Soba Noodles in Lemon-Ginger Chicken Broth

chicken broth

sesame oil

soy sauce

stalk lemongrass, hard wooded top cut off, tender stalk split down the middle (optional)

Juice from 1/2 lemon

to 3 tablespoons of peeled and grated ginger

dry soba noodles or whole wheat spaghetti

chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces

snow peas (or sugar snap peas)

matchstick carrots (or slice 2 carrots into very thin 3-inch-long slices)

scallions, minced

sprigs parsley

sprigs cilantro