The clean eating, army wife being, ab wanting mama blog : Cleaned up PHO (phaaa)

My best friend Michelle and I love to go for our favorite Pho place when she comes and visits. It a little whole in the wall place here in Fort Hood called "Chaus Cafe".
http://www.urbanspoon.com/cities/186-killeen/restaurants/1628391-chau-s-cafe/menu

The owners serve up some amazing vietnamese sandwiches, Pho, and boba smoothies. If you've never had any of that, run, don't walk, to the nearest vietnamese cafe and try it (on you're cheat day, of course!) If it's not you're cheat day, you are in luck my clean little friends. I found an amazing blog on pinterest that feautures amazing recipes, clean for the most part but amazingly healthy and fit.

www.thefitcook.net
http://www.thefitcook.net/1/post/2012/09/fit-fo-noodles.html

Browse her blog, I guarantee you will find something to spark you're taste buds. You're welcome.

One of the things I have made is the Pho. I put my little adaptations and doubled it as well since we are feeding the fam bam. I also managed to take some step by step pictures with the ipadizzle while I cooked it, I'll try and do that more often for you! Here it is:

1 tbsp sesame oil
1 big ol' honkin zuchini cut into 1/4 inch rounds
handfull of sliced mushrooms
1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/4 inch rounds
handfull of baby spinach leaves
2 packets miso soup powder (find it in the asian section of you're local grocer. Found mine at HEB.)
1 8 oz. package brown rice noodles
6 cups water (more for more broth)
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce plus more for taste (optional)
sriracha (optional)
good size handful of parsley or cilantro or both for setting in you're pho once its nice and hot!

Start up by getting the oil nice and hot and add the zuchini, peppers, and mushrooms. Stir fry for a few minutes until the zuchini and peppers are soft. Add in the spinach, remove from heat and set that aside.

Bring about 6 cups of water (more if you like more broth) to a boil. Meanwhile, rince you're rice noodles in cold water. Add the miso soup mix, noodles, green onion, and soy sauce to the pot and let it cook until the noodles are tender.