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This tom yum soup is just 1 SmartPoint per portion on the Weight Watchers Blue and Purple plans.
It is 2 SmartPoints per generous bowl on the Green plan.
The hot and sour Thai soup makes a delicious low point lunch or snack.
Soup really is a Weight Watchers friend!
As well as making a great low Smart Point lunch option, you can also have a bowl during the day as a low point snack whenever hunger strikes.
I love Thai food!
I love Tom Yum Soup!
So I was so excited to find, when Chicken and Prawns became 'zero heroes' when WW started the Freestyle plan, that I was able to make this soup for just 1 Smart Point per portion. Chicken & Prawns / shrimp continued to be zero SmartPoints on the Blue and Purple plans.
In fact, I was so excited that I had it for my lunch every day for a week!
No word of a lie!
However, variety probably is the spice of life and on Weight Watchers we are always being told to eat a variety of different food!
This recipe is an adaptation of a Tom Kerridge, Tom Yum recipe. I have adapted it a little bit, firstly to save time and secondly to fit with ingredients that I have more readily available to me.
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If you would like the Tom Kerridge recipe, then you can find it in his book 'Lose weight for good'.
A couple of notes about this recipe though - if you can't find galangal root then you can always use chopped ginger (just use a little bit more).
Galangal root does give your Tom Yum soup a more authentic taste but it's not as easy to track down than ginger.
I now keep a lump of galangal root in my freezer for times that I crave tom yum soup!
I made chicken stock using a stock pot but I have also made this soup with ready made stock from my local supermarket.
If you use ready made stock, just check the Smart Point value first as this can put the points up by a couple of points per recipe.
My last suggestion about this recipe is to use a good quality Tom Yum Paste.
There are many different brands available, some of which are much nicer than others. I used this one.
More Weight Watchers Soup Recipes
As I said before, soup really is a Weight Watchers friend. I really love this and this Zero Point Cabbage Soup is really popular.
If you are looking for a soup with lots of 'substance' then this Hearty Chicken Noodle Soup is also a favourite of mine.
Tom Yum Soup | Weight Watchers
Marianne
1 Smart Point per serving on Weight Watchers Flex / Freestyle
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 40 minutes mins
Course Soup
Cuisine Thai
Servings 4 people
Calories 254 kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups king prawns shelled
- 1 tsp shrimp paste
- 2 lemongrass stems remove outer layer and thinly slice
- 4 kaffir lime leaves
- 1 chunk galangal root (about 3cm square) thinly sliced
- 4¼ cups chicken stock I used a stock pot
- ⅗ cup water
- 3 tbsp tom yum paste
- 1 cup button mushroom halved
- 1 red chilli sliced on an angle
- 6 baby corn cut lengthways
- 1 skinless chicken breast sliced thinly
- 1 cup mangetout halved
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- 1 lime juiced
- coriander leaves
Instructions
Remove the outer layers of the lemongrass and discard before slicing thinly. Thinly slice the galangal root.
Place the galangal root in a saucepan along with the sliced lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, shrimp paste, chicken stock and water. Simmer for 10 minutes.
Remove the stock from the heat and sieve into a new saucepan. Stir in the tom yum paste until it disperses and then add the sliced chilli and bring it back to a simmer.
Add the mushrooms and babycorn and cook for 5 minutes.
Add the thinly sliced chicken and king prawns and cook for a further 4 minutes.
Add the mangetout and the bean sprouts and cook for 1 - 2 minutes.
Check that the chicken is cooked before taking off the heat.
Add the lime juice before ladling the soup into bowls. Garnish with torn coriander leaves.
Notes
Please be aware that the nutritional information below has been automatically generated and does not account for variations in product brands and types, weights of individual ingredients etc. It should therefore be considered as an estimate.
PointedKitchen.com has calculated Weight Watchers Smart Points based on the individual ingredients used to make this recipe and not from the following nutritional information.
PointedKitchen.com is not responsible for any loss or damage relating to your reliance on this nutritional information.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Tom Yum Soup | Weight Watchers
Amount per Serving
Calories
254
% Daily Value*
Fat
5
g
8
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
Cholesterol
245
mg
82
%
Sodium
1128
mg
49
%
Potassium
799
mg
23
%
Carbohydrates
16
g
5
%
Fiber
2
g
8
%
Sugar
5
g
6
%
Protein
39
g
78
%
Vitamin A
767
IU
15
%
Vitamin C
41
mg
50
%
Calcium
133
mg
13
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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