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Chinese Vegetable Soup

Cheryl Malik
Cheryl Malik Posted: 02/18/21 Updated: 11/20/21
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Chinese vegetable soup is an incredible, light-yet-filling meal that’s full of flavor and nutrients. It’s naturally vegan and easy to make gluten-free. Ready to eat in less than 20 minutes!

Close up photo of a bowl of Chinese vegetable soup

What Makes This Soup So Good

  • It’s full of hearty veggies, so it’s super filling, on top of being super tasty. It’s a light, brothy soup that doesn’t leave you feeling like you ate nothing.
  • If you’re cutting out meat for a meal (or a month or a lifetime), this is a great option. Our Chinese vegetable soup is completely vegan, plus it’s a good source of protein for a meal, coming in at roughly 11 grams per serving.
  • It comes together in no time at all. Perfect for any time you just need something quick and easy.

Key Ingredients

Bok Choy – This traditional Chinese leafy vegetable has a flavor sort of similar to cabbage, but also a little like celery and cucumber. If you’re not able to get bok choy, you can substitute Napa cabbage!

Vegetable Broth – Go for low sodium broth, since we’ll be adding our own salt to this soup! If you’re not vegan or vegetarian, you can use chicken broth or even beef broth if you want to.

Chinese Vegetable Soup

Chef’s Tips

  • For extra flavor, try adding a little rice vinegar. Just a splash!
  • For the freshest bok choy, look for green heads with firm stems that fit close together. The leaves will separate from the others when they begin to wilt.
  • Don’t overcook the bok choy. It only needs a few minutes, and you want it softened, not mushy!
  • If you want your Chinese vegetable soup to have even more substance, you can prepare a package of rice noodles while your broth is on the stove, then divide the noodles between two bowls and ladle the soup onto them.
Overhead photo of a bowl of Chinese vegetable soup

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I hope you love this recipe as much as we did! Be sure to give it a quick review & star rating ★ below. Make sure you follow me on Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook, too!

 

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5 from 2 votes

Chinese Vegetable Soup

Prep:10 minutes
Cook:10 minutes
Total:20 minutes
Chinese vegetable soup is an incredible, light-yet-filling meal that's full of flavor and nutrients. It's naturally vegan and easy to make gluten-free. Ready to eat in less than 20 minutes!
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2 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 cups water
  • 4 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 head bok choy sliced
  • 8 ounces mushrooms sliced
  • 1 cup carrots shredded
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ginger minced
  • ½ teaspoon sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoons salt plus more as needed
  • pepper to taste
  • cilantro optional, for garnish
  • scallions optional, for garnish

Equipment

  • Medium saucepan

Instructions 

  • In large pot, bring water and broth to boil.
    Broth and water in a silver pot
  • Reduce heat to low. Add bok choy, carrots, and mushrooms. Cook approximately 2 minutes.
    Chinese vegetable soup in a silver pot
  • Add soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and sesame oil. Cook an additional 2-5 minutes, until bok choy softens.
  • Stir in salt and pepper, to taste. Portion into bowls and garnish with cilantro and scallions. Serve warm.

Notes

  • Make it Gluten-Free: Double check that your broth doesn’t include any gluten-containing ingredients, like hydrolized wheat protein, and make sure to use a gluten-free soy sauce (or tamari).
 
Recipe yields approximately 2 servings. Nutritional values shown reflect information for 1 serving. Macros may vary slightly depending on the specific brands of ingredients used.
To determine the size of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed, then weigh the entire finished recipe . Divide the total weight of the recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by 2. Result will be the weight of one serving.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 141kcal, Carbohydrates: 24g, Protein: 11g, Fat: 2g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 1mg, Sodium: 4596mg, Potassium: 1647mg, Fiber: 7g, Sugar: 14g, Vitamin A: 29458IU, Vitamin C: 196mg, Calcium: 478mg, Iron: 4mg, Net Carbs: 17g

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

 

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

 

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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  1. AvatarLillian says

    Posted on 4/16/22 at 4:14 am

    5 stars
    This recipe was a winner for our lighter version of a fish based Asian Passover seder dinner. Everyone at the table thoroughly enjoyed the soup.

    Reply
    • Anna Claire | Easy Healthy Recipes TeamAnna Claire | Easy Healthy Recipes Team says

      Posted on 5/1/22 at 3:26 pm

      So glad to hear this! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
  2. AvatarBailey says

    Posted on 10/22/21 at 6:24 pm

    I just made this with tofu and cabbage instead of bok choy (it was all I had) and it was so yummy!!!! And so simple too.

    Reply
    • Anna Claire | Easy Healthy Recipes TeamAnna Claire | Easy Healthy Recipes Team says

      Posted on 10/27/21 at 8:35 pm

      So glad to hear it!

      Reply
  3. AvatarShan says

    Posted on 3/28/21 at 8:19 pm

    Where is the garlic

    Reply
  4. AvatarNibroc says

    Posted on 6/5/21 at 7:55 am

    5 stars
    In your kitchen

    Reply

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