Won Ton Soup

I love Won Ton Soup!  It is one of my favorites.  Although I am guilty of never making it myself and always ordering it.  It's cheap and the place I go to generally works with you and your dietary needs, but I think it is time to make this myself.  When I saw this recipe for Homemade Won Ton Soup on AllRecipes saying how easy it was I thought, "why not?".

I did make a few changes for my families likes and our dietary needs.  I think this is the recipe I have been looking forward to most.  One I get to use my fresh homemade chicken broth and well I love Won Ton Soup :)

Won Ton Soup  adapted from Homemade Won Ton Soup
1 Bunch Green Onions cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 lb Ground Chicken
1 TBS Sesame Oil
1 TBS Soy Sauce
1 Egg
1/4 Cup Dry Bread Crumbs
1/4 tsp Sea Salt
1/2 tsp Ground Black Pepper
1 Package of Won Ton Wrappers
8 Cups Chicken Broth
1 Head of Bok Choy, chopped
1 Small Package Snow Peas, optional
1 Can Bamboo Shoots Drained, optional
1 Can Water Chestnuts Drained, optional

• Finely chop about 1 TBS of the green onions and put in mixing bowl
• Add chicken, sesame oil, soy sauce, egg, bread crumbs, salt, and pepper and mix well until combined
• Add about 1 tsp of the mixture to each won ton wrapper

Now to explain how to properly fold a won ton I am going to include a link to an instructional video.  It is much easier to see how it is done than for me to explain it...trust me I kept rewriting this and saying "that doesn't sound right" lol  So if you need to know how to properly fold a won ton follow the link HERE.  Just so you know I had my 10 year old daughter and her 11 year old friend help make the won tons.  It made the process go a bit faster ;)

Now when that is done we are ready for the next steps

• Boil the won tons in water for about 5 minutes
• Meanwhile bring the chicken broth to a boil
• When the broth is boiling reduce the heat to a simmer 
• Add bok choy and bamboo shoots while continuing to simmer for about 2 minutes so the bok choy can get tender
• Drop the won tons into the soup one by one and add snow peas
• Cook for about 1 minute to heat through and serve

Add a dash of soy sauce/sesame oil if you wish and garnish with remaining chopped green onion.  See that wasn't too bad!  This is a wonderful recipe that we will be making more often!

One more picture of the goodness :)

Below is the nutritional value per serving.  This recipe makes a ton!  So scale it down if you don't want to many leftovers :)  For us this made about 16 servings!  YOWZA!  No big deal since we love it and it makes a great lunch.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 280 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories 247 Calories from Fat 31

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 3.5g 5%

Saturated Fat 0.8g 4%

Trans Fat 0.0g

Cholesterol 35mg 12%

Sodium 473mg 20%

Total Carbohydrates 36.4g 12%

Dietary Fiber 1.2g 5%

Sugars 1.5g

Protein 14.9g

Vitamin A 49% • Vitamin C 44% Calcium 7% • Iron 17%

Nutrition Grade A-

* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

Nutritional Analysis

Good points

• Low in saturated fat
• Low in sugar
• High in vitamin A
• High in vitamin C