Healthy Instant Noodle Soup (Laksa Inspired)

Jar of clear noodle soup with flowers in background.

Healthy Instant Noodle Soup (Laksa Inspired)

This healthy, high-protein vegan instant noodle soup is gluten-free, meal prep–friendly, and packed with Thai-inspired flavors like lemongrass and curry.

Course Soup

Cuisine Thai

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 5

Total Time 15

Servings serves

Calories 387kcal

Ingredients

3 cloves garlic minced; approx. 9g
4 tbsp peanut butter smooth; approx. 68g
2 tbsp laksa or red or yellow curry paste; approx. 30g
2 tbsp soy sauce approx. 30ml
1 tbsp miso paste white or yellow; approx. 18g
1 tbsp brown sugar packed; approx. 13g
3 tsp vegetable bouillon powder or 1 cube, crushed; approx. 9g
1 whole lime juiced; approx. 2 tbsp or 30ml
16 oz extra firm tofu cubed; approx. 450g
7 oz rice vermicelli noodles approx. 200g, broken into bundles
1 stalk lemongrass cut into 4 pieces or finely minced if preferred
3 stalks bok choy chopped; approx. 250g
4 stalks green onion finely sliced; approx. 60g
½ bunch cilantro leaves roughly chopped; approx. 15g

Instructions

In a small bowl, mix together the garlic, peanut butter, curry paste, soy sauce, miso paste, brown sugar, bouillon powder, and lime juice until smooth. This will be your concentrated soup paste.
Divide the dry rice vermicelli noodles evenly among 4 medium-sized jars or lunch containers. Top each with tofu cubes, then divide the bok choy, green onion, lemongrass, and cilantro between them. Finish by adding a scoop of the soup paste into each container.
Seal the containers tightly and store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
When ready to eat, pour boiling water over the contents of the jar until the ingredients are fully submerged. Let sit for 2–3 minutes to soften the noodles, then stir well to dissolve the soup paste. Remove or avoid the lemongrass pieces when eating, as they’re very fibrous.

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Notes

Heads up: lemongrass can be quite tough to chew — it’s there to infuse flavor, not to be eaten in large pieces. If you’d rather not deal with it while eating, you can either remove it before serving or finely mince it when prepping.

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