Asian Inspired Zero Points Soup

I am not the biggest fan of Weight Watchers 0 point soup, even though it is a really easy thing to snack on for 0 points.  Weight Watchers is now out with variations of the 0 point soups.  

Two girls in my meeting suggested that you take Trader Joe's Pot Sticker's and put them in the soup

Asian-Inspired Zero POINTS Value Soup

Makes 12 servings

POINTS® value | 0 per serving

Ingredients

• 2 cups bok choy, chopped
• 2 cups Chinese cabbage, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup fresh ginger root, thinly sliced and julienned
• 4 small oyster mushrooms, chopped
• 2 cups scallions, chopped
• 1 cup canned water chestnuts, sliced (8 oz can)
• 1/2 cup red pepper, thinly sliced
• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
• 6 cups vegetable broth
• 1 cup bean sprouts, optional
• 2 cups snow peas, stringed
• 2 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
• 1/2 cup cilantro, finely chopped

Instructions

• Put bok choy, Chinese cabbage, garlic, ginger root, oyster mushrooms, scallions, water chestnuts, red bell pepper, red pepper flakes and vegetable broth into a large soup pot; stir to combine. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer, partly covered, for about 10 minutes. Toss in bean sprouts, if using, and snow peas during the last 3 to 4 minutes of simmering.
  
  
• Add soy sauce and cilantro. Serve.
  
  
• Serving size: about 1 cup
  
  

Variations

• We used the POINTS Tracker to calculate the following additions to an individual 1-cup serving:
• 2 oz cooked shrimp, POINTS value: 1
• 2 oz scallops, POINTS value: 1
• 1/4 cup firm tofu, POINTS value: 1
• 2 oz shredded or cubed white meat chicken, POINTS value: 1
• 2 oz Chinese roast pork, POINTS value: 2
• 1/2 tsp hot/spicy oil, POINTS value: .5