Discover the warmth and comfort of homemade Chicken Wonton Soup, a delightful blend of savory flavors and delicate textures. This recipe takes you on a culinary adventure, featuring tender wontons stuffed with perfectly seasoned ground chicken, nestled in a flavorful broth that soothes the soul.
Each spoonful offers a burst of umami, balanced with the freshness of scallions and a hint of ginger's warmth. Crafted for both novice cooks and seasoned chefs, this soup promises to impress at any meal, whether it's a cozy dinner or a special gathering.
Prepare your taste buds for a memorable experience with this easy-to-follow Chicken Wonton Soup recipe.
I'm one of those people who will eat soup any time of the year. I don't have to wait for the cooler weather to enjoy a bowl of homemade soup.
I've been wanting to make a homemade chicken wonton soup forever. A traditional wonton soup is made with pork, but I didn't want to use pork. You can use ground chicken or ground pork to make this recipe.
Homemade wonton soup is so good you can skip take out and make it at home because as you know homemade is always better!
How to make wonton soup.
- Make the wonton broth
- Mix the chicken wonton filling
- Fill the wonton wrappers will filling.
- Simmer the fresh wontons in homemade wonton soup broth.
- Savor and enjoy the flavors. Never enjoy take out won ton soup again.
Ingredients to make Chicken Won ton Soup
Homemade Wonton Broth Ingredients:
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger root
- 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons sliced green onion
Chicken Wonton Filling Ingredients:
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped green onion
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped ginger root
- 1 ½ teaspoons finely chopped garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Recipe Prep
To make the Chicken Wonton Broth for 25 chicken wontons
Prep: Combine the broth ingredients in a large pot and set aside.
You will bring it to a boil, reduce heat and simmer on low while preparing and filling the chicken wontons.
Finely chop the all of the garlic, ginger and slice the green onions for the wonton soup broth and filling at once to save time. will be using most of the same ingredients and to save time chop enough for the amounts needed in both the broth and filling.
Make the chicken wonton filling:
Prepare the wonton filling by mixing together all the ingredients in a large bowl. Cover and chill for about 30 minutes,
After the filling has chilled and the flavors have married it is time to fill the wonton wrappers.
Turn the pot of broth on and bring to a boil. Once it boils reduce the heat to a simmer while filling the wontons.
Supplies needed
- a bowl of water
- damp paper towels
- cookie sheet
- cornstarch
- chicken wonton filling
Clear off a workspace and set up a little work station. You will need to keep the wonton wrappers moist while working so open the package and remove a stack of wonton wrappers. Wrap them in a damp paper towel. Rewrap the remaining wonton wrappers in the packaging and set aside.
Have a plate or cookie sheet that has been lightly dusted with cornstarch close by. You'll place the filled won ton on it. Do not stack the wontons. They will stick together. You will also need a bowl of water to moisten the edges of the wontons to seal them.
Step by Step filling Wontons
Lay one wonton wrapper on your work surface. Dip your finger in the bowl of water and run your finger around the edge of the wonton to dampen it.
You do not need much water. The amount your finger picks up is enough to dampen the edge of one wonton wrapper. Too much water will weaken the dough and it will split open when you cook it.
Place a ½ teaspoon of filling in the center of the wonton wrapper.
- Bring one corner of the wonton over the filling so it meets up exactly with the opposite corner.
- Pick up the wonton and work the air out from around the filling. Smoothing the wonton wrapper to the edges.
You will be able to see where the air is and gently work it out to the edges. Try not to push any of the filling toward the edges or the edges will not stick together.
- Dampen the edges of the long corners with more water and fold them over themselves to form the wonton.
- Place each wonton as you make it on the plate or cookie sheet making sure they do not touch.
- Cover with another dampened paper towel while you form all the wontons.
How to cook fresh Chicken Wonton Soup
After filling all the wontons turn the heat up on the simmering broth, once it comes to a gentle boil place half of the filled wontons in the pot along with a handful of julienned Bok choy.
Cook until all of the chicken wontons float to the top. Gently stir to prevent sticking. Place them in a bowl and cover with broth. Cook the remaining wontons the same way and serve.
Recipe Notes
For this recipe I only cooked half of the chicken wontons and froze the remaining half for another day.
This recipe will make 50 chicken wontons. If planning to cook all 50 you will need to double the broth recipe.
How To Freeze Fresh Chicken Wontons
To freeze half of the wontons in this recipe.
- Fill all of the wontons and place them on a cookie sheet in a single layer.
- Cover with plastic wrap and place in the freezer.
- Freeze until solid.
- Remove the frozen wontons from the freezer and place them in a zipper style freezer bag and store them in the freezer until you need them.
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Chicken Won ton Soup Recipe
Ingredients
Wonton Broth
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger root
- 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons sliced green onion
Chicken Wonton Filling
- 1 pound Tyson ground chicken
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped green onion
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped ginger root
- 1 ½ teaspoons finely chopped garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
To make the Chicken Wonton Broth to cook 25 chicken wontons
- Add all of the broth ingredients to a large pot and set aside.
- You will bring it to a boil Reduce heat and simmer on low while preparing the chicken wontons.
Chicken Wonton Filling
- Add all of the wonton filling ingredients to a bowl and mix well. Fry a teaspoon of filling in an un-greased pan. Tasted the cooked filling and adjust if needed. If satisfied cover the bowl and chill for 30 minutes.
- Fill the Wontons. Place them on a cookie sheet as you make them. Once filled add them to a pot of gently boiling Wonton Chicken Soup broth. Cook until the wontons float to the top of the broth.
Nutrition
Reem
Hey there!I really want to make this recipe but I was wondering if I could leave the rice wine vinegar out? Would it make much of a difference?
Arlene Mobley
Reem
all of the ingredients add to the flavor of the recipe. I can't vouch for the flavor if you leave out an ingredient.
Tori
Made this today---smack dab in the middle of summer! It was sooooo good! Thanks for the recipe. I was looking for one that didn't use pork, and this was perfect!
Arlene Mobley
Tori
Glad you enjoyed the recipe!
diane
hi there! I just wanted to let you know that your recipe was featured this week on What's Cooking Wednesday. These look delicious and I hope you come link up another recipe with us this week! https://www.turningclockback.com/2013/09/whats-cooking-wednesday-recipe-linky-33.html
Flour On My Face
Diane
Thank you so much for the feature and hosting a fun linky party!
Susan
I did not know that Tyson's has ground chicken, I'll have to look for it. And this is the perfect Fall soup recipe. Thanks for sharing at Inspire Us Thursday on Organized 31.
Flour On My Face
Susan
Thank you for a great linky!
Ginger
Oh my gosh! I'm so hungry now. I LOVE won ton soup. This is on my to-try list for sure. And even better, you can freeze them!!
If you're interested, I'd love if you shared these at my Show & Tell party going on now. https://www.gingerlymade.com/2013/09/show-tell-42.html
Ginger
Thanks for sharing this at Gingerly Made's Show & Tell. You've been featured! https://www.gingerlymade.com/2013/09/show-tell-features_10.html
Emily @ Life on Food
I always think wontons are so cute. The soup looks fabulous. I tend to crave soup more in the summer than the winter. I think it is the cool A/C temps.
Flour On My Face
Emily Thank you!
Jenne
This looks so good! I was thinking about making dumplings with the ground chicken but made Country Club Chicken Tortellini's instead. I want to try your recipe like now!
Tanya @ Mom's Small Victories
I love won ton soup. thanks for the tips. I haven't made won tons/pan fried dumplings in a while but I think it's time to try it again since my family loves them.
Flour On My Face
Tanya
You are so welcome. Thanks for stopping by.
Robyn Wright of RobynsOnlineWorld.com
Fabulous post! I'm drooling here. Love the step by step on making the wontons, I think I could do that! I'm with you - I could eat soup all year round!
Flour On My Face
Robyn
Thank you so much. Wontons are so easy to make. You should try it.
Kristy
This looks so good! I love wonton wrappers or used to, I need to find some that are gluten free now!
Flour On My Face
Thank you Kristy. Have you ever made rice flour pasta? If you have you could use that to make gf wontons.