Easy Chicken Laksa

5 from 3 votes

The ultimate cozy meal, chicken laksa is a healthy soup filled with creamy coconut broth, spicy noodles, and juicy chicken breast chunks.

Prep Time10

Cook Time14

Total Time24

Course: Main

Cuisine: Malaysian

Servings:

Calories: 552kcal

Cost: £2.36

6 tbsp Laksa paste (£2.40/2= £1.20)
3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped (£0.39)
600 g chicken breast (£4.20)
2 bulbs of pak choi (£1.10)
160 g mange tout (£1.18)
1 carrot, thinly sliced (£0.08)
2 red chillies, 1 finely chopped, 1 thinly sliced (£0.45)
400 ml coconut milk (£0.70)
250 g vermicelli noodles (£1.15)
Fresh coriander (£0.52)
100 g bean sprouts (£0.52)
Lime wedges, to serve (£0.30)

To a large saucepan, add the laksa paste, 1 chopped chilli, garlic, turmeric and oil. Season with salt and pepper and fry for around 3-4 minutes, or until fragrant.
Next, pour the chicken stock and chicken into the pan. Bring to a low simmer and cook for 5 minutes.
After this time, add the coconut milk, mangetout, and pak choi. Stir to combine and cook for a further 3 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a bowl, cover your vermicelli noodles in boiling water (they should cook in around 2 minutes.
Serve up a few ladles of the chicken, laksa broth & greens and add a serving of noodles. Top with beansprouts, fresh coriander, carrot, optional chilli oil, a lime wedge and some fresh chilli. Enjoy!

tweak to your taste-add more coconut milk if it’s too spicy, a squeeze of lime for brightness, or a splash of fish sauce if it needs a salty hit.
Adjust the spice to match your heat tolerance—half a chili if you’re sensitive, or chuck in a couple more if you love the burn.
In a rush? Pre-cooked chicken will still taste great.