Chicken Wonton Soup is perhaps one of the most ordered soups at a Chinese restaurant. Wontons are soft bite-size dumplings that are stuffed with meat or vegetables, and aromatics like ginger, garlic and spring onions. They are then cooked in a clear, flavorful chicken or vegetable broth. I love this soup, and have figured out an easier way to make it at home, on a weeknight too. This hearty recipe for a real easy Instant Pot Chicken Wonton Soup makes a great dinner dish by itself.
I love simple and easy meals like this, that are so comforting at the end of a long day.When I have time, I love to make homemade wontons for this soup using ground chicken, spring onions, aromatics and seasoning. But, for weeknights and crazy times, this soup is real easy to put together using my favorite store-bought frozen wontons, Chicken Cilantro Mini Wontons from Trader Joe’s. This soup will work equally well with your favorite brand of dumplings too.
Easy-Peasy:
All you have to do is add all ingredients, except wontons and greens, in the Instant Pot
Make it Vegetarian:
It is extremely easy to make this soup vegetarian by switching just two ingredients. Switch the chicken broth with vegetable broth and buy your favorite flavor of vegetable dumplings. I personally like the Thai Vegetable Gyoza dumplings from Trader Joe’s. I combine that with their low-sodium vegetable broth.
Stove-Top Method:
Heat a large stockpot
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Instant Pot Chicken Wonton Soup
Print RecipeIngredients
- 1 32oz pack Chicken stock/Veg stock
- 1 pack frozen wontons (I get mini wontons from Trader Joe's)
- 1/2 inch ginger, peeled and fine chopped, OR, 1/2 teaspoon Ground Ginger
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and fine chopped, OR, 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 tablespoon Rice Vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Less Sodium Soy Sauce
(adjust based on salt level of stock)
- 1 tablespoon Sambal Oelek (Ground Fresh Chili Garlic Paste)
, or any chili garlic sauce
- 1 teaspoon Agave Nectar
or honey
- 1/2 teaspoon Roasted Sesame Oil
- 1 tablespoon Fish Sauce
(optional)
- 3 medium carrots, sliced
- 2-3 heads of Bok Choy, stems and greens (leaves) chopped and separated
(adjust based on salt level of stock)
, or any chili garlic sauce
or honey
(optional)Instructions
Prep the veggies. For bok choy, chop the leaves and keep aside, they will be added after cooking is done. Chop the carrots and boy choy stems. Finely chop ginger and garlic.
Turn on Instant Pot. Add chicken stock and everything EXCEPT wontons and boy choy 'greens (leaves)'. Close lid. Pressure cook for 2 minutes. Manually release the pressure by moving the pressure valve from Sealing to Venting mode. If you are multiplying this recipe, wait 5 minutes before releasing pressure to avoid the soup from shooting through the pressure valve. Open lid once the pin drops.
Turn on SAUTE and add the frozen wontons. Cook 2-4 minutes till they float on top. (Watch the video). Cancel SAUTE and add the boy choy greens that you had kept aside. Stir and let them soften in the soup for a few minutes.
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