The Easiest Wonton Soup

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Welcome to Kelly’s Kitchen! This winter, more than any other I can recall lately, I have been craving steamy bowls of brothy soup. But most of the time, I don’t want to spend a lot of time or effort really. That’s when something like this super simple Wonton Soup really fits the bill. It’s easy to create a flavorful broth in a short period of time, and when you have store-bought frozen wontons – well, it could hardly be easier! Let’s jump right in!

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Today we are making an easy weeknight Wonton Soup

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The Easiest Wonton Soup

The Easiest Wonton Soup

This will be a simple brothy soup with shiitake mushrooms, baby spinach and of course frozen wontons. I have the cilantro chicken wontons from Trader Joe’s, but any small frozen wontons or dumplings you can find will work out.

I am starting off with unsalted chicken stock. I will use 6 cups of stock. To the stock, we will add flavor with a carrot, scallions, ginger, garlic and soy sauce. This is a really simple way to create a flavorful Asian-style broth quickly.

Bring the broth ingredients up to a boil, then reduce the heat to simmer, covered for about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, heat a little sesame oil in a small nonstick skillet over medium heat and sauté the sliced shiitake mushrooms until they begin to take on some browning. Add about ½ teaspoon of fresh grated ginger to the mushrooms and add a light drizzle of soy sauce. Stir well and cut the heat, set aside.

After the broth has simmered covered for 15-20 minutes, strain the broth through a fine mesh sieve and discard the solids, return the strained broth to the pot. Increase the heat to bring the broth back up to a boil. Taste the broth and add more soy sauce as needed, to taste. Stir in a tablespoon of rice vinegar, then add the sautéd mushrooms and about 3 ounces of fresh baby spinach to the pot.

When the broth is boiling again, reduce the heat to a high simmer and add the frozen wontons to the broth. Cover and cook the wontons for about 3-5 minutes. Test a wonton for doneness, and if they’re done. Cut the heat and it’s time to serve!

Ladle the Wonton Soup into bowls and top with sliced scallions, cilantro and chili crisp. I had a leftover 8-minute egg in the fridge so I added it to my bowl.

I had never tried the chicken cilantro wontons before and they are really very good, so if you have a TJ’s near you, definitely pick up a bag while you’re there. Otherwise, the broth is flavorful and rich. I do hope you keep this recipe for The Easiest Wonton Soup in your back pocket, it’s a great weeknight meal. Take care and be well, xo Kelly

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The Easiest Wonton Soup