Thai Basil Dumpling Soup

dumplings

🥗Healthier: zucchini noodles

💰Cheaper: rice noodles

Zucchini noodles reduce carbs while maintaining texture.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lower in calories.

fresh basil

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: dried basil

Spinach offers similar nutrients.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce offers umami flavor without fish.

Gather your ingredients and tools.

Chop sugar peas into bite-sized pieces, aiming for about 1/2 cup.

Cut blue oyster mushrooms into bite-sized pieces, keeping the flower shape visible; use about 1/2 cup.

Chop onion, aiming for about 1/4 cup, and chop green tops for garnish.

Open the dumpling package and remove the sauce; measure the sauce to know how to divide it.

Take out 3 dumplings for a single serving; note that they freeze well in an airtight container.

Lightly spray a skillet with cooking spray and heat it up.

Brown the dumplings on both sides, moving the vegetables around to help them cook.

Check if the dumplings are browned; if not, let them brown a bit longer.

Add a little bouillon to the skillet to release flavor.

Turn off the heat and add the remaining bouillon and about 1/4 of the sauce from the dumpling packet.

Check if the broth is hot enough; heat for a few more minutes if desired.

Plate the soup by taking the dumplings out momentarily, then pouring the soup into a bowl.

Place the dumplings back into the soup with the rounded side up.

Garnish with chopped green onion tops.

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