This Wonton Soup Recipe is easy to make, including the wontons themselves. You’ll fall in love with this restaurant quality recipe you can easily make at home!
This Wonton Soup Recipe has a hot and sour soup as the base, and then delicious wontons stuffed with flavorful shrimp and veggies. The wontons are homemade, but simple to put together. The entire soup comes together in about 30 minutes for a classic soup that’s good enough to be served in a restaurant.
Is there meat in wonton soup?
Often times the wontons themselves contain meat in wonton soup. Shrimp is a common filling, but you can also find chicken and pork wontons out there as well. The filling possibilities are truly endless so you can feel free to experiment with what you like. You can easily make wonton soup vegetarian by not including any meat in the wontons themselves and using a vegetable broth for the soup base.
Can I adjust the heat level in this recipe? I don’t like spicy.
Yes! Adjust the amount of heat in this recipe by decreasing the amount of red pepper flakes used.
Can I make extra and freeze the wontons?
Yes! You can freeze these wontons. Place them onto a parchment lined baking tray and freeze. Once frozen solid, transfer them to a resealable plastic freezer bag for longer term storage.
Can I use frozen wontons to make wonton soup?
If you don’t want to make your own wontons, you can use frozen wontons instead. Simply skip the instructions for making the wontons and move directly to making the soup base. Frozen wontons will need a slightly longer cooking time to boil in the broth.
Can I add vegetables to wonton soup?
Yes! You can easily add vegetables into the soup base before adding in your wontons. Sliced bell peppers and shitake mushrooms make great additions.
If you liked this recipe you may also be interested in these Asian-inspired soup recipes:
- 15 Minute Sriracha Ramen Noodles
- Chicken Hot and Sour Soup
- Slow Cooker Chinese Hot and Sour Soup
- Thai Style Shrimp and Noodle Curry Soup
Watch the video below where we will walk you through every step of the recipe with a video demonstration.
I was doubtful that such a quick and easy soup would be worth making, but you know what they about desperate times…desperate measures. As a previous reviewer noted, these are ALL ingredients common in cooks’ pantries, so I simply went on the hunt for a bag of mini frozen wontons, and GIANT had them! Good to know Costco does too. They are delicious and added when soup is boiling, and voila! Dinner in record time! I also used the “tube” ginger and find it is excellent for this kind of prep. The flavor is real (unlike “real” lemon and lime juice, for instance) and I will try the one reviewers suggestion of lemon grass! And mushrooms. The base broth for this has a zip, from ginger and red pepper flakes, but I was stunned by the robust flavor when only simmering for a matter of minutes, not 3/4 of an hour for other stews or soups. I DID use 1 container of Costco organic bone broth, which does have a darker color and richer flavor, but also the remainder of some regular chicken stock I had to use up. I doubled the recipe …easy! And delish. Hesitate to tell people how easy it is to make, as the sophisticated flavor would suggest it was much more “involved!” Thanks for sharing, and I love the video, too. Great to pass on to beginner cooks or busy folks who like to make and enjoy good food! I may even try making my own Wontons next time!
I’m addicted to this soup soup. I have been using the mini frozen wontons from Costco instead of taking the time to make homemade. More hacks – In the produce section of the grocery store I purchase ginger and lemon grass in tubes. I add both to this soup and like the taste. Also, razor thin sliced mushrooms are good to add. Lastly, if you want it to be a bit more filling you can put cooked rice in a bowl and then ladle the soup over it. If you have a cold or respiratory issue the vinegar and red pepper will help you breath a bit easier.
Tastes delicous adding pierogi instead of wontons with soup base recipe…yummy!
Great idea…
Yumm! This looks so delicious! It always seems like I pick asian recipes that require ingredients not readily available, I love that these are things I keep on hand with the exception of the wonton wrappers but one quick item to quick grab on the way home!