Salmon noodle soup

Name: Salmon noodle soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 19 min
Total time: 29 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 1 L Chicken Stock; 2 tsp Thai Red Curry Paste; 100g Rice Noodles; 150g Shiitake Mushrooms; 125g Sweetcorn; 2 Salmon; Juice of 2 Lime; 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce; Pinch Brown Sugar; Bunch Coriander

By The Spice & Simmer Kitchen · Published May 3, 2026

A one-pot Seafood recipe with Vietnamese flavors, built for busy weeknights when you want real food without a sink full of dishes. Comes together in roughly 43 minutes, serves about 4, and uses ingredients you can find at any normal grocery store. The technique is simple: build a base in your pot, layer in the main ingredients, simmer until everything has had time to talk to each other, and serve straight from the pan. If you're cooking for picky eaters, this one tends to land — the flavors are recognizable, the texture is comforting, and there's nothing weird hiding in the ingredient list. Perfect for the kind of evening where you want dinner on the table by 7pm and the kitchen empty by 7:30.

Ingredients

Makes 4 servings · 29 min total

1 L Chicken Stock
2 tsp Thai Red Curry Paste
100g Rice Noodles
150g Shiitake Mushrooms
125g Sweetcorn
2 Salmon
Juice of 2 Lime
1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
Pinch Brown Sugar
Bunch Coriander

Step-by-step instructions

step 1.
Pour the stock into a large pan, bring to the boil, then stir in the curry paste. Add the noodles and cook for 8 mins. Tip in the mushrooms and corn and cook for 2 mins more.
step 2.
Add the salmon to the pan and cook for 3 mins or until cooked through. Remove from the heat and stir in the lime juice, soy sauce and a pinch of sugar. Ladle into 4 bowls and sprinkle over the coriander just before you serve.

Why this works on a weeknight

Salmon noodle soup genuinely fits a 30-minute weeknight window, which is why it earned a spot in our Quick Soups & Stews collection. The technique is forgiving, the ingredient list is grocery-store standard, and the active cooking time is short enough that you can answer a text message in the middle without ruining dinner.

Cleanup notes

This is a single-pan recipe, so the cleanup is exactly one pan, one cutting board, and one knife. While the dish rests, fill the pan with hot soapy water — by the time you are done eating, the residue lifts off with a single pass of a sponge. Skip the steel wool on cast iron; a stiff brush and warm water are all you need to keep the seasoning intact.

Make-ahead and leftovers

Leftovers keep covered in the fridge for up to three days. Reheat in a dry pan over medium-low with a splash of water or stock to loosen the sauce. Salmon noodle soup actually improves overnight as the flavors keep talking to each other, so doubling the recipe and packing tomorrow's lunch is a high-leverage weeknight move.

Filed under 🥣 Quick Soups & Stews Seafood Vietnamese ⚡ 30-Min Dinner