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This Homemade Instant Noodle Bowl Is Easy To Make & Gut-Friendly

Author:

Jamie Schneider

December 13, 2019

Former Senior Beauty & Lifestyle Editor

By Jamie Schneider

Former Senior Beauty & Lifestyle Editor

Jamie Schneider is the former Senior Beauty Editor at mindbodygreen. She has a B.A. in Organizational Studies and English from the University of Michigan, and her work has appeared in Coveteur, The Chill Times, and Wyld Skincare.

Gut-Friendly Homemade Instant Noodle Bowl

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December 13, 2019

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Allow us to introduce you to the perfect meal for an especially wintry afternoon. This soup couples the ease you need with the healthy, gut-friendly properties you love. Every ingredient in this instant noodle bowl is low-FODMAP, meaning it's easy on the gut while offering fragrant flavors.

After you prep the veggies and rice noodles, all you need to add is boiling water to make it a steaming bowl of comfort food. You'll want to curl up with this soup every day this winter—and if you prep enough ingredients, you definitely can!

Instant Noodle Bowl

Serves: 1

Ingredients:

¼ cup (1 oz./40 g) diced carrot
1 ounce (35 g) thin rice noodles or rice vermicelli
½ cup (1 oz./30 g) shredded bok choy, washed
½ cup (2½ oz./70 g) diced cooked chicken or firm tofu
2 tablespoons fresh or frozen corn
2 tablespoons finely chopped scallions (green leaves only)
1 teaspoon soy sauce (GF if needed)
½ teaspoon chile puree
¼ teaspoon crushed ginger
¼ teaspoon garlic-infused oil
¼ teaspoon low-FODMAP chicken or vegetable bouillon powder (GF if needed)
1½ cups boiling water
Squeeze of lemon or lime juice
Sprinkle of fresh cilantro

Method:

Cook the carrot in the microwave for 1 minute, 30 seconds on high, then drain.
Place the carrot, noodles, bok choy, chicken or tofu, corn, scallions, soy sauce, chile puree, ginger, oil, and bouillon powder in a bowl or lunch container.
Ten minutes before you are ready to eat, add the boiling water (make sure the noodles are fully immersed) and cover. Allow to sit for 10 minutes. The noodles should be just cooked; if they aren't, microwave them for 1 minute.
Season with a squeeze of lemon or lime juice and a sprinkle of fresh cilantro. Mix well before eating.