Soups

[misty]

We moved from a different location in January, 2007. This thread was transferred from there and has a different format than the ones which are created on this site.



mom2adhdkid

Ok, I'll kick this one off. I am a big soup person -- they are easy to make and they last awhile (leftovers). Here's a quick and easy, yet homemade veggie soup:

1 - 1/2 lbs lean ground beef (browned w/ onions)
stewed tomatoes, diced, spaghetti sauce (whatever form of tomatoes you like)
lots of Italian seasoning
2 pckgs frozen mixed veggies (I like PictSweet) thawed in microwave

Dump it all in a pot and simmer.... top with cheddar cheese (if you haven't gone dairy free) or you can use low carb tortillas and melt cheese in those, yum!



Here is another -- my mom always calls it Portugese Soup

one pack of polish kielsaba sausage sliced thin and browned
add two chopped onions to browned sausage and cook til transparent
add 4 to 6 cans drained red kidney beans
add one small cabbage, coarsely chopped
add 6 to 8 red potatoes quartered with skins on
add enough beef broth to cover all
stir in 1 cup ketchup (more if you like)
season with salt and pepper
simmer til tender.


lillian

Here's a recipe for one of my favorite soups, modified from The Yellow Farmhouse Cookbook. Since it's getting to be that time of year for soup...Oh, and for all you vegetarians, like my husband, you can substitute vegetable stock for the chicken stock and leave out the sausage.

Lentil, Tomato, and Rice Soup

2 tblsp. butter
2 tblsp. olive oil
I cup of onion, chopped
1 stalk of celery, chopped
2 carrots chopped
2 large cloves of garlic, minced
1 cup of lentils, cleaned and picked over
5 cups of chicken stock
5 cups water
2 cups canned chopped tomatoes, with their juice
1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
1/3 cup uncooked rice
1/2 pound fresh spinach leaves, stemmed
l large link smoked sausage (I think that's around a pound), sliced into 1/2 inch slices

Heat butter and olive oil over medium heat. Add onions, carrots, and celery and saute for ten minutes or until the vegetables are tender. Add garlic and cook another 2 minutes. Add chicken stock, water, tomatoes, and lentils. Simmer for 45 minutes, then add sausage. Cook for an additional 15 minutes. Add salt, pepper and rice. Cover and cook for another 15 minutes or until rice is done. Taste and adjust the seasonings. Add spinach and cook for two or three more minutes, just until the spinach is wilted. Serve immediately, with garlic bread or other hot crusty bread.

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jj

I posted this on the other board but is my favorite. This will make plenty for a family meal or to freeze for later use.

Cheesy Broccoli Soup

Do these veggies one at a time & add to pot (for even cooking)
1 yellow onion - finely chopped
1 or 2 carrots - sliced
2 stalks celery - sliced
5 med potato's cubed
3 bunches of broccoli tops- lightly chopped (2 bunches if you use stems)
(You can vary the amounts of everything but the celery & onion)

Fill a 6 quart pot half-way with water. On med-high heat chop & add onions, slice & add carrots, slice & add celery, cube potato's and add. Cook for about 15 minutes or until vegies are getting tender. Add chopped broccoli. Cook 5-10 more minutes. Cover and shut off heat.

The Cheesy Sauce
1 1/2 Tbsp oil
1 1/2 Tbsp flour
1 pkg of finely grated Kraft cheddar cheese
1 quart of cream (rich/ fattening) or 1 quart of milk (skim or whole - you decide)

Pour 1/3rd of the cream (milk) in the big pot. Get a ladle ready to use. In a med size enamel (prefered) pan put oil and flour and cook/stir over med high heat until golden brown. Add the remaining cream (or milk) and stir. (Leave enough room for cheese and several ladles of veggie broth) Add cheddar cheese all at once and stir, stir, stir occationally using the ladle to transfer some of the veggie broth from the big pot into the sauce. Do this several times to bring the sauce to the same temp as the big pot of veggies. Once the cheese is completely melted slowly dump and stir into the big pot. Add pepper and salt to taste.

Serve with crusty french bread or crackers.


Charlie Girl

My kids love potato soup AKA Hot Dog soup.

Dice several potatoes and 1 med to large onion. Put in sauce pan and just cover with water. Boil until potatoes are tender. Do not drain water off.

Add a lot of hot dogs, sliced into 1/2 inch slices. (I usually have as much hot dog as potato as that is what my kids love the most.) Add a cup or 2 of milk and salt and pepper to taste.

Heat on low heat until hot dogs are heated through.

You can serve it in a bowl as soup or mash the potatoes with a fork and have the hot dogs on the side.

If you prefer, you can add green beans or peas also.

This is so quick and easy and I have never seen a kid who likes hot dogs not love this.

For a variation, you can also make it with fried ground beef.