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Vietnamese Inspired Lemongrass Chicken Vermicelli Bowls

A fresh, healthy vietnamese inspired noodle bowl, with crispy lemongrass chicken made in the airfryer
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Calories: 420
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Lemongrass Chicken
  • 4 Chicken Thigh 600g raw
  • 2-3 tsp lemongrass paste Fresh lemongrass- use 1/4 stalk
  • 2 tsp minced garlic 4-6 garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tsp low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tsp fish sauce
  • 1 tsp brown sugar or zero calorie sugar alternative
  • 1-2 tsp chilli paste or flakes
  • 1 tsp chicken stock paste/powder optional
Sauce
  • 1/2 cup boiling water
  • 4 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tsp minced garlic 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 tbsp sugar or zero calorie sugar alternative
  • 1/2 lemon or lime juiced
  • 1 tsp chilli paste or flakes
  • 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
Noodle Bowl
  • 160 grams Vermicelli noodles dried/uncooked, 40g per bowl
  • 1-1 carrots julienned
  • 1-2 cucumbers julienned
  • 1 cup iceberg lettuce finely sliced
  • 20 g crushed peanuts 5g per bowl
  • 12 grams fried shallots 4 tsp (1 tsp ber bowl)
  • 1 stalk green onion for garnish

Method
 

Lemongrass chicken
  1. Combine chicken and marinate and let sit in fridge for minimum 30 minutes, up to 24 hours
  2. Airfry chicken skin side up at 190 degrees C for 20 minutes, then flip over and cook for an extra 5 minutes (see notes above on other ways to cook chicken)
  3. Let sit for 5-10 minutes before slicing into strips
Sauce
  1. Combine sauce ingredients, and mix well to dissolve the sugar
Assemble
  1. Soak the vermicelli noodles in boiling water for 5-7 minutes, then rinse off in cold water to stop the noodles from sticking together
  2. Place equal portions of noodles in each bowl, top with veggies, and 1 sliced chicken thigh per bowl. Top with crushed peanuts, fried shallot and green onion. Serve with 2-3 tbsp of the sauce/dressing. I like to keep the sauce seperate but you can add it straight into the bowl
  3. Serve with lemon or lime wedges

Nutrition

Calories: 420kcal

Notes

To Serve:
Can eat cold OR can heat up in microwave for 1 minute (does not affect veggies) OR alternatively keep the chicken separate, re-heat then add it (along with the sauce) to the noodle bowl and veggies on the day of consumption.
 

Macros

Per Bowl (4):
Calories: 420
Carbohydrates: 43g
Protein: 35g
Fat: 10g

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