Spicy Chicken & Bok Choy Noodle Bowl - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
4 garlic cloves, chopped
2 inches gingerroot, peeled and cut into very thin matchsticks or grated
2 cups shiitake mushroom caps, sliced
1 medium bok choy, trimmed and cut into 3-inch pieces, then cut sticks lengthwise
salt and pepper
1 quart fat-free low-sodium chicken broth
1 cup fat-free low-sodium chicken broth
1 1/2 lbs chopped chicken
1/2 lb vermicelli (thin spaghetti)
4 scallions, cut into 3 inch pieces, then shredded lengthwise into thin sticks

Preparation

Heat a medium soup pot over medium-high heat. Add vegetable oil, 3 turns of the pan, crushed red pepper flakes, garlic, ginger, mushrooms, and bok choy, then season with salt and pepper. Add chicken broth and. Put a lid on the pot and bring soup to a boil.
Add chicken and noodles and cook 3 minutes. Add in scallions and cook 2 minutes, then turn off soup and let it sit 2 to 3 minutes more. Adjust salt and serve.