READY IN 20 mins

Weeknight Wonton Soup

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"This is a very quick, semi-homemade wonton soup that can go from cutting board to table in less than 10 minutes! Serve with Chinese-style noodles for a complete meal." — DeviousMuse

Directions

Pour the chicken and beef broths into a large saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Add the water chestnuts, green onions, and frozen wontons and cook until the wontons are cooked through and floating, 2 to 3 minutes.
Remove from the heat and stir in the fresh spinach. Cover the soup and let the spinach steam and soften in the hot soup for 2 minutes.
Season with Chinese five spice, salt, and cayenne pepper.

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PREP 10 mins
COOK 10 mins
READY IN 20 mins

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Apr 06, 2009

I am pleased to be the first review of this tasty, satisfying Asian soup. I made my own chicken stock, using a leftover grilled chicken thigh and Better Than Boullion base, lending a slight smokey flavor to the soup broth. I also added one grated carrot for added flavor and color, along with the frozen wontons. Trader Joe's frozen wontons are our favorite and cooked two minutes is perfect. I upped the Chinese five-spice to 1 tsp and 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper, personal preference only. Thank you, DeviousMuse, for a winning recipe!

—Cathy Myers

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Jan 02, 2013

I could not find frozen wontons, and searched 2 grocery stores. I used P.F.Chang's frozen dumplings instead. The soup was alright, but tasted nothing like wonton soup at Chinese restaurants. It just tasted like beef broth.

—Halochic

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22 Ratings

Feb 22, 2010

This was so good but because I'm not a fan of the Chinese Five Spice Powder I left that out. Instead of salt I sprinkled in some lite soy sauce. Delish and thank you!

—LINDA MCLEAN

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Jan 28, 2010

This soup has great flavor! I loved it. I followed the recipe plus I added a couple of chicken breasts diced & browned. My whole family really liked this, we especially liked the crunch of the water chestnuts. I will be making this regularly!

—Jodi

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Feb 16, 2011

Easy and pretty tasty. I used frozen pot stickers because that's what my grocery store had. I had to cook it longer because they're bigger than wontons. Everything else I kept the same. Next time I'll add some ginger or garlic because I though it needed more seasoning.

—ROLLERSGIRLY

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Nov 22, 2010

The entire family loves this soup. I inadvertantly used a bag of frozen pot stickers and I added the sauce into the broth and it was still delicious.

—paulisgirl

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Jul 12, 2011

Very good. Threw in some garlic, ginger and lemon grass to the broth. And a single person udon soup mix/noodles I had in the closet. Everyone loved it and it took just a few minutes to whip up!

—SisterSarah

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Nov 03, 2011

Very good! I added a little Hosin sauce, chili paste and ground ginger....used with package of Trader Joes chicken cilantro wontons... So easy!

—jcombs

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Nutrition

Calories
286 kcal
14%

Carbohydrates
37.2 g
12%

Cholesterol
85 mg
28%

Fat
6.7 g
10%

Fiber
2.3 g
9%

Protein
19 g
38%

Sodium
1099 mg
44%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Weeknight Wonton Soup

Serving Size: 1/4 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
** Calories: 286
** Calories from Fat: 60

% Daily Value *
** Total Fat 6.7g 10 %
** Saturated Fat 2.2g 11 %
** Cholesterol 85mg 28 %
** Sodium 1099mg 44 %
** Potassium 270mg 8 %
** Total Carbohydrates 37.2g 12 %
** Dietary Fiber 2.3g 9 %
** Protein 19g 38 %
** Sugars 0.6g
** Vitamin A 69 %
** Vitamin C 20 %
** Calcium 6 %
** Iron 15 %
** Thiamin 4 %
** Niacin 8 %
** Vitamin B6 6 %
** Magnesium 11 %
** Folate 43 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.