" piece of fresh Ginger

- Handful of cilantro (stems and all)

- 2 green onions

- 4 cloves of garlic crushed

- 2 tbs Bragg's liquid aminos

- 2 lime leaves

- 2 tsp sunflower butter

- 1 tsp sesame oil

- 2 tbs fish sauce

- 1 tbs turmeric

Blend until smooth and pour into the pot with the stock and squash. 

Scrap cooked spaghetti squash into the broth with butternut squash. 

Add a 1/4 cup coconut milk to the broth. 

Then add asparagus to the broth and squeeze in the juice of 1 lime.  Salt and pepper to taste. 

To finish the chicken:

When it is done cooking add :

- 1 tbs honey 

- 1 tbs seasame seeds 

- juice of 1 lime juice

Remove from heat. 

Serve soup in a bowl and top with chicken. 

Enjoy.