Now that it is officially soup season again I am resharing one of my favorite easy soups. It’s fun to find new ways to spice up soup night by mixing up the flavors, textures, and spices. I can’t wait to share this Spicy Thai Tofu Noodle Soup with you all today. It is vegan and can be prepared gluten free as well.
Spicy Thai Tofu Noodle Soup
Red Thai chili paste gives spiciness and a little color to this flavorful soup. I’ve added in some Bok Choy and silky tofu to provide some protein. The Goya lite Coconut milk brings a creamy, rich taste to the soup that makes it oh so satisfying while still retaining the vegan status. I like to use Ramen noodles but any noodles can be subbed in for them, even a thin spaghetti noodle. A great Gluten Free option would be rice noodles or kelp noodles. I prefer the thicker noodles for soup, which can be found in the Asian section of a regular grocery store.
This Spicy Thai Tofu Noodle soup does not need to cook all day long, in fact, you can have everything ready to serve in under 30 minutes. I find it’s best to cook the noodles separately and add them into the bowls at the last minute right before serving. This prevents them from becoming over cooked and allows you to evenly distribute them amongst your bowls. Garnish with some crushed peanuts, lime, cilantro, and diced peppers and you are good to go.
This soup makes a terrific and filling Meatless Monday meal any day of the week. It is easy to sub in your favorite toppings to suit your likes.
Variations to try
Top with some hard boiled eggs for a little more protein. Other options to add would be diced chicken or cooked shrimp. Anything goes!
Spicy Thai Tofu Noodle Soup
slurp worthy Spicy Thai Tofu Noodle Soup easy and healthy
Ingredients
- 2 Tbl Olive oil or coconut oil
- 2 garlic cloves-crushed
- 2 Tbl ginger paste
- salt to taste
- 3-4 Tbl Thai Red Curry Paste )adjust according to spice preference)
- 32 oz. Vegetable Stock
- 1 14 oz. can of Goya lite Coconut Milk
- juice on one lime
- 1 package of silky tofu (diced)
- 2-4 jalapeno or red spicy peppers chopped (adjust according to taste)
- Large bunch of Bok Choy (cut into bite sized pieces)
- 8-12 oz package of Ramen, rice or Udon noodles (cooked according to package)
- Garnish: chopped peanuts, cilantro, lime wedges & spicy peppers
Instructions
- prepare noodles according to package
- Heat a large stock pot to med high w oil
- add in: ginger, garlic, red curry paste, peppers and cook for 2 min
- Add in veg stock and stir to combine
- Reduce heat to medium low
- Add in tofu, lime juice and Bok Choy allow to cook for 10 min
- Slowly stir in coconut milk and combine
- Place noodles on bottom of bowl
- Scoop soup on top of noodles
- Garnish with cilantro, peanuts, lime, spicy peppers
I love Thai anything – this looks delicious!
Thai spices are great aren;t they?
This looks so tasty and easy! I’ll have to keep this in mind next time I want soup.
Thanks so much hope you give it a go!
I LOVE Asian based soup like this but haven’t tried to make it at home. This looks delicious. Hope you have a great holiday week.
It’s so easy you will be surprised! Give it a go
This reminds me of a Pho bowl. So yummy!
Yes exactly! So easy to make your own and customize it
I love Thai food and this one is definitely going om the menu, maybe tonight. We still don’t exactly have soup weather around here, but it is cooling off a bit, so I’m going for it.
Hey why not? I hope you love it as much as I did! I can’t wait to make it again this week
You really need to write a cookbook! My pinterest board is full of your recipes.
Well that is always nice to hear! Hope you give this one a try it’s so easy
I love that Goya is donating to Feeding America for every purchase – such a great organization!
If you can believe it, I’ve never tried Thai food! I know, I know – I need to change that, lol. Thanks for the recipe!
What? That is crazy! I really enjoy Thai food and I find in general it’s much healthier than Chinese food. That is my unscientific assessment of course. I just love the fresh flavors.
Yum, this sounds good! Another one to add to the list to try!
Fabulous hope you enjoy it!
Pad Thai is one of my favs and loving this comforting soup version! Chilly temps have me craving comforting bowls of soup!
Soups are my fave this time of the year. Can’t get enough
That looks excellent. 🙂 Love the lime decoration!
Thanks! The like a little lime squirt 🙂
Yum, I love Thai food! This recipe might be a little too spicy for me though :/
You can definitely adjust the spice according to your tastes. Just leave off the peppers on top
Spicy soups are so awesome in the winter months – it’s like it warms you from the inside out! 🙂
Yes exactly!!
This looks and sounds so yummy! I love thai food!
So do I! The flavors are so great aren’t they?
Yum, this sounds delicious! I love Thai food and rarely get to eat it because my husband isn’t a fan. But I think I could probably get him to eat this 🙂
Just don’t tell hi it’s Thai lol 🙂
I love Thai flavors. This looks delicious!
Thanks so much Suz!
The combinations of spices sounds awesome! I’d probably have to substitute something for the tofu, though ((sorry)). That said, you asked about favorite soups…mine is white chicken chili LOL
So you can easily sub out the tofu for chicken and it will work really well. Hope you give it a try!
Oh my goodness this looks delightful! I love that campaign!
Thanks so much! Great time of the year for a warm bowl of goodness
I have jus discovered tofu and have been using soft to make dressings for my zoodles so far. Love it and will be doing more experimenting. Your soup looks and sounds so good!
Tofu is so versatile hope you give this a try too!
Mmm I am all about the soups now and this looks like the perfect meatless monday meal!
Thanks so much!
Yum! I would love to adapt this for my Instant Pot. This looks delish!
Great let me know how that goes!
Love a spicy soup and this looks like a good one! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for checking it out!
What a perfect cold weather meal! I think I’m going to have to make this when our weather tanks this weekend.
Fabulous! Hope you enjoy it
This looks really good and simple! I’m excited to try it!.
It’s “souper” easy! 🙂
😀 LOL .. cute pun!
Quite frankly, I would just eat the jalepenos LOL!
This looks pretty comforting for a cold day!
Well sure I guess you could go that route!
This looks so yummy and soothing! And I love how the peanuts gives it a nice crunch!
Thanks and yes the peanuts on top are fantastic!
Could weather brings out the soup craver in me, too 🙂
I know it’s all I want these days!
This is EVERYTHING I want right now! I’m totally craving soup 24/7 right now, especially since it’ll be highs in the teens at the end of the week! Ben is obsessed with spicy food too, so he’ll be loving this too. Thanks so much for the recipe! I’m honestly so excited to try it!
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I really hope you both enjoy it!
This looks delicious and like it would warm you right up! YUM!
Indeed it will!
You had me at spicy thai! Looks like a great winter soup!
Thanks so much and very easy to prepare too
I love Thai flavors, this looks amazing! Can’t wait to give it a try.
Fabulous hope you enjoy it thanks for checking it out
This is probably too spicy for me, but I bet my son would love it. I do love the nuts in the soup – great idea.
You can certainly tone down the spice for yourself and also add a little more vegetable broth. I also love the crushed peanuts on top
This sounds delicious – and also looks like the easiest Thai recipe ever!
It is so easy I promise!
Oh my goodness, that soup sounds AMAZING! It’s a cold and rainy day here so I think I need soup for dinner for sure!! Thanks for this awesome recipe Deborah!!
Thanks so much Chelsea hope you try it out
I have never eaten Thay food but these dishes look delicious. I must try.
Oh really?! I love the spices together and hope you give them a try sometime. You do have all that amazing Italian food to choose from over there 🙂
This is my kind of meal! As soon as the weather gets chilly, I start making soup a few nights a week. It’s such a great way to fit in lots of goodness within one bowl right?
Yes it is! Hope you give it a try sometime