I was cold, wet, tired and hungry. I was at the grocery store when I was struck by a sudden hankering for something hot that would light my taste buds on fire. Oh, and I didn’t want to spend any extra time in the kitchen. Ha.
It might be worth mentioning that at this point in time I did not know that when I got home I’d discover our Internet was down and we’d had a wee flood in the basement that would require a mop, a sponge, a bucket, and moving things around. Sigh.
ANYWAY. I grabbed a dry soup mix that caught my eye and decided that This Was The Day I was going to try something new. And you know what, I was pleasantly surprised.
Sidebar: I’m generally not a fan of prepackaged soups at all. I find canned soups too salty and I also don’t trust canned meat. There you go.
The ingredients on the package were simple and recognizable and all I had to do was add some fresh stuff of my own: broth, a sliced chicken breast, mushrooms, lime juice and coconut milk. I had some powdered coconut milk in the pantry, which I had bought after a recent Indian food demo. (I had no idea such a thing existed.)
But back to the soup. I added a bit of extra chicken and topped it with some fresh cilantro just before serving.
You know what, it was exactly what I needed:
It was quick to pull together, had a lot of flavour, and I didn’t need to buy a ton of extra ingredients.
Mark enjoyed it too (although he picked out the mushrooms) and I’m having it again for lunch again today. Yum.
(In case you’re wondering, this post is NOT sponsored in any way. I just like soup and wanted to share.)
