Lunch · 40 min · chinese

Yunnan Cross-Bridge Noodles

Rice noodles does the heavy lifting here, with chicken breast rounding it out. A Chinese lunch that takes 40 minutes, start to finish. Each serving lands at 563 calories with 48g of protein, so it eats like a much heavier meal. Leftovers keep well, so it doubles as next-day lunch without any extra work.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 8 oz Rice noodles
• 0.5 lb Chicken breast
• 4 oz Ham
• 8 Quail eggs
• 2 cups Chrysanthemum leaves
• 8 cups Chicken stock
• 1 tbsp Light soy sauce
• 0.5 tsp White pepper
• 1 tsp Salt
• 3 slices Fresh ginger

Steps

1. Simmer the stock with ginger 20 minutes until deeply savory; season with salt, soy, and white pepper. It must be scalding hot when served — the heat cooks the toppings.
2. Slice the chicken and ham paper-thin. Arrange the chicken, ham, quail eggs, and greens on a platter; keep everything separate and pretty.
3. Cook the rice noodles and divide among big bowls. Ladle the boiling stock over.
4. At the table, slide in the chicken and ham first, then the eggs, then the greens. The residual heat cooks the meat in about a minute.
5. Stir and eat. The legend says a scholar crossed a bridge daily to eat his wifes noodles — the hot broth kept everything fresh on the journey.

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