Favorite Soup Recipe??

Tis' the season (we got our first snow today).

Give it up (please)! What is your favorite soup recipe?

Here's mine:

Chicken, Sausage & Rice Soup

2 c chicken breast (I often use leftover turkey)
¾ # sweet italian sausage in casing
1 c diced onion
2 t minced garlic
4 T olive oil
½ c red wine
4 c tomato juice
½ c diced red bell pepper
3 14.5 oz cans diced tomatoes
8 c chicken broth
¾ c raw white rice
S & P to taste

boil chicken (if not using up leftover chicken or turkey) and sausage to cook through. saute onion & garlic in olive oil until onion is soft. add wine, bring to a boil. add tomato juice, bell pepper, tomatoes, & chicken broth, return to a boil. reduce to simmer for at least 10 minutes. add rice and simmer until cooked through.

I tend to make this early in the day and let it simmer all day long. The rice gets super mushy, but that's okay by me. I love to serve it with grilled cheese sandwiches (especially ones made w/really nice cheese), and dunk away!

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c'mon people! 14 people have looked at this and none of you have a soup recipe to share???

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Give me a minute or five...

What do you want? The black bean and pumpkin or the white bean, pasta and salsa cruda?

[Vanquisher]

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I have several!

This one is frickin' awesome!

Corn and Crab Bisque

1 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup minced onions
1 cup uncooked sweet corn
2 tablespoons minced shallots
1 tablespoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons minced celery
Creole/Cajun/whatever you like seasoning blend
1 cup chicken stock (not broth)
3 bay leaves
Salt and white pepper
2 cup milk
2 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoons Old Bay
blond roux (1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup flour)
1 pound lump crab meat, picked over for shells and cartilage
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
Splash of Sherry

In a large sauce pot, heat the olive oil. When the oil is smoking hot, add the onions, corn, shallots, garlic, celery and saute for 1 minute. Season with creole seasoning. Add the stock, and bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil. Whisk in the milk, cream, and Old Bay. Bring back to a boil, reduce to a simmer. Simmer for 5-7 minutes. Whisk in the roux, 1 tablespoon at a time. Reduce the heat to low and continue to cook, whisking until the mixture thickens to desired thickness (I like it really thick and use all the roux). Stir in the crab meat, green onions, and Worcestershire and simmer for 6-8 minutes. Reseason if needed. Splash with sherry, stir, and serve.

Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup

Shred 3 cooked chicken breasts or other chicken as desired into pot.

Add in 1 can Rotel tomotoes (diced tomatoes with green chilies), 1 can of whole kernel sweet corn, 1 can of drained and rinsed black beans, chicken stock to desired, 1/2-1 tsp of cumin. Heat up. Serve with shredded cheese, tortilla chips, sour cream, fresh cilantro.

Baked Potato Soup

12 slices bacon
2/3 cup butter
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
7 cups half and half
4 large baked potatoes, peeled and cubed
4 green onions, chopped
1 1/2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper or to taste


DIRECTIONS
Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium heat until browned. Drain, crumble, and set aside.
In a stock pot or Dutch oven, melt the butter over medium heat. Whisk in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in milk, whisking constantly until thickened. Stir in potatoes and onions. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Mix in bacon, cheese, sour cream, salt, and pepper. Continue cooking, stirring frequently, until cheese is melted.

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Give me a minute or five...

What do you want? The black bean and pumpkin or the white bean, pasta and salsa cruda?

black bean AND pumpkin?? I'm all about black beans ... but with pumpkin? I'll go with the other one, please.

Heidi - thank you! You're up late!

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Oh, the black bean and pumpkin is sooo good. You don't really taste the pumpkin. At least I don't. I thought it would appeal to your sneaky chef.

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but do you really need to sneak in black bean?? they're like the perfect food! i could be brave and try it, but I'd be more likely to eat it if you made it for me and I didn't know the pumpkin was in there (yes, I'm much like a 6 year old).

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From Verdura by Viana La Place.

Summer White Bean Soup w/ Tomato Salad Topping

2 roma tomatoes, small dice
1/4 small red onion, small dice
10 basil leaves
5 T olive oil
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 tsp crushed red chile
2 cups cooked cannellini beans, reserve bean broth
3 c water
1/2 dried mezzi tubetti or other small pasta shape
Parmesan, grated

Combine tomato, red onion, 8 torn basil leaves, 1 T olive oil. Season with salt and set aside.

In soup pot (or dutch oven ), 4 T olive oil, garlic, red chile. Tear the remaining 2 basil leaves and add to the pot, cooking over low heat for 2-3 minutes. Add beans and all the liquid in the can and cook, covered, over medium low. Use a wooden spoon to crush some of the beans. After 15 minutes, add the water, bring to boil. Add salt to taste. Add the pasta, cook until al dente. Ladle soup into bowls. Spoon topping into each bowl, grind black pepper over, drizzle with olive oil, grate some Paremsan.

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Quick Chicken Corn Chowder from Cooking Light.

2 TBSP butter
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped celery
1 jalapeno pepper (seeded and minced)
2 TBSP all purpose flour
3 cups 2% milk
2 cups roasted, skinless, boneless chicken (~2 breast halves)
1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen corn
1 tsp fresh thyme OR 1/4 tsp dried thyme
1/4 tsp ground red pepper
1/8 tsp salt
1 (14 oz) can cream-style corn

Melt butter in large Dutch oven or pot over medium heat.

Add onion, celery and jalapeno; cook for 3 min or until tender, stirring frequently.

Add flour, cook 1 min, stirring constantly. Stir in milk and remaining ingredients.

Bring to a boil; cook until thick (~ 5 min)

Yield: 6 servings of ~ 1 cup each.

If chicken is cooked in advance, it is a very quick recipe.

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I'm on such a soup kick - I think I might make the corn chowder tomorrow.

I made this today:

Black Bean Soup

Ingredients
1 teaspoon olive oil
2 cups fresh salsa
2 15-ounce cans black beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
1 16-ounce can refried black beans
1/2 cup sour cream (optional)
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped (optional)


Preparation
Heat the oil in a saucepan or large pot over medium heat. Add the salsa and cook, stirring occasionally, for 4 minutes. Add the refried beans, black beans, and broth and bring to a simmer. Cook until warmed through, about 5 minutes. Ladle into bowls. Top with some of the remaining salsa and the sour cream and cilantro (if using).


Here were my changes: I used about 1 c salsa / 1 can tomatoes w/onion & chilis (I didn't want to open another salsa)
I did not do the sour cream or cilantro, and I added sliced smoked turkey sausage/kielbasa. It would have been just as delish w/o the sausage.

[samssugarmomma]

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I just discovered wedding soup. I'll see if I can find the recipe....

[samssugarmomma]

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I had this for lunch last week and I liked it.....


Italian Wedding Soup

1/2 pound uncooked ground turkey breast
1 large egg white(s), lightly beaten
2 Tbsp dried bread crumbs
1 1/2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp garlic powder
8 cup fat-free chicken broth
2 cup escarole, thinly sliced
1/2 cup onion(s), sweet-variety, thinly sliced
1/3 cup shredded carrots

In a medium bowl, combine turkey, egg white, bread crumbs, cheese, oregano and garlic powder; shape into 3/4-inch balls.

In a large saucepan, heat broth to boiling; stir in escarole, onion, carrot and meatballs. Return soup to boiling and then reduce heat to medium; cook at a slow boil for 15 minutes. Soup is done when meatballs float to the top and escarole is wilted.


from weightwatchers.com

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oh I love wedding soup!

[Meenah]

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I don't know which to try first.

[SuzySunshine]

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I make that same Taco Soup, made some last week to freeze. Yummy!