Thai chicken noodle soup in a jar

This Thai chicken noodle soup in a jar makes a great portable hot lunch. Just add boiling water, let stand for 5 minutes, then stir. Like magic, the boiling water not only cooks the thin rice noodles, it also gently poaches the vegetables and perfectly heats up the chicken. So simple and delicious, and far healthier than regular instant noodles!

You can eat it straight out of the jar, or pour it into a soup bowl to enjoy. And there are so many tasty ways you can vary the recipe.

Instead of chicken you can use pre-cooked shrimp, sliced ham, chunks of canned tuna or cubed tofu. Instead of cilantro you can use fresh basil or mint. You can also use a wide variety of vegetables including thinly sliced mushrooms, red or yellow bell pepper cut into matchsticks, snow peas, thawed frozen peas, thinly sliced zucchini, or slices of fresh chili.