Warm up to a BIG Bowl of the most delicious “Vegetable Egg Drop Soup“. This popular Chinese soup it’s super simple to make and believe it or not very filling. Not to mention inexpensive and addicting!
We are in the middle of winter here now in Canada and people have been getting sick left right and center with colds and the flu. Me included, whenever this time of year rolls around I tend to stay home more and prepare heartwarming soups for me and whoever is around.
Egg drop soup is one of those easy to make and hearty soups that warms the body and heals it too. Now what more could you want in a soup? Matter of fact after this post I will make some. I could it this soup all day everyday!
I always order egg drop soup whenever I go to any chinese restaurant, I just love it. Most restaurants serve it without the vegetables, however I like to add vegetable to it as it makes it more filling and healthy and can serve as the main course this way.
Which I will enjoy for lunch or dinner whenever I’m in the mood.
This recipe is quick to make because all we are doing is basically bringing the soup to a simmer and cooking it over medium heat for roughly 15 minutes.
If you want bigger chunks of egg then you will want to stir it less near the end. I prefer it more like this so I will stir it allot near the end so it breaks up. Also you can add three to four eggs if desired, after all it’s your soup.
The type of frozen mixed Vegetables I like to use
Also make sure your using a quality chicken stock, because you will be adding some low sodium soy sauce that will allow for just the right amount of salt in this soup.
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This vegetarian lo mein is packed with loads of veggies and super tasty noodles. Then it’s all tossed together in the most delicious sauce.
Having experimented with a few lo mein recipes over the years I’m confident you will love this one.
You can pretty much add whatever vegetables you have on hand for this stirfry.
However for my Vegetarian lo mein, I like to use carrots along with a red pepper, purple cabbage and snow peas.
Then I will top that prepares lo mein with freshly sliced green onions and serve it right from the pot.
The most difficult part about making this dish would be “chopping the vegetables”.
However if you have a food processor you can allow it to do some of the chopping for you.
I like to use it to slice my carrots and cabbage.
Once you have that part done then this whole recipe can then be pulled together in 15 minutes or less.
As for the sauce you want to be careful not to put too much sodium in it.
The lo mein noodles tend to have plenty of sodium in them.
So when using soya sauce to flavor be sure to use a low sodium kind or use way less than the what is specified in the ingredients.
Then there will be oyster sauce, ground ginger and sesame oil that will makes it perfect.
You can try teriyaki sauce instead of the oyster if prefered it will just give a slightly different flavor.
I love making my favorite takeout dishes at home, no longer do I order to my door.
When I can prepare these same dishes in a fraction of the time and cost at home I will do it.
That is not to say I do not go out to eat once in a while though.
Not to mention making these types of dishes at home are much healthier because you can be certain there are no msgs in it.
Notes: This recipe can also be made with just about any meat such as chinese pork, beef or shrimp. OR keep it vegetarian, which is also fantastic too!
Plus, if you like a little more heat to your dish then feel free to add more “red chili sauce” on the side. You know make it your own 🙂
Meal prep idea: Have dinner for yourself and plate two meal preps for the week ahead.
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This Bok Choy Chicken Garlic Soup is my go to soup for whenever I’m feeling run down and that is why I call it a flu fighter soup!
This Bok Choy Chicken Garlic Soup is made with chicken breasts, chicken broth, bok choy, garlic, onions and ginger. Which is sure to help you feel better after slurping a few bowls of this throughout the day! Looking for another healing soup recipe? Try my Healthy Celery Soup
There is two ways to serve this soup!
The first picture is my updated recipe and the one below is my older.
The differences are:
I chopped the chicken into smaller pieces along with the mushrooms, bok choy, garlic and onions.
Then served it with a lemon wedge for added vitamin C.
The way you prepare it is completely up to you, both are delicious!
IS SOUP GOOD FOR THE FLU
Yes, chicken soup is good for soothing both cold and flu symptoms.
The hot chicken broth helps break up the congestion and the salt can sooth a sore throat.
Then with the addition of garlic, ginger, onions and spices you are going to be consuming a lot of feel good nutrients.
So if you are wanting to fight off an impending cold or flu?
Keep yourself hydrated with a hot pot of soup is good to help cleanse and clear out the gunk from your system naturally.
This is the stuff you are going to want to make, feel free to add more garlic and ginger if you can handle it as well.
Which will amp up the nutrients as the onion, garlic and ginger all have amazing antibacterials properties.
The more you have the better your sure to feel during the dreaded cold and flu season.
Also in combination of this soup, be sure to add a Vitamin D supplement to your daily regime as well.
All these little yet big things can be of much help to getting you on the road to feeling better.
NOODLES THAT CAN GO INTO THIS SOUP
RAMEN
VERMICELLI
EGGNOODLES
NOODLES
RICE
HOW TO MAKE BOK CHOY CHICKEN GARLIC SOUP
I will prepare this on the stove top in a large batch and eat it all day long.
You can make this soup with chicken breasts, or you can also pick up a Rotisserie chicken and shred the chicken off the bird and boil the carcassto get the benefits from a bone broth soup.
For this soup, I just used the breasts however both methods are good to fight off a cold.
Keep in mind if you are using a whole bird, you won’t need any extra chicken stock since you will be making a bone broth from the bird.
If you are using chicken breasts then you will definitely want to use chicken stock. I believe this soup can prevent colds and the flu and heal the body, because every time I prepare this soup I feel so much better the next day. See recipe below for all the ingredients and full instructions!!
Now, I do not know about you but whenever I travel I tend to catch a cold!
Sucks I know, so beforehand I do my best to boost my immune system with supplements and eating healthy.
But sometimes no matter what you do, that pesky cold still comes on.
So a soup like this is sure to help the body to heal and feel better!
Ever since I started to incorporate this soup in my diet right around the time I travel, I manage to minimize or avoid the symptoms of the cold and for me that is great because I would rather be sick 24 hours versus 2 weeks.
Packed with immune boosting ingredients and nutrients, this soup is something you will definitely enjoy even when you’re not under the weather.
Feel free to add some egg noodles to it if you like. I hope you give it a try, and If you are not feeling well I hope this soup makes you feel a whole lot better.
HOW TO MAKE BOK CHOY SOUP
Start by slicing your mushrooms and chopping the baby bok choy into bite size pieces.
Next chop your onion, crush your garlic and peel and finely chop your your ginger root into tiny pieces. You can use powders if you prefer.
If you are using chicken breasts: dice them into bite size pieces and set aside.
If you are using a Rotisserie chicken: remove all the meat from your bird and then place the chicken carcass into a large stock pot and add cover with 8 cups of water. Simmer the carcass on low heat for 45 minutes turning a few times to allow the stock to develop.
Once the stock has developed, discard the carcass and place the remaining stock aside in a bowl.
Next, in your stock pot heat the olive oil and sauteed your onion, garlic and ginger for 2 minutes till fragrant.
Now, add in your shredded chicken, chicken stock along with all your bok choy
Add in all the spices and simmer on medium – low for 20 minutes.
Serve and allow your body to heal itself. Enjoy!
CAN YOU FREEZE BOK CHOY SOUP
Yes, it freezes well. Up to 3 months max though, you do not want a freezer burnt soup.
I have plenty of soup of other soups on this site that would help anyone to feel better. One of which is my Vegetable Egg drop soup.It is absolutely delicious and healthy for you as well.
Note: You can add egg noodles during the last 7 minutes of cooking if desired. And more chicken stock if your wanting more broth to the soup. Add more garlic and onion for more of an antibacterial boost.
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