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.
