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Updated: Aug 2, 2024 · Published: Jan 20, 2024 by Must Love Garlic · Leave a Comment

Easy Wonton Soup

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This Easy Wonton Soup is a simple blend of fresh veggies, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, broth, and frozen wontons that comes together in just 15 minutes.

Why You'll Love it:

  • Quick & Easy- did I mention this soup comes together in just 15 minutes? And with just a few simple ingredients, making this a great option for those short on time and beginners in the kitchen.
  • Flavorful- garlic, ginger, and soy sauce bring so much comforting flavor to the broth.
easy wonton soup ingredients

Ingredients Notes:

Find the full list of ingredients and amounts in the recipe card below.

  • Frozen Mini Wontons- can be found in most grocery stores in a variety of flavors including chicken, pork, or veggie. Keep a bag in the freezer and whip up this soup anytime you're short on time or energy.
  • Bok Choy- a type of Chinese cabbage, with leafy green tops and bulbous clustered stalks. If you are unable to find bok choy, substitute with sliced Napa cabbage or green cabbage.
  • Ginger Root- gives this soup a hint of spice and warmth.

Substitutions & Variations:

  • Vegetable Substitutions & Additions: bean sprouts, corn kernels, sliced bamboo shoots, slaw mix, or broccoli florets.
  • Sauce Substitutions & Additions: Hoison sauce, fish sauce, sriracha (for a bit of spice), sesame oil, or oyster sauce.
  • Additional Ad-In's: sesame seeds, soft boiled egg, beef broth (for a more robust flavor)
  • To Make Vegetarian & Vegan- substitute the chicken broth for veggie broth and use vegetable-stuffed wontons.

How to Make Easy Wonton Soup:

  • In a large soup pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add sliced mushrooms and shredded carrots and saute for 4-6 minutes until beginning to soften and brown. Add garlic and grated ginger and continue cooking 60-90 seconds.
  • Pour in chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Add boy choy and simmer for 5 minutes until tender. Add wontons and simmer another 3 minutes, until cooked through.
  • Remove pot from heat and stir in green onions and soy sauce. Add salt and pepper if needed and serve.
quick and easy wonton soup

Tips & Recipe Notes:

  • Clean mushrooms and boy choy before cooking to remove any dirt and debris. Bok Choy can be rinse in luke-warm water and mushroom wiped with a damp paper towel.
  • For less salt, use low-sodium soy sauce and chicken broth.
  • If you don't have fresh ginger, a pinch of dried ginger can be used instead.
  • For tips on how to make your own wontons, check out this article from Two Sleevers.
  • This soup can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up 2 days.
easy wonton soup

More Easy Soup Recipes You Will Love:

  • Pierogi, Kielbasa, & Cabbage Soup
  • Easy Chicken & Rice Soup with Pesto and Corn
  • Easy Spicy Sausage & White Bean Soup
  • Creamy Sausage, Kale, & Ravioli Soup
  • Creamy Mushroom & Pearl Couscous Soup

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easy wonton soup with bok choy

Easy Wonton Soup

This Easy Wonton Soup is a simple blend of fresh veggies, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, broth, and frozen wontons that comes together in just 15 minutes.
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Total Time 15 minutes mins
Course Soup
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 4
Calories 238 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 ½ cups shiitake or brown button mushrooms sliced
  • ½ cup shredded carrots
  • 2 cloves garlic finely minced or pressed
  • 1 ½ teaspoon grated fresh ginger
  • 6-8 cups chicken broth
  • 4-6 boy choy leaves or baby bok choy sliced length wise
  • 28-32 frozen mini wontons
  • ¼ cup sliced green onions
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce

Instructions
 

  • In a large soup pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add sliced mushrooms and shredded carrots and saute for 4-6 minutes until beginning to soften and brown. Add garlic and grated ginger and continue cooking 60-90 seconds.
  • Pour in chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Add boy choy and simmer for 5 minutes until tender. Add wontons and simmer another 3 minutes, until cooked through.
  • Remove pot from heat and stir in green onions and soy sauce. Add salt and pepper if needed and serve.

Notes

  • Clean mushrooms and boy choy before cooking to remove any dirt and debris. Bok Choy can be rinse in luke-warm water and mushroom wiped with a damp paper towel.
  • For less salt, use low-sodium soy sauce and chicken broth.
  • If you don't have fresh ginger, a pinch of dried ginger can be used instead.
  • This soup can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up 2 days.
  • Nutritional Information is an estimate only and will vary based on specific ingredients and amounts used.

Nutrition

Calories: 238kcalCarbohydrates: 26.1gProtein: 23.3gFat: 6.8gSaturated Fat: 1.2gCholesterol: 8.8mgFiber: 9.9gSugar: 8.2g
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