Recipe: Vegetable Pho-style Soup

I wanted to whip up something that was filling, not to calorie-laden, and that we could both eat. This is what I "cooked up". It's along the lines of Pho.

Vegetable Pho-style Soup
It's "souper"!

Ingredients:
32 ounces chicken broth
2 stalks of bok choy (with leaves), chopped
2 stalks of celery, chopped
1/2 head of broccoli (cut up so each piece is about half a floret)
1 tablespoon garlic (or to taste)
1 tablespoon hot chili sauce
Chopped ginger to taste
1 cup miracle noodles (rinsed well)
Protein of choice (we used shrimp, but chicken or lean beef would be great choices)

To put on top:
1 green onion, chopped
8 basic leaves
1/2 lime

Preparation:
First off: don't chop stuff too small. It'll just get to mush! Determine what kind of protein you'd like and cook it up. Pour broth in a saucepan. Add meat, garlic, chilli sauce, and noodles. Bring to a gentle boil (this is the time to throw in the ginger if you want it). When it's boiling, add the bok choy, broccoli, and celery. Let cook until the bok choy leaves wilt a bit.

Remote from heat and serve in bowls. Garnish with green onion, basil, and a wedge of lime.

Servings and modifications:
2-4 servings.

We called this two servings; we each got half. It was a LOT of food. We didn't use a lot of shrimp (I only added 10 total) so I think an ideal modification would be to add more protein and consider breaking it up into 4 portions. I couldn't finish mine (but hubby finished his all up). With the noodles and vegetables, it was very filling. If you don't take the protein into account, the soup came out probably less than 60 calories for the entire thing (if even that). This makes it a very low calorie item that fills up a lot of space.

Ingredient recommendations:
Chicken broth: I found some organic stuff that wasn't too expensive, and was 5 calories for 8 ounces, and at my regular grocery store no less!
Chili sauce: Huy Fong Chili Garlic Sauce is WIN. No sugar or crap he can't have, and AMAZING in this soup.
Protein: We got some frozen shrimp that we can just throw in and let it thaw in the soup. Super easy!