Spinach Egg Drop Soup

  • active time • 10 min
  • cook time • 5 min
  • freezer friendly? No

Budget Details

  • • serves 8
  • • one recipe = $6.85
  • • one serving = $0.86
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This 5 min spinach and egg drop soup soup is so easy and its perfect for days when you don’t feel like cooking.

One of the things I love most about home cooking is how flexible it can be – especially with soups like this. With a few tweaks recommend below, I can serve up the same dish for the whole family. Here is how you can adapt the 5-min spinach and egg drop soup for everyone in the family.

How to serve spinach egg drop soup for babies & toddlers

  • Use homemade broth and leave out salt, soy sauce and pepper.
  • Remove spinach and blend to add to baby porridge.
  • Add carrots to soup for added fibre.
  • Serve soup over rice for older children.
  • Make sure to clear babies of egg allergy before serving.

Frugal adult-friendly variations & add-ons for hungry teenagers

  • Add sliced chicken thigh, fish, prawns, silken tofu or minced pork for added protein. 
  • Pair with mains such as oven-baked chicken, teriyaki salmon and pork and potato stir fry.
  • Serve with rice and sliced chilli padi! Yum!

Budget tips for spinach egg drop soup

  • Use whatever you have on hand – swap spinach out for other greens such as cai xin, cabbage, nai bai or chinese lettuce.
  • It is a good practice to maintain a pack of leafy greens in your fridge as a quick and easy way to add fibre to any meal.

Busy day tips for spinach egg drop soup

  • Keep homemade frozen stock (ikan bilis or chicken) on hand to whip up quick soup dishes.
  • Keep eggs as pantry staple
  • Opt for stock cubes if you are pressed for time. They are ok too!

This is a simple recipe I come back to again and again. You can even offer to bring it for a party and it will be a favourite with everyone!

It comes together with such humble ingredients and you can really stretch a modest grocery budget with this soup.

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Spinach Egg Drop Soup

Prep Time5 minutes
Course: Side Dish, Soup
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: best soup, healthy soup
Servings: 8

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 packet spinach, sharp or round life ($1.50)
  • 2 l stock (homemade or with cubes) ($4.00)
  • 2 eggs, beaten ($0.44)
  • 3 tbsp wolfberries ($0.91)
  • salt
  • soya sauce
  • pepper

Instructions

Preparation

  • Remove roots of spinach and rinse thoroughly with water to remove any soil or sand. Cut spinach into shorter lengths.
  • Beat eggs.
  • Rinse wolfberries with water.

Cooking

  • Bring ikan bilis soup stock to a rolling boil.
  • Add wolfberries.
  • Add spinach and bring to a boil. Cook until spinach is almost tender.
  • Season with salt, pepper and soya sauce to taste.
  • Lower to a slow simmer. Stir soup while pouring in beaten egg slowly.

Notes

Tips: 
  • Use a measuring cup with a spout to pour egg in a fine stream. 
  • Add sliced chicken thigh, fish, prawns, silken tofu or minced pork for added protein. 
  • Serve and enjoy with rice.