Hearty Vegetable Soup Perfect for Cold Weather

Hot Cookin' ^ | 12/8/10 | Kelly Estes

[latina4dubya]

i made albondigas soup for the first time a couple of days ago... it was sooooo goooood... i got such a good response from family and friends that i made it again the following day... i ate two bowls the first day and one bowl the following day and lost 2.5 lbs! i was so surprised... it’s a Mexican meatball soup... mine is spicy... i serve it with fried corn tortilla strips on top... and guacamole on the side to tame the spicy-ness...

[Jacktown]

My husband makes the best chicken noodle soup I’ve ever tasted.

Besides the chicken and noodles, he adds already cooked rice, cans of whole corn, canned green beans, potatoes and canned peas with a teaspoon of better than bouillon chicken base.

He uses that in gumbo too. It tastes creamy.

I love soup.

[ottbmare]

I’m dying to make a pot of split pea soup a la my mom’s, but don’t know where to get a ham bone with meat still on it. Do you make a deal with a butcher or what?

You have two choices: you can save the bone after you have a ham for a family dinner, as at Christmas or Easter; or you can just buy one of those small boneless butts for $7 or so and cut them up. Considering how many meals a huge pot of this soup will make, the $7 is not a bad investment.

Come to think of it, this is beginning to sound pretty tasty and it may be tomorrow's dinner. Please excuse me while I go open a bag of split peas so they soak overnight.

[deks]

Here’s a different link to the recipe...

http://www.hotcookin.net/2010/12/08/hearty-soup-soothes-scratchy-throat/print/

[StopBigGovt]

Sounds fabulous! I’ll be eating my leftover veggie soup again today as I try to beat this cold (cough, cough).

The better than bouillon chicken base is awesome. I keep that and the beef base in my fridge at all times.

I am thankful and very impressed with all the soup tips in this thread. Here’s to fabulous homemade soup!

[Kimmers]

As a fellow cold suffer that sounds yummy.....thank you

Here is a wonderful and easy chicken wild rice soup...easy to make and everyone loves it !!!!1

CHICKEN & RICE SOUP

Uncle Ben’s Classiques® - Long Grain & Wild Rice with Roasted Chicken Flavour 1 pkg. (1 pkg.)
oil 10 ml (2 tsp.)
onion, diced 125 ml (1/2 cup)
carrot, diced small 125 ml (1/2 cup)
celery, thinly sliced 125 ml (1/2 cup)
chicken breast halves without skin, cut into bite-sized pieces 225 g (1/2 lb)
Water or chicken broth 3 cups (750 mL)

INSTRUCTIONS: Prep: 5min. | Start to Finish: 30min. 1.Heat oil in a large non-stick pot and sauté vegetables for 2-3 minutes. Push vegetables to the sides of the pan and add chicken to the centre. Sauté until no pink remains.
2.Add rice and 1 L (4 cups) water, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes, or until rice is tender. Serve immediately.

[Jacktown]

This was a great thread you started.

Thank you. And yes, some wonderful tips.

[Revolting cat!]

Mmmmmm... Soupy!

[Larry Lucido]

No soupy for you!