Chicken Bo Bun with Lime, Crisp Vegetables, and Measured Peanuts

Rice vermicelli, chicken, cabbage, cucumber, carrot, mint, and a lime fish sauce dressing. Fresh but protein-packed enough to keep you going.

Ingredients

  • 500 g chicken breast
  • 360 g cooked rice vermicelli
  • 1 cucumber
  • 3 grated carrots
  • 300 g shredded white cabbage
  • 1 bunch fresh mint
  • 2 lime
  • 3 tbsp fish sauce
  • 30 g crushed roasted peanuts

Method

  1. Cook the vermicelli, cool, and portion.
  2. Pan-sear or poach the chicken, then slice.
  3. Mix lime juice, fish sauce, 6 tbsp water, and a pinch of sugar or sweetener if desired.
  4. Assemble the noodles, vegetables, and chicken. Keep the dressing and peanuts separate.
  5. Reheat only the chicken and noodles if desired; add the raw vegetables, dressing, and mint afterward.

Nutrition

Per serving

Energy
457.5 kcal
Protein
50.25 g
Carbohydrate
42.83 g
Fat
9.04 g
Fibre
5.5 g
Calcium
90.82 mg
Iron
0.65 mg
Magnesium
35.18 mg
Indicative, non-medical nutrition estimate; values depend on brands, actual weights, and whether ingredients are raw or cooked.