Great Soup Recipes!

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• broccolitree

  September 2010

  I've been making broccoli cheddar soup the easiest way in the world for years, and i can't wait until it's cool enough to do again.  Basically, boil water with bouillon or broth, add broccoli, a little carrot and a smashed up garlic clove.  The broccoli should be just barely covered by the water.  Add a tiny bit of cayenne pepper and a few grounds of regular pepper, lid and boil until the broccoli is tender.  turn off the heat, run it through with an immersion blender.  At this point, it's just broccoli soup and super tasty anyway, especially with a mound of mashed potatoes at the bottom of the bowl.  For broccoli cheddar soup, return it to the heat and add a tbsp or so of beurre manie, simmer for 3-4 mins.  Turn off the heat, add some cream or half and half and a couple fistfuls of cheese and stir (or just hit it with the blender again).

  It sounds like a lot all typed out, but it takes less than 10 minutes to do and as long as you don't go too overboard on the cheese it's really good for you.

  I'm also really, reaaally looking forward to butternut squash soup, heh.  And kitchen sink minestrone, mmmm.
  

  

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• sandylou member

  September 2010

  I saw a recipe for Chicken tortilla soup this morning if you want to look back for it. It was a crock pot recipe.

  

  
  

   

  
  

  
  

  

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• Molluskwrangler member

  September 2010

  I'm a big fan of a lentil and spicy sausage soup.

  2 tablespoons olive oil
  1 cup minced onion
  3/4 cup grated and minced carrot
  1 tablespoon minced garlic
  1 pound uncooked hot Italian sausage
  7 cups water
  5 cups chicken broth
  1 pound dry lentils
  1 medium tomato, diced
  2 tablespoons vinegar
  1 tablespoon minced fresh basil
  1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
  2 bay leaves
  1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  1/2 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
  
  
  1. Heat up olive oil in a Dutch oven or large sauce pot over medium heat. Add
  onion, carrot, and garlic. Remove sausage from casing, and add it to the
  pan. Saute for 8 minutes, stirring often. Break up the sausage into
  bite-size bits as it cooks.

  
  2. Add the remaining ingredients to the pot, bring to a boil, then reduce
  heat and simmer for 1 hour.
   
  

  

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• columbiamommy member

  September 2010

  This soup is a favorite of both DH and myself.  We eat it with cheese quesadillas. 

  https://annies-eats.com/2007/12/27/chicken-tortilla-soup/

  This is a great soup if you need something quick.  Everyone I know loves it.  It's very similar to Panera's chicken and wild rice soup, before they changed their recipe (which I don't like as much).

  -1 rotisserie chicken cut into bite sized pieces
  

  -2 small cans of cream of chicken soup

  -1 box of Uncle Ben's long grain and wild rice (not the quick cook one)

  -cooked pieces of carrots and celery (I usually use 2 carrots and 2 pieces of celery
  

  Prepare the soup and rice separately as according to the directions on the package.  When both are ready, add the rice, chicken, carrots and celery to the cream of chicken soup.  That's it!  Enjoy!
  

  

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