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Butter Chicken Noodle Soup

[heart_this] · Mar 10, 2016 · 9 Comments

Butter Chicken Noodle Soup

A chicken noodle soup with flavours inspired by butter chicken curry! This butter chicken noodle soup is so nice and creamy and it’s kept light by the use of cashew milk and greek yogurt!

I always enjoy a nice bowl of chicken noodle soup but I also like to change things up and this time I decided to turn one of my favourite pub foods, butter chicken curry, into a butter chicken noodle soup! This recipe is nice and quick and easy! The soup has a creamy tomato based broth with chicken, preferably tandoori chicken, noodles, veggies and of course curry seasonings. Butter chicken, as it’s name implies, is buttery and creamy and typically you would get that creaminess with plenty of butter and heavy/whipping cream but to keep things lighter I replaced a lot of that with cashew milk (almond milk would be just as good) and greek yogurt which adds an extra layer of flavour as well as making the soup so nice and creamy. The curry is typically served on rice so I went with rice noodles and I wanted to have some vegetables so I added baby spinach and peas. The final resulting butter chicken noodle soup was amazingly tasty and the flavours and textures were a perfect reminder of butter chicken curry!

Butter Chicken Noodle Soup
Butter Chicken Noodle Soup
Feel free to skip the veggies if you like!

Butter Chicken Noodle Soup

Butter Chicken Noodle Soup
Butter Chicken Noodle Soup

Butter Chicken Noodle Soup

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Servings: 6

A chicken noodle soup with flavours inspired by butter chicken curry! This butter chicken noodle soup is so nice and creamy and it’s kept light by the use of cashew milk and greek yogurt!

ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 teaspoon curry powder
  • 2 teaspoons garam masala
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, grated
  • 1 tablespoon ginger, grated
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 (28 oz) can diced tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 pound cooked chicken or tandoori chicken
  • 6 ounces rice noodles
  • 5 ounces baby spinach, coarsely chopped
  • 1 cup peas
  • 1 tablespoon dried fenugreek leaves (optional)
  • 3/4 cup cashew milk or almond milk or heavy/whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup heavy/whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup greek yogurt
  • 2 teaspoons garam masala
  • 2 tablespoon cilantro, chopped (optional)
  • salt, pepper and cayenne to taste
directions
  1. Melt the butter in a large sauce pan over medium heat, add the onion and cook until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
  2. Add the curry powder, garam masala, garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant, while stirring, about a minute.
  3. Add the broth, tomatoes, tomato paste and chicken, bring to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer, add the noodles and cook until tender, about 3-5 minutes.
  4. Add the spinach, peas and fenugreek leaves and cook until the spinach has wilted.
  5. Remove from yea and mix in the cashew milk, cream, yogurt, garam masala, cilantro and season with salt, pepper and cayenne to taste.
Option: Add 2 tablespoons cashew butter or almond butter to make it even creamier.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 290, Fat 9.3g (Saturated 4.5g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 76mg, Sodium 216mg, Carbs 23g (Fiber 5.1g, Sugars 6.8g), Protein 30g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. Vivian | stayaliveandcooking says

    March 10, 2016 at 4:56 pm

    Wow, I love this! I remember the first time I had butter chicken… My stomach is growling now. Great idea, I saved it to my soups that I can't wait to try list!

    Reply
  2. Kara says

    March 10, 2016 at 9:03 pm

    Looks delicious! I've never seen this spin on chicken noodle soup but as an Indian food lover, I'm excited to try this out. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  3. Brigitte says

    March 11, 2016 at 9:15 am

    Oh my goodness, this looks delicious!
    Is the garam masala meant to appear twice?

    Reply
  4. Maria says

    March 12, 2016 at 1:40 am

    Looks perfect for dipping that naan into!

    Reply
  5. Carrie Linde says

    June 7, 2016 at 11:34 pm

    I rarely ever post a review….but I knew I had to after making this recipe. I was proud of myself for actually having all of the ingredients. I hate it when people substitute so many items that they really aren't giving a fair review. I couldn't be happier with this recipe. It has all of the flavors I was hoping for. It has a pinch of heat that is perfect. This recipe is a "keeper". I will be making it again exactly as written. I did add the garam masala at both spots as indicated…came out wonderful. The fenugreek leaves are optional. I did add about 1/8 tsp of fenugreek powder instead. It is very very bitter…so I didn't want to try more than that. The rice noodles I used were for making Thai food. Love it! Love it! Love it!

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  6. Carrie Linde says

    July 7, 2016 at 2:47 pm

    The best curry I have ever made. It's my go-to recipe!

    Reply
  7. Dawn says

    September 22, 2019 at 9:31 pm

    I really wanted to like this recipe but it was a big miss. I followed directions completely. My husband couldn’t finish a bowl of it. I have cooked a lot of Indian food and have never been this disappointed in a recipe.

    Reply
    • kevin says

      September 24, 2019 at 9:28 am

      What aspect of the sou did you not enjoy?

      Reply
      • Dawn says

        September 24, 2019 at 9:57 am

        It hardly had any flavor. I was even heavy handed with the spices and made the Tandoori chicken. I have made other recipes from you and have loved them.

        Reply

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