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The Fit Cook's Pho
I love when recipes come together by accident! I was sauteing some veggies for a frittata and made more than I needed. I put the leftovers in a big white bowl and suddenly imagined them in broth and noodles. Just a few minutes later, dinner was served.

Serves: 2
Ready in: 10-15 minutes

You'll Need:
1 tablespoon canola or sesame oil
1 large zucchini cut into 1/2-inch thick half moons
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1/2 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 cup fresh baby spinach
1 packet white miso paste (about .35 oz)
3 ounces brown rice noodles*
1/2 cup cilantro

Here's How:
1. Heat the oil in a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat. Add the zucchini, mushrooms, and bell pepper, and cook until lightly browned, about 3-5 minutes. Add the spinach, and season lightly with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and divide the veggies evenly into two large bowls.
2. Meanwhile bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a soup pot. Stir in the miso powder. Add the noodles, and cook until al dente.
3.  Divide the broth and noodles among the two bowls. Serve with fresh cilantro as garnish. 
 


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Kara
09/15/2012 10:27pm

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09/16/2012 11:52am

This looks so yummy!!! My mouth is watering just reading the recipe!

Cheers
~ Jillian
www.hersplitends.com

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Breanne
09/19/2012 11:17am

What's the asterisk by the brown rice noodles for?

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10/19/2012 1:49pm

Yeah, what about that? I'm going to try this on Sunday.

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Luisana
10/19/2012 3:33pm

Oops! Meant to include that you can sub brown rice noodles for whole wheat angel hair pasta.. or your favorite kind of noodle. Let me know how it goes!

10/22/2012 5:37pm

Thanks for the info! I was able to find brown rice noodles so that was fine. I had a little more trouble with the miso. My regular grocery store had the powder in packets, but that's different from the paste, which I can get at the Asian grocery store in the refrigerator section. I ended up using the powdered because it looked like that's what you meant, but I thought I'd ask for clarification.

Also, when I used 4 cups of water, it got almost entirely absorbed by my brown rice noodles so I added two cups more to the pot with a few shakes of salt when they were done cooking to make it more soup-like. Next time I'll boil the noodles in salted water, drain them, then add them to the soup separately.

Finally, we always have Sriracha on hand and I always put in my pho when we go out for it so I added a bit of that to my bowl two. Highly recommended since with the extra water, it ended up a little bland. Plus, I just think pho should be spicy!

We liked it though! I'd never made pho at home before and my husband is kind of meat-oriented so we were both pleasantly surprised at how much we liked it and how filling it was. Thanks!

10/22/2012 5:37pm

Thanks for the info! I was able to find brown rice noodles so that was fine. I had a little more trouble with the miso. My regular grocery store had the powder in packets, but that's different from the paste, which I can get at the Asian grocery store in the refrigerator section. I ended up using the powdered because it looked like that's what you meant, but I thought I'd ask for clarification.

Also, when I used 4 cups of water, it got almost entirely absorbed by my brown rice noodles so I added two cups more to the pot with a few shakes of salt when they were done cooking to make it more soup-like. Next time I'll boil the noodles in salted water, drain them, then add them to the soup separately.

Finally, we always have Sriracha on hand and I always put in my pho when we go out for it so I added a bit of that to my bowl two. Highly recommended since with the extra water, it ended up a little bland. Plus, I just think pho should be spicy!

We liked it though! I'd never made pho at home before and my husband is kind of meat-oriented so we were both pleasantly surprised at how much we liked it and how filling it was. Thanks!

10/22/2012 5:38pm

Thanks for the info! I was able to find brown rice noodles so that was fine. I had a little more trouble with the miso. My regular grocery store had the powder in packets, but that's different from the paste, which I can get at the Asian grocery store in the refrigerator section. I ended up using the powdered because it looked like that's what you meant, but I thought I'd ask for clarification.

Also, when I used 4 cups of water, it got almost entirely absorbed by my brown rice noodles so I added two cups more to the pot with a few shakes of salt when they were done cooking to make it more soup-like. Next time I'll boil the noodles in salted water, drain them, then add them to the soup separately.

Finally, we always have Sriracha on hand and I always put in my pho when we go out for it so I added a bit of that to my bowl two. Highly recommended since with the extra water, it ended up a little bland. Plus, I just think pho should be spicy!

We liked it though! I'd never made pho at home before and my husband is kind of meat-oriented so we were both pleasantly surprised at how much we liked it and how filling it was. Thanks!

12/01/2012 10:55pm

What is miso paste? I live in the boonies and if I don't know what it is, I can guarantee our store don't carry it. However, I do go down to TX sometimes and they have a few more stores than we do. What section of the Super Walmart would this be in? It looks great and I'd like to try it. Thank you.

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Erin
12/03/2012 7:46pm

I am also having a hard time finding miso paste. Is there some kind of substitute that can be used?

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John
12/04/2012 12:04am

Miso is a japanese fermented soybean paste, if you look in the asian section of most supermarkets you should be able to find miso soup packets. Some brands will have the paste others are a dried powder. Very tasty but rather high in sodium if thats a concern.




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