Low Carb Vietnamese Noodle Bowl

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๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜„๐—นโฃ โฃ โ€œNecessity is the mother of inventionโ€ AKA I havenโ€™t had a real Vietnamese noodle bowl in like two years. So I made a crazy low carb version and itโ€™s everything. ๐ŸคคIf you are eating like a normal human, use normal vermicelli noodles. โฃ โฃ NONNEGOTIABLE: are the fresh lemongrass, mint, and cilantro. These herbs are what brought the flavors together and made this dish AMAZING. My dad happens to have a lemongrass plant in the backyard along with some mint ๐Ÿ˜‹โฃ โฃ ๐Ÿ”ธ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€: 169 cals (28.6P/1.1F/12.9C)โฃ โฃ ๐Ÿ”ธ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ:โฃ โ€”2 stalks of fresh lemongrassโฃ โ€”1 clove garlic, dicedโฃ โ€”10g Walden Farms sugar free pancake syrup โฃ โ€”1 tbsp soy sauce โฃ โ€”1 tbsp fish sauce โฃ โ€”juice from 1/2 lime โฃ โฃ ๐Ÿ”ธ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—น:โฃ โ€”4oz raw chicken breast, cut into small, nugget sized piecesโฃ โ€”35g mixed spring greensโฃ โ€”40g cucumberโฃ โ€”30g matchstick carrotsโฃ โ€” FRESH mint (~1/2 tbsp)โฃ โ€”FRESH cilantro (~1 tbsp)โฃ โ€” 1 bag @miraclenoodle angel hair, prepped according to package directionsโฃ โฃ ๐Ÿ”ธ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€:โฃ โ€”50g sweet chili @ghughessugarfree โฃ โ€”20g fish sauce โฃ โ€”15g rice vinegar โฃ โ€”2g stevia โฃ โ€”juice from half a lime โฃ โ€”1 garlic clove โฃ โฃ ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿณ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€:โฃ 1. Smash the lemongrass to release the lemony scent, then chop & mix together with the rest of the marinade ingredients. Marinate the chicken overnight. โฃ 2. Prep the Shirataki Noodles (I let them cool down a bit in the fridge after pan frying them)โฃ 3. Cook the chicken on a hot pan, searing each Side on high heat, then letting it cook through over low heatโฃ 4. Prep the dressing by combining all ingredients & stirring.โฃ 5. Place everything in your bowl (salad, noodles, herbs, chicken etc)โฃ 6. Top with dressing & enjoy ๐Ÿ™‚ โฃ โฃ As a side note: I only โ€œcountedโ€ the soy sauce in the marinade, since of course I threw the marinade out after. Since there was no oil in the marinade/nothing aside from the soy sauce except herbs, I feel this is still accurate. Thoughts? ๐Ÿค”

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Lately, I’ve had higher carbs to work with, so I’ve been replacing the Miracle Noodles with 100g cooked white rice. The macros with rice come out to 299 cals| 31.3P | 1.4F | 39.1C.

I’ve also been using slightly less Rice Vinegar (10g instead of 15g) & slightly less sweet chili sauce (40g instead of 50g) and this version is slightly less acidic.

You can purchase miracle noodles on Amazon or on their website.

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