Tag Archives: Soups

When Your Family is Tired of Chicken

You know that I love cooking with chicken. It is a relatively inexpensive protein source, it is lean, and it is versatile. This week, however, I think we have hit a big wall, a chicken wall so to speak. (Boy, I bet that conjures up all sorts of funny imagery, huh?) Anyway, it started out innocently enough. Our local grocery store was offering whole name brand fat chicken roasters for $.79 a pound. Around here, that is a very good thing. I like the roasters because after cooking them, I can also make homemade gravy, chicken stock and have plenty … Continue reading →

Comfort Foods: Super Soups

Canned soups can come in handy when you are pressed for time and need to get a meal on the table fast. But, what most people don’t realize is that homemade soup doesn’t require a ton of time to prepare, and it’s so much healthier than the canned version. The following recipes prove that. Tip: Double the recipe and you can have delicious and nutritious leftover soup for lunch or dinner the next day. SIMPLE POTATO SOUP Ingredients: 1 medium onion, diced 2 stalks celery, finely chopped 4 tablespoons butter 1 (32-ounce) bag frozen Southern style hash brown potatoes 3 … Continue reading →

Vegetarian Soups for the Crock Pot

Slow Cooker Mediterranean Stew For this recipe, you will need 1 butternut squash, 1 large eggplant, 2 zucchinis, 1 (10-ounce) package frozen okra, 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce, 1 medium onion, 1 ripe tomato, 1 carrot, vegetable broth, raisins, garlic cloves, ground cumin, ground turmeric, crushed red pepper, ground cinnamon, and paprika. To prep for this recipe, you will need to peel, seed, and cube the butternut squash. Cube the eggplant and zucchini, but keep the peel on. Chop the onion, tomato, and one garlic clove. Slice one carrot thinly. In the crock-pot on low heat, combine the cubed … Continue reading →

Freezer Cooking Soup and Stew Recipes For Those Cold Winter Months

With the cold autumn and winter months rapidly approaching, I thought it should be my freezer cooker queen duties to share with you a few of my favorite soup recipes for this time of year. I try to make hearty soups in the winter, to fill the stomach and warm the soul. There are two tips I have learned about freezing soup. First, allow the soup to cool completely before putting it into the freezer. Second, when storing soup, use plastic microwaveable containers to freeze. This way it can go from freezer to microwave without anything in between. Typically I … Continue reading →

Czech Cabbage Soup

I saw this recipe and it sounded yummy – it reminded me of the cabbage soup diet, but with a little more substance. For this recipe, you will need beef soup bones, one small onion, carrots, bay leaves, beef short ribs, thyme, paprika, one head of cabbage, two cans of diced tomatoes, salt, Tabasco sauce, parsley, lemon juice, sugar, and sauerkraut. To prep for this recipe, chop enough onion to make one cup. Peel and chop three carrots. Chop the head of cabbage and chop enough parsley to make 1/4 cup. Peel and chop two cloves of garlic. Preheat the … Continue reading →

Easy Italian Soups

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Our weather here in Jacksonville is so strange. One day, it is smothering hot, the next, it is cool. It must be coastal living. Today, because it is cool, my mind has turned towards soups. Here are a couple of easy Italian soup recipes you will love. White Bean Chicken Soup For this recipe, you will need four boneless chicken breasts, celery, carrots, one small onion, garlic cloves, chicken broth, olive oil, fresh parsley, one hot chili pepper (optional), cannelloni beans (or other white beans), and instant polenta. Cut your chicken breast into 1 1/2 strips. Slice three stalks of … Continue reading →