I didn’t realize the turkey sausage I planned to make soup with was honey garlic rather than Italian, so I changed my dinner plans last minute and this is what I got. I enjoyed it enough to make a point of writing this post so I can remember how to make it again. Enjoy!! Ingredients…
Category: Soup
Sick Roommate Chicken Soup
An all around comfort food. Eat it while you’re healthy, eat it while you’re sick. You won’t be disappointed. Ingredients: 4 chicken thighs, diced 2 medium onions, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 celery stalks, diced 2 carrots, peeled and diced 2 900ml tetra pak chicken stock 3 cups of water 3 cups spinach, chopped…
Chicken Bruschetta Soup with Tortellini
Adapted from a soup that Jen makes, and made my own with added spinach and tortellini. Easy meal for a crowd, and hearty enough to be a main course. Also freezes great, so great for a freezer meal or lunches. Ingredients: 1 large red onion, chopped (what I had in the house, 2 yellow onions…
Hot and Hearty Soup
I made this once this past winter with a few different ingredients and regretted not writing it down. It turned out even better tonight, so here’s what I did: Ingredients 3 hot Italian pork sausages 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp minced garlic 2 med onions, chopped 3 stalks of celery, chopped 3 carrots, chopped…
Cream of Broccoli Soup
Inspired by Martha Stewart. But surely better than her recipe. Ingredients: 1.4 cup unsalted butter 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 4 cups water 2 knorr veggie stock pots 8 small leeks (or two large leeks), chopped 1 whole medium head of broccoli (including stem) chopped 1/2 cup 10% cream Coarse salt and ground pepper Method: Melt…
Squash Fennel Soup
A new recipe coming from Stacey. Delicious heart-healthy vegetarian soup that starts on the barbeque! Ingredients: 1/2 large Hubbard squash 1 tbsp olive oil 4 cups knorr veggie stockpot 1 bulb fennel chopped 5 small leeks chopped 2 apples chopped 2 star aniseed 2 bay leaves 1 cinnamon stick Method: Cut squash in half…
Moroccan Peanut Veggie Soup
Excellent new recipe of Jen’s. I think what made it so great was all the extra cayenne pepper. Enjoy! Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium yellow onion chopped 2 celery stalks chopped 2 teaspoons minced garlic 2 teaspoons ground chili powder 1 teaspoon grated fresh gingerroot 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon cayenne powder…
Fresh Tomato & Turkey Sausage Soup
I made this tonight for the first time, roughly following a few different tomato soup recipes and using what I already had in the house. It’s became a favourite right away. I hope you like it too. Ingredients 2 small onions, chopped finely 2 celery stalks, chopped finely 1 carrot, chopped finely 1 tbsp butter…
Spicy Beef Lentil Soup
Ingredients: 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 large onion, chopped salt & pepper, to taste 2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes 3 celery ribs, chopped 3 carrots, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 large potato, chopped 2 tsp curry powder 1 tsp cumin 2 cups dry red lentils 2.5 cups beef, cubed 1 cup…
Thai Hot-and-Sour Shrimp Soup
Ingredients: 20 cups water 6 tbsp chicken Bovril 1/2 Spanish onion coarsely chopped (or 1 cup chopped green onions) 1 tbsp (or to taste) hot pepper sauce 1 tbsp soya sauce 1 lb frozen cooked shrimp 2 tbsp chopped cilantro 1 tsp grated lemon rind 1 1/2 tbsp fresh lemon juice or lime juice optional:…
Mulligatawny Soup
This has become a new favourite of mine for work lunches. In a covered dish, bake 2-4 chicken breasts or 6-8 chicken thighs on thin slices of lemon at 450°F for 35 minutes In olive oil, sauté for 5-10 minutes: 2 chopped onions 2 chopped carrots 2-4 stalks of celery 1 green pepper 1 tart…
Lemongrass Chicken Noodle Soup
All the comfort of traditional chicken noodle soup with an Asian twist Ingredients: 2 stalks lemongrass (crush with the butt of the knife and chop into large pieces ) ½ package rice noodles 1 thumb-size piece ginger (thinly sliced) 4-6 cups chicken broth 2-3 chicken thighs or 1-2 boneless chicken breasts (sliced into small pieces) 1…