I recently discovered cooking videos on about.com.  I was going through my freezer and found two opened bags of shrimp.  I googled shrimp recipes and found one for shrimp wonton soup.  Great Ithought!  I have everything for that!  Turns out my wonton wrappers had molded, so I ended up cutting up my egg roll wrappers – worked perfectly!

Shrimp Wontons

  • 12 ounces shrimp (that’s what I ended up having after peeling the frozen shrimp)
  • handful fresh cilantro
  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
  • 1 tablespoon spicy stir fry sauce
throw everything in the food processor and pulse until just mixed
throw everything in the food processor and pulse until just mixed
it doesn't look pretty - but the end result is delicious!
it doesn't look pretty - but the end result is delicious!
each wonton held about 1/2 teaspoon of the shrimp mixture
each wonton held about 1/2 teaspoon of the shrimp mixture
it made a lot!
it made a lot!

Then boil – I gently put them in the water and swirled the water with a spoon so they wouldn’t stick to the bottom of the pot.  You know when they are ready when they rise to the top – about 2 to 3 minutes.

all done!
all done!

The base of the soup is 8 cups chicken broth, 2 diced carrots, sliced peapods, bean sprouts, grated ginger and crushed red pepper flakes.

2 cup serving comes in at 260 calories, 4.5 fat ,12 protein, 29 carbs and 6 fiber
2 cup serving comes in at 260 calories, 4.5 fat ,12 protein, 29 carbs and 6 fiber
with a boring salad - I forgot my veggies at home! Oh well, with 1 tsp. Annie's goddess dressing
with a boring salad - I forgot my veggies at home! Oh well, with 1 tsp. Annie's goddess dressing

All together lunch comes in at 373 calories, 14 fat, 13 protein, 52 carbs and 7 fiber.

Quick questions – this week’s BSI challenge is “greens.”  Do you think baby spinach is considered a green, or just things like kale and turnip greens?

And I am proud to say I walked for 45 minutes at lunch and it felt so good, but my calves really felt the hills today!!

Lunch break is ovah!  Come back tonight – I switched up the menu a bit based on our weather, so tonight is Grilled Boneless Pork Chops!  See you then! 😀