Pak Choi

Last week I planted pak choi in the gardens, both school and home.  I've been growing extra dwarf pak choi in my home garden for about 6 weeks now and it is beyond delicious!  I'm really interested in trying the varieties from the school garden though, the purple in particular.

There were quite a few people asking what to do with pak choi so today I am sharing my chicken soup recipe.  I think the pak choi is a great addition. 

Chicken Noodle Soup
6-8 cups low sodium chicken stock
1 lbs chicken breasts, cut into chunks
5-6 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 sweet onion, chopped
2 red bell peppers, chopped
1/2 jalapeno, finely chopped
1 cup celery chopped
2 cups pak choi, chopped
2 cups extra wide egg noodles
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
salt and pepper to taste

In a large stock pot, add all ingredients except pak choi and egg noodles and simmer for 20 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink and veggies are tender.  Bring to a boil and add pasta.  Boil until noodles are tender.  Add pak choi and cook and additional 2-3 minutes.  Serve with toasted french bread and a side salad if desired.