Miso Soup Recipe (with Chicken, Noodles, Shiitake Mushrooms)

boneless skinless chicken breasts (sliced through the equator to create thin fillets)

olive oil (divided)

medium yellow onion, chopped

shitake mushrooms (stems removed and caps sliced into ¼” strips*)

medium carrots, sliced ((approx. 1 cup))

freshly grated ginger

garlic cloves, minced

reduced sodium chicken broth

soy sauce

rice vinegar

Japanese rice wine (or pale dry sherry)

red chili paste* (like Mae Ploy)

thin rice noodles ((vermicelli/rice sticks)**)

red bell pepper, chopped

white miso paste (***)

heads baby bok choy (cut into bite-size pieces, about 3 cups****)