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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
Course Main Course
Servings 4
Calories 420 kcal

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

Instructions
 

Lemongrass chicken

  • Combine chicken and marinate and let sit in fridge for minimum 30 minutes, up to 24 hours
  • 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)
  • Let sit for 5-10 minutes before slicing into strips

Sauce

  • Combine sauce ingredients, and mix well to dissolve the sugar

Assemble

  • Soak the vermicelli noodles in boiling water for 5-7 minutes, then rinse off in cold water to stop the noodles from sticking together
  • 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
  • Serve with lemon or lime wedges

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

Nutrition

Calories: 420kcal
Keyword airfryer chicken, fresh, healthy dinner, healthy lunch, vietnamese, vietnamese noodle bowl
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