Vietnamese-Style Chicken Noodle Bowl

Name: Vietnamese-Style Chicken Noodle Bowl
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: vietnamese
Ingredients: 150 g rice vermicelli noodles; 400 g chicken thighs, boneless (sliced thin); 2 cloves garlic (minced); 1.5 tbsp fish sauce (divided); 1 tsp low-sodium soy sauce; 2 whole lime (juiced); 2 tsp maple syrup or honey; 1 large carrot (ribboned); 1 medium cucumber (sticks); 3 big leaves lettuce (torn); 2 big handfuls mint and cilantro; 2 tbsp crushed peanuts (to top) — optional

Rice noodles, lemongrass-adjacent chicken, piles of herbs and crunch, and a bright lime dressing.

28 minmedium3 servings$$vietnameseDairy-freeHigh proteinGluten-free

Why it earns its place. The bun-cha template: light noodles, lean protein, and half the bowl raw vegetables and herbs.

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Ingredients · 3 servings

150 grice vermicelli noodles
400 gchicken thighs, boneless — sliced thin
2 clovesgarlic — minced
1.5 tbspfish sauce — divided
1 tsplow-sodium soy sauce
2 wholelime — juiced
2 tspmaple syrup or honey
1 largecarrot — ribboned
1 mediumcucumber — sticks
3 big leaveslettuce — torn
2 big handfulsmint and cilantro
2 tbspcrushed peanuts — to top (optional)

Contains: fish, soy, peanuts. Always check labels — brands vary.

Method

Marinate chicken with garlic, half the fish sauce, and soy while noodles soak per pack.
8 min
Whisk remaining fish sauce, lime, maple, and 2 tbsp water into the dressing.
2 min
Sear the chicken hard until charred at the edges.
6 min
Build bowls: noodles, lettuce, carrot, cucumber, chicken, herbs. Dressing over; peanuts if using.

Nutrition per serving

430calories

32 gprotein

50 gcarbs

12 gfat

5 gfiber

2.5 gsat fat

580 mgsodium

4 gadded sugar

Editorial estimates per serving. Counts 6 different plants toward your weekly variety.

Make it yours

cultureTofu with the same marinade, vegan fish-sauce alternatives exist

allergySkip peanuts for the allergy-free version

availabilityAny crunchy vegetable — bean sprouts, radish, cabbage

Storage. Components keep 2 days; dress at eating time.

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