WEEKNIGHT WONTON SOUP

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This is a very quick, semi-homemade wonton soup that can go from cutting board to table in less than 10 minutes! Serve with Chinese-style noodles for a complete meal.

Provided by DeviousMuse

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes

Time 20m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

4 cups chicken broth
1 cup beef broth
1 (4 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
3 green onions, chopped (tops included)
1 package frozen wontons
1 (5 ounce) bag fresh baby spinach leaves
½ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
salt to taste
1 pinch cayenne pepper

Steps:

Pour the chicken and beef broths into a large saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Add the water chestnuts, green onions, and frozen wontons and cook until the wontons are cooked through and floating, 2 to 3 minutes.
Remove from the heat and stir in the fresh spinach. Cover the soup and let the spinach steam and soften in the hot soup for 2 minutes.
Season with Chinese five spice, salt, and cayenne pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 285.9 calories, Carbohydrate 37.2 g, Cholesterol 84.9 mg, Fat 6.7 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 19 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 1001.8 mg, Sugar 0.6 g