Weight Watchers Easy Easy Wonton Soup - Recipe Diaries (2024)

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Wonton Soup is ready in under 15 minutes and is the perfect side dish to serve with your favorite Chinese take out!

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Do you ever start to accumulate a bunch of food in your freezer, that you wonder why on Earth you ever bought this stuff? I do this all the time now that Aldi is here and they have so many delicious freezer foods to stock up on. A couple of weeks ago, Asian food was on special, so I picked up a package of frozen chicken wontons. They’re good air-fried or in a simple soup such as this one. The wontons cook right in the broth so you don’t have to have another pan going to heat them up.

Simple ingredients that are staples in my pantry: fresh chopped garlic (I buy this stuff by the jar full), ginger, chicken broth, and soy sauce. If you keep these items in your pantry you can whip on an easy simple soup in no time.

If you like other soup recipes please try Easy Lasagna Soup, Tortellini Soup with Italian Sausage and Spinach, Easy Creamy Chicken Pot Pie Soup.

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Ingredients Needed

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  • Grated ginger - I love the grated ginger that comes in a tube already made.
  • Minced fresh garlic - Chopped fresh garlic can take some time to chop so I often always use the freshly minced garlic that comes already made in a jar.
  • Lower sodium soy sauce - Use a Low Sodium or if you don’t have that on hand go for Tamari or Coconut Amino Acids
  • Chicken Broth - Miso Broth (if you live near a Trader Joe's please use this instead of Chicken broth it has better flavor)
  • Frozen Chicken dumplings or wontons - I love the ones at Trader Joe's.
  • Scallions, chopped
  • See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.

How to make Wonton Soup

Step 1: Heat sesame oil in a small pot over medium-low heat. Add garlic and ginger, and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant; about 1-2 minutes.

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Step 2: Add the soy sauce and chicken broth to the pot. Bring the broth to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, and add the package of frozen wontons. About 3 to 5 minutes. The wontons are ready when they float to the top of the broth.

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Serve immediately.

Garnish the soup with chopped scallions.

Serving size: 1 cup.

Tips for Wonton Soup

Wontons: This recipe uses already prepared frozen wontons if you have a recipe that you like for homemade wontons make those for this soup! I like semi-homemade hacks.

Instead of chicken broth sub miso broth! What is miso broth? Miso broth is made of niboshi (dried baby sardines), kombu (dried kelp), katsuobushi (thin shavings of dried and smoked bonito, aka skipjack tuna), or hoshi-shiitake (dried shiitake). From Wikipedia. It sounds weird, but it is delicious.

Whenever you have food you need to get rid of in your freezer just look up recipes online that require that ingredient! That is what I did for this soup. Sometimes I feel so overwhelmed (and I live alone) that I feel like I need to declutter my freezer. Instead of wasting it or throw it all out, find recipes to make with your freezer food online. Just you wait, freezer and fridge declutter will be the next latest craze! For example, right now I have way too much frozen fruit in my freezer so I’m making smoothies with it for breakfast in the morning. If you want the recipe for those, let me know in the comments below and I’ll post a few.

Other Chinese Recipes you’ll like

Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry

Shrimp Fried Rice

Chinese Peanut Sauce

Slow Cooker Cashew Chicken

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  • Author: Jenna
  • Total Time: 15 min
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Description

Wonton Soup is ready in under 15 minutes and is the perfect side dish to serve with your favorite Chinese take out!

Ingredients

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  • 2 teaspoons of sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoons grated ginger
  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic
  • 1 tablespoon lower sodium soy sauce
  • 3 cups Chicken Broth or Miso Broth
  • 8 oz package of chicken dumplings or wontons
  • 4 scallions, chopped

Instructions

  1. Heat sesame oil in a small pot over medium-low heat.
  2. Add garlic and ginger, and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant; about 1-2 minutes.
  3. Add the soy sauce and chicken broth to the pot.
  4. Bring the broth to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, and add the package of frozen wontons. About 3 to 5 minutes. The wontons are ready when they float to the top of the broth.
  5. Serve immediately.
  6. Garnish the soup with chopped scallions.
  7. Serving size: 1 cup.

Notes

MyWW points: Blue: 3; Green: 3; Purple: 3

  • Prep Time: 5min
  • Cook Time: 10 min
  • Category: Easy
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: Asian

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cup

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Comments

  1. Jenna says

    Glad you liked it! Soup is always good on a cool night 🙂

  2. Dana says

    Just made this tonight. So easy and a warm, quick dinner for a stormy rainy night. The broth had a little tangy taste to it. Not sure if it was the broth I used or maybe too much ginger? Definitely will be making again and twerking it to my family's taste but soooo delicious!

  3. Jenna says

    If I had the bag of wontons right now I would look at the serving size but unfortunately, I don't.

  4. Carol curry says

    How many wontons are you allowed in a cup of soup for 3 WW points

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Weight Watchers Easy Easy Wonton Soup - Recipe Diaries (2024)

FAQs

How many points is wonton soup on Weight Watchers? ›

Weight Watchers Tips, Tricks and Recipes | Question: Wonton soup, in the app it says one cup is two points | Facebook.

What is the broth of wonton soup made of? ›

Making the broth with a combination of chicken backs, pork trotters, dry-cured ham, dried shrimp, and glutamate-rich seaweed results in an extra-savory and rich soup. Brining the shrimp that fill the wontons in a solution of salt and baking soda preserves their juiciness and makes them crisp.

What is wonton soup healthy? ›

As mentioned above, wonton soup is packed with carbohydrates to energize you for your next exercise session. Beyond fueling your batteries, its richness in proteins can also contribute to the build-up of your muscles.

Why does wonton soup make me feel better? ›

The flavors of wonton soup are warm, comforting, and yet gentle on the digestive tract. The broth is simple and brought to life with a drizzle of sesame oil and, usually, white pepper. The delicate wonton pouches are not too heavy on the stomach, and the ginger is light and helps with nausea.

What Chinese food is low in points on Weight Watchers? ›

Decide on your main
EntreePoints
Chinese chicken and vegetables (1 cup)2
Chinese vegetables with tofu (1 cup)3
Chinese vegetables with beef (1 cup)6
Shrimp with garlic sauce (1 cup)3
7 more rows
May 17, 2021

Is rotisserie chicken zero points on Weight Watchers? ›

If I remove the skin from rotisserie chicken breast, is it a ZeroPoint food? Yes, as long as you're eating just the breast meat.

What's the difference between Chinese dumpling soup and wonton soup? ›

The primary difference between dumplings and wontons is that wontons are always filled with a meat or vegetable filling, whereas dumplings can be filled or the ingredients can be mixed with the dough and formed into balls.

Why are my wontons falling apart in soup? ›

Don't overcook your wontons. Wontons easily tear when they overcook. You will want to remove them from the broth as soon as they are cooked to serving bowls and then ladle broth to the individual bowls.

What are the crunchy things in wonton soup? ›

They're often called “wonton strips” or “fried noodles”. They're the same dough that they make wonton wrappers out of. They're cut into strips and deep-fried.

Which Chinese soup is the healthiest? ›

Egg Drop Soup

Of the soups commonly found on Chinese restaurant menus, egg drop is the healthiest. Totally starving when you walk into a Chinese restaurant? Order soup as an appetizer, and egg drop is tops. "It's really made with eggs, so it does offer quite a bit of protein," says London.

Which is healthier, wonton soup or egg drop? ›

Choosing the Healthiest Soup

Both egg drop and wonton soups are among the better options if you are trying to eat healthy at a Chinese restaurant. A cup of egg drop soup contains 65 calories and only 1.5 grams of fat, while a cup of wonton soup provides 71 calories but only 0.6 grams of fat.

Is wonton soup bad for cholesterol? ›

Healthy tip: This dish is a good option as it is low in energy, fat, saturated fat and cholesterol, and high in fibre. However, it is very high in sodium, providing more than 3/4 of an adult's daily sodium allowance. To reduce the sodium intake, refrain from drinking up the soup.

Why do Chinese eat so much soup? ›

Sweet soups such as tong sui are enjoyed for their aroma, mouthfeel, and aftertaste. Many soups are eaten and drunk as much for their flavour as for their health benefits and touted for their purported revitalizing or invigorating effects.

Are wontons good for weight loss? ›

A. fried or steamed wontons don't have any proven health benefits. However, this traditional dish is known as the best option for people who prefer to consume food with low energy, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and rich fibre content.

Why do I weigh more after eating soup? ›

Diet-friendly foods such as broth soups and veggies are loaded with both fiber and water. This will add bulk to your stomach, and for the next 12 to 24 hours, bulk to your scale by up to 3 pounds. Good news is, it's not fat.

What is a serving size of wonton soup? ›

There are 71 calories in a 1 cup (223.000g) serving size of Soup, wonton, Chinese restaurant. The calorie breakdown is 7% fat, 66% carbs, and 26% protein.

What is the lowest daily points for WW? ›

It also seems like the lowest daily points allowance for members will go back to 23 daily points (same as it was on Freestyle/Blue). The biggest difference between the new Points program and those earlier plans is that it will continue to use the Points calculation/formula that was used to determine PersonalPoints.

How many calories are in 5 wonton soup? ›

Calories in Wonton Soup - 5 wontons and 3/4 cup broth
Calories282.2
Sodium548.3 mg
Potassium187.4 mg
Total Carbohydrate30.6 g
Dietary Fiber1.0 g
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How many calories are in 8 oz of wonton soup? ›

There are 170 calories in 8 ounces of Won Ton Soup (Wonton).

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