Chicken Wonton Soup
Cozy, comforting wonton soup just like your favorite takeout place! No need to be intimidated here. This recipe is so quick and easy, and the chicken wontons are packed with so much flavor! Nothing beats homemade, right?
Greetings from Seattle!
It’s been a sunny day, a rainy day, and then a sunny+rainy day back to back within 20 minutes.
And in between all the rain and sunshine, we had so many bowls of clam chowder, hot fried cinnamon sugar donuts, a beef and cheese piroshky, a blackened salmon sandwich, and the most amazing pesto lasagna.
We are certainly not going to eat ever again when we return to Los Angeles.
But until then, let me share my favorite chicken wonton soup ever.
Don’t be intimidated – homemade wontons are easier to make than you think! And the simple, yet super flavorful broth comes together in just 20 minutes.
The wontons cook through very quickly so be sure to keep an eye on them!
Chicken Wonton Soup
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 ½ tablespoons freshly grated ginger
- 6 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 1 ½ tablespoons seasoned rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon reduced sodium soy sauce
- 6 ounces shiitake mushrooms
- 3 baby bok choy, coarsely chopped
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
For the chicken wontons
- 8 ounces ground chicken
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon reduced sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper
- 36 2- inch won ton wrappers
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine chicken, garlic, green onions, oyster sauce, soy sauce, ginger, sesame oil and white pepper.*
- To assemble the wontons, place wrappers on a work surface. Spoon 1 tablespoon of the chicken mixture into the center of each wrapper. Using your finger, rub the edges of the wrappers with water. Fold the dough over the filling to create a half-moon shape, pinching the edges to seal; set aside.*
- Heat sesame oil and canola oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add garlic and ginger, and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
- Whisk in chicken broth, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce and mushrooms. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until mushrooms have softened, about 8-10 minutes. Stir in bok choy and green onions.
- Stir in wontons until cooked through, about 2-4 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
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Love your recipes!
I cant find shirake in our online store
Is there a substitute?
Thanks !
Delish!!! Love Won Ton soup, but never made it before. I had some won ton wrappers, but no boc choy or mushrooms. I worked with what I had 🙂 Substituted pork for chicken and toasted sesame oil for plain. Turned out beautifully and I’ll be prepared with the other ingredients for next week (this will be a staple for me – I loved it that much!) I am a senior that lives alone, so I had to re-jig the measurements…just guessed as I have to do this with almost any recipe so I’m pretty good at guessing – LOL So simple, so delicious! Thank you!!
I liked the soup itself but I did not like the texture of the chicken in the wontons. Might make this again and not use the same mixture for the wonton filling.
Unbelievable flavour! I bought ground chicken in a tube a long time ago and was not a fan! This just made me look at mass purchase of them and go yeaaaaa!!! Wonton soup forever! I used chicken stock and beef stock! Unlimited flavor indeed!! Thank you for teaching us!
My dad always coined this soup “brain soup” growing up!
Hi,I already try your recipe may I ask why is my filling colour is so dark colour
Just made these but I had no wrappers so I made them from scratch and because the ground chicken came from a tube, it was 16 oz. so it was a double batch… so i rolled the dough batches into long rectangles and put filling insane rolled them up jelly roll style. Then cut into little square packs…
i also added a bit of spinach to filling and no mushrooms. I used ACV as I had no special rice vinegar and our little country store does not carry things like that… I also used jarred garlic and ginger. Added a splash of Siracha to both filling and broth. It is so awesome, my kids are in love. Flavourful
I made this but modified it a little (kale instead of bok choy, added carrots and broccoli) and it’s SO GOOD.
Made this exact recipe except used i used regular soy sauce & chicken stock instead of broth! Wasn’t as tasty with broth & low sodium soy sauce. PERFECT RECIPE, JUST PERFECT! Second batch went to work to share! Scrumptious!!!!!!!!!!!! Thx for sharing
We love it, Tracy! Thanks so much for sharing with us!
The wontons were amazing! I did have to change the soup entirely because the flavors did not go well together. I added in chicken powder, water, and white sugar to balance it out. Will make again!
Is there a substitute for oyster sauce or is it ok to omit it? TIA
You can omit.
I just made this yesterday and it was delicious and suprisingly easy! The only alteration I made was to swap out the mushrooms (just not a fan) for 1 heaping tablespoon of anchovy paste. This soup will definitely be in the fall/winter rotation this year!
Great modifications! Glad you enjoyed it.
Hello Chungah,
This doesn’t taste anything like take-out. This is fabulous! My husband and I both loved this. We have become so disillusioned with out local take out that we haven’t ordered from any of them in months. I really missed having asian food, so when I found you and saw how beautiful your recipes looked, I thought ooh baby, lets cook somethin new! I have tried about 6 or 7 of your recipes so far and they’re all damn delicious 😉 Thank you, thank you, thank you. BTY I just used regular white mushrooms and a portion of 1 large bok choy since the shitake and baby bok choy weren’t locally available. I couldn’t imagine this soup being any better. Looking forward to trying a lot more. Thanks again!
Thank you so much, Pat! That’s so great to hear.
My husband loves won ton soup and tries it everywhere. I made yours yesterday. He was extactic!
Said the best anywhere.!!! I guess I will put this at the front of my go to recipe book.
Thank you.
Soooo much flavour in the broth!
Keep up the good work. Luv your recipes.
I would love to be able to cook truly delectable and savory (DEFINITELY this Wonton Soup!) soups and desserts in the Instant Pot for me and my older sister! We share an apartment and would love to have something we could both use without having to pull out a ton of pots and pans (though I love doing that too)!
Okay, I’m lazy. Well, not really. Just super busy. Can I use pre-packaged frozen wontons? Thanks:)
Yes, absolutely.
I just made this tonight. I’m a fairly new cook and have decided to make just about whatever Chungah writes up here. All the previous recipes have been super easy and turned out great. Tonight was no exception. This was absolutely delicious with the whole family going back for seconds. I decided to let the won tons cook for 5 minutes and they turned out perfect. It took me a beer and a half to make up the won tons, but I have a batch freezing for next time and am feeling smug tonight. Thank you Chungah!
another recipe that I have to make when the kids come home, She lovessss wonton soup! I like it too
thank you so much for a great recipe!
I loved all your Seattle Insta stories! It’s been 5 years since I went there on vacation, but my husband and I still daydream about all the amazing food.
This soup looks so good! Pinning it for later!
Wow! That was fantastic. Great write-up and recipe!! My wife and I tag-teamed it, her on wonton duty, I assembling, measuring, and getting the soup ready. It turned out great! That was our first time making any type of Asian soup, and first time working with wontons.
We added some fresh cilantro and chili paste to our bowls. We also cooked the wontons a little longer than 2 minutes, I think they were done around 5 or 6 minutes, using a thermapen MK4.
Perfect dish for a chilly day. Wish I had this recipe last time I had a cold.
Wow looks fabulous. One of my favourite soups (: