This Asian-inspired dumpling soup is super quick to make thanks to the store-bought dumplings! It is a delicious, comforting soup with a bit of heat to warm you from the inside out.
This super-easy soup starts with store-bought, pre-made Asian dumplings. I started with Pork and Leek dumplings, which were perfect. Add some green onion, carrots, lots of spinach and a bit of spicy red pepper and enjoy. It’s ready in less than 30 minutes!
If you love a spicy, brothy soup, you’ll love this one. The pork dumplings add a bit of a noodle feel, while the dumpling filling provides great flavour and heartiness.
Ingredients and substitutions
A few notes about the key ingredients …
Asian dumplings – look for frozen, pre-made Asian dumplings at your grocery store or Asian market. I’ve used pork and leek dumplings here, but any dumpling you enjoy will work fine.
Spinach – baby spinach is great in this soup, but any green you have on hand or enjoy will work here.
Carrots – Matchstick carrots look lovely in this soup, but can be a lot of work to cut. You can absolutely just dice them if you like, or maybe pick up a bag of matchstick carrots at the grocery store and skip the chopping altogether!
Sesame oil – toasted sesame oil has great flavour, if you have it on hand. If not, regular sesame oil is fine.
Hot red pepper – these red peppers can sometimes pack a punch, especially the little Thai red pepper. Just a bit is all you need. You could substitute a jalapeño pepper or a similar pepper instead. if you don’t have a spicy pepper around, I’d skip it or use a little sweet red bell pepper instead and finish the soup with a splash of Sriracha for the spice.
Recipe tips!
- Look for matchstick carrots at the grocery store and save yourself the carrot cutting.
- Taste test the carrots to be sure they are tender before adding the spinach. Simmer a bit longer if necessary.
- This soup keeps really well in the fridge, so it is great for leftovers or to make a big pot to enjoy through the week!
- This soup would also freeze well for up to 3 months.
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Ingredients
- 7 cups chicken broth, or vegetable broth
- 2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into a small dice or cut into matchsticks
- 16 oz frozen Asian dumplings
- 1/4 cup soy sauce, low sodium recommended
- 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger, minced or 2-3 teaspoons ginger paste
- 1 1/2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil, or regular sesame oil
- 1 small hot red pepper, thinly sliced, or jalapeño or similar pepper
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced diagonally, white and pale-green parts separated from dark-green parts
- 4 oz baby spinach, about 3 cups
- Sriracha, for serving
Instructions
- In a large pot with a lid, bring the chicken broth to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the carrots and reduce the heat to medium. Allow carrots to cook for 2-3 minutes, then add the dumplings, soy sauce, ginger, sesame oil, red pepper and the white/light green parts of the green onion to the pot.
- Cover the pot and cook for 3-4 minutes. Uncover, stir and cook for an additional couple of minutes. Taste-test the carrots to be sure they are tender. If not, simmer until they are.
- Remove the pot from the heat and add the spinach and the dark green part of the green onion. Stir until the spinach is wilted. Taste the soup and add salt and pepper, as needed. Divide the soup among serving bowls. Serve with Sriracha to add to the soup.
Notes
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Hi! I’m Jennifer, a home cook schooled by trial and error and almost 40 years of getting dinner on the table! I love to share my favourite recipes, both old and new, together with lots of tips and tricks to hopefully help make your home cooking enjoyable, stress free, rewarding and of course, delicious!
Made this for dinner tonight and boy was it ever tasty! I put in some extra dumplings because, well, I like them. Also, the regular-sized dumplings were sold out so I bought bite-sized ones instead. They actually worked out great – easier to eat I think. Also, couldn’t find any thai peppers (not much of a selection of any peppers around here) so I used a serrano pepper. Worked out fine. The rest of the family did not eat any of it so I have several more meals for myself. :)
Hi Susan and so glad you enjoyed this! I love the idea of bite-sized dumplings. I must look for those. I think the rest of your family missed out, but glad there’s lots for you :) Thanks!
I just love a delicious, flavourful soup that can be made quickly. This dish is a perfect transition to spring and I can’t wait to have fresh spinach from the farms. So gorgeous, Jennifer!
Thanks so much, Robyn :)
I need this soup right about now Jennifer! With spring and summer coming I try to shift to lighter, fresh meals! Can’t wait to try.
Thanks Mary Ann and yes, it’s great lighter eating (but still warming).
This is possibly the quickest soup I have heard of! And one of the prettiest. Pinning to try later. We always seem to have dumplings in the freezer because some six year olds love them so much:)
Thanks Milena and yes, it is super quick (and tasty! :) We always seem to have dumplings around, too. My kids loved them for snacks.
The weather here is definitely still a little weird. It’s warming up, but it’s not “warm” yet. I eat soup year round, so this is looking all sorts of perfect to me!! I could eat dumplings on the regular, so I’m loving that you used them here! Gorgeous photos too, I definitely just want to face plant into that pot of soup! Cheers, Jennifer!
Thanks Cheyanne and sounds like we are not the only place where Spring is slow :)
I love your photos, that spinach just looks LUXURIOUS!
Thanks so much, Sue :)
This soup is gorgeous Jennifer. It’s so nice to not have to give up soup yet but still move on from heavy wintery type recipes! Pinning and sharing!
Thanks so much, Chris :)
I’m away from home for a few days but I can’t wait to get home and make this! A perfect meal for these lingering chilly days!! Pinned!
Thanks so much, Annie. It really does hit the spot :)
What a beautiful clean soup. I’ve had dumplings on my mind lately too – never tried the frozen ones so I’m going to pick some up! Sharing, pinning and wishing I had a bowl :)
Thanks Tricia! I have made dumplings before, but love the ease of this soup with the pre-made ones :)