Chinese Egg Drop Soup (non-traditional)

Are you tired of turkey left-overs yet? Erika at Alaskan Bargain Hunter is sharing her Chinese Egg Drop Soup with us today! Sounds delicious, fast and easy!

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I am one of those women who would LOVE to be a “domestic Goddess”. You know, one of those women who you could send into a kitchen with a match, a cup of flour and a glass of water and she’d walk out with a gourmet meal? After having children, I quickly realized that my dreams of being “Miss Domestic Goddess” were out of line and it was more realistic to wish myself into “Miss How-in-the-Heck-am-I-Going-to-get-Dinner-Done-With-Two-Young-Kids-Climbing-Me”.

I have found various recipes throughout the years that allow me to get dinner on the table quickly AND cheaply and I came up with this one. It’s made in the microwave, preferably with your kids (if old enough to do microwave cooking…although that never stops my kids from trying) and is done in ten minutes tops. Can’t beat that!

Chinese Egg Drop Soup (non-traditional)

1 Tablespoon Cornstarch
2 Cans Chicken Broth
1/2 Cup Frozen Mixed Japanese or Oriental Style vegetables
1 Egg

Put the cornstarch into a microwave safe 1 1/2 quart container and add the broth SLOWLY while stirring to incorporate evenly (avoids lumps). Stir in the frozen veggies and cover container.

Microwave on high 3 minutes. Stir. Return to microwave and microwave on high 4 additional minutes or until everything is nice and steamy hot and the veggies are done.

Meanwhile, beat egg in small bowl.

Remove soup from microwave and add egg and stir once (don’t overstir or you won’t end up with any “egg drops” in your soup…you’ll just end up with some egg ADDED to your soup.

Ladle into bowls. Serves 4.

Dinner in 10 minutes. Sweet Deal. And since it’s done in the microwave, have your kids help you out. Cooking with kids is important and will help them survive later in life =).

Erika Buswell runs a fun blog dedicated to finding deals and bargains in Alaska, The Alaskan Bargain Hunter. She currently lives with her husband and two overly ambitious rugrats all the while finding time to live frugally.

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