Bok Choy Soup with Dumplings Recipe

Name: Bok Choy Dumpling Soup
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil; 2 cloves garlic (minced); 2 teaspoons soy sauce (or more to taste); 2 cups water (or vegetable stock); 1 teaspoon sriracha; 2 small heads baby bok choy (stems removed); 2 green onions (sliced); 5 dumplings

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This bok choy soup with dumplings recipe is simple and vibrant with fresh greens, vegetables, and your favorite dumplings in a savory sesame broth. It’s an easy meal you can make in 15 minutes, and loaded with fresh vegetables and delicious flavor in each bite.

Frozen dumplings make a tasty (and quick!) addition to this vegetable soup. I love serving this recipe with Korean bean sprout salad for a whole lunch or dinner.

Want more tasty soups? Try our Thai wheat noodle soup, chicken pastina soup, and our favorite creamy tomato gnocchi soup.

bok choy and dumpling soup recipe with frozen dumplings and green onions.

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If you’re looking for a quick and delicious lunch idea, this boy choy dumpling soup recipe takes just 15 minutes to make and is made with simple ingredients. It’s a great recipe for frozen dumplings, gyoza, or potstickers that you can enjoy anytime!

I love the combination of the tender blanched bok choy, the soft dumplings, and the fresh crunchy green onions in each bite. And the broth couldn’t be easier to make: add water, soy sauce, garlic, sesame oil and a little sriracha for incredible flavor in each spoonful.

Why This Recipe Works

It’s light, simple, and made with fresh vegetables & frozen dumplings.
Ready in just 15 minutes, a quick homemade soup can be on the table in no time.
It’s super easy to make
Versatile – add your favorite chopped veggies, or see our addition recommendations below.
Anyone can make this dish by following our step-by-step photos and instructions below.

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Ingredients You’ll Need

bok choy dumpling soup recipe with green onions, frozen dumplings, and sriracha for some spice.

You can use fresh or frozen dumplings for this recipe (I used frozen), which only take a few minutes to cook in the soup. You can use chicken dumplings, vegetable dumplings (for a vegan or vegetarian version), or ones made with pork. Make sure the fillings in the dumplings you use are pre-cooked, so you can easily pop them in the soup and enjoy.

Toasted sesame oil gives the perfect savory flavor to the base of this soup. You can substitute vegetable oil or olive oil instead.

Fresh garlic adds a wonderful flavor to the base of this soup.

Baby Bok Choy or Pak Choi, should be easy to find in your local grocery store or in Asian markets. If you can only find regular bok choy (and not baby) then chop the bok choy leaves into bite-sized pieces.

Water, or vegetable broth – or chicken broth/chicken stock if preferred.

Green onions – for extra flavor and crunch.

Sriracha – for a little heat! It’s great on soups, curries, and noodle salads. You can substitute red pepper flakes if you can’t find sriracha.

Be sure to visit the recipe card below for full ingredient amounts and recipe instructions!

Additions and Substitutions

For more protein, add cubed tofu or cooked chicken
Throw in some bamboo shoots, shredded cabbage, bean sprouts, or water chestnuts for added crunch.
Finish the soup with a little fresh lime juice to top
Add hoisin sauce for added sweetness

How To Make This Recipe

toasted sesame oil in in a pot with minced garlic for the base of dumpling bok choy soup

Step 1: In a pot, heat the sesame oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and sauté for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.

soy sauce as the base of asian soup with water and dumplings

Step 2: Pour in the soy sauce and stir well so the garlic is coated in the sauce.

water to a pot to make the base of boy choy soup with frozen dumplings.

Step 3: Pour in the water (or vegetable stock) and the sriracha, and bring to a boil.

frozen dumpling soup in a pot with soy sauce and bok choy.

Step 4: Once the water is boiling, add the dumplings to the soup and cook to package instructions.

bok choy stirred into the soup to blanch the green leaves for a quick lunch idea.

Step 5: Add in the baby bok choy and green onions, and cook for 1-2 minutes until the greens begin to soften.

a bowl of dumpling and bok choy soup with soy sauce broth and frozen dumplings.

Step 6: Pour the soup into a bowl, and top with extra fresh green onions or more sriracha to taste.

Recipe FAQs

What are the best dumplings to use for this soup?

I like using frozen dumplings (also called gyoza or potstickers) as they make a quick and easy addition to this soup. You can use chicken, pork, beef, vegetable, or tofu dumplings – which ever you prefer! Just be sure the filling is pre-cooked before you add the dumplings to the soup.

How to store leftovers

Store any leftover soup in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 days.

Can I cut up the dumplings?

You can cut up the dumplings into bite sized pieces before serving, if you wish. It does make it a bit easier to eat, or you can leave them whole.

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Bok Choy Dumpling Soup

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Kelly Jensen

This bok choy dumpling soup recipe is simple and vibrant with fresh greens, vegetables, and your favorite dumplings in a savory sesame broth. It’s an easy meal you can make in 15 minutes, and loaded with fresh vegetables and delicious flavor in each bite.

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 3

Cook Time 12

Total Time 15

Course Dinner, Lunch, Soup

Cuisine Asian-Inspired

Servings serving

Calories 301 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
2 cloves garlic minced
2 teaspoons soy sauce or more to taste
2 cups water or vegetable stock
1 teaspoon sriracha
2 small heads baby bok choy stems removed
2 green onions sliced
5 dumplings

Instructions

In a pot, heat the sesame oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and sauté for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
Pour in the soy sauce and stir well so the garlic is coated in the sauce.
Pour in the water (or vegetable stock) and the sriracha, and bring to a boil.
Once the water is boiling, add the dumplings to the soup and cook to package instructions.
Add in the baby bok choy and green onions, and cook for 1-2 minutes until the greens begin to soften.
Pour the soup into a bowl, and top with extra fresh green onions or more sriracha to taste.

Notes

Additions and Substitutions

For more protein, add cubed tofu or cooked chicken

Throw in some bamboo shoots, shredded cabbage, bean sprouts, or water chestnuts for added crunch.

Finish the soup with a little fresh lime juice to top

Add hoisin sauce for added sweetness

Nutrition

Calories: 301kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 8gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 1270mgPotassium: 122mgFiber: 4gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 335IUVitamin C: 21mgCalcium: 83mgIron: 2mg

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