Kitchen

[Sooner]

@QVCkitty1 Who uses a recipe for soup?  Do people REALLY do that?  

[okaywitheasypay]

Progresso traditional soups -- Hey I bought them , put them in my pantry , and snap the cap in MY home ! = homemade.

They are especially tasty when the  stores sell them for .99 if you buy 8 .

In cold weather I like my own chilli and pozole soup.

I find the small rice cookers or pressure cookers handy for bits and pieces of leftovers combined with broth handy for making 1 or 2 servings quick and tasty.

[shoptilyadropagain]

I make my Southwest Chicken Tortilla Soup and Chili all winter long (actually early fall through late spring).  I normally make Beef Barley Vegetable soup at least once in the winter although the past few times I've made it, I used Quinoa instead of the Barley.  I also like to make Potato Soup at least once a season too but it's been about three years since I've made it.  

[Caligurll]

Tonight I will finish up a batch of minestrone soup I made Saturday.  This recipe calls for red wine vinegar; I didn't have any the first time I made it but I did have an old bottle of balsamic vinegar and it really adds an amazing flavor to it.  

Other favorites are potato soup with green chiles and lentil soup.

[cookinfreak]

@deepwaterdotter 

I make the Machine Sheds Potato Soup a lot, but mine is a little different. It's called Twice Baked Potato Soup and it has bacon in it, and I use chicken boullion. It is so good. I love any kind of potato soup!!

Not sure who posted that they like Campbells Bean with Bacon. I like that too but sometimes I mix that with a can of Cheddar Cheese, 1 can water and 1 can milk. Garnish it with cheese and garlic croutons. Yummmy!

cookin

[Mellyg]

@amyb 

am so sorry, I thought I replied!  I use a vegetable broth, any store bought one your prefer. I'm sure a chicken broth would work just as well, but I'm a vegetarian.  

Also, if you haven't tried the butternut squash soup that @deepwaterdotter menrned, I second that recommendation! I've made it before and it was delicious, the apple really made it! That's huge coming from me, because I'm finicky about squash! 

[Zaimee]

Matzoh ball soup with chicken. I use the box mix(Streit).

I make it at home so, homemade!

[noodleann]

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@QVCkitty1 wrote:

This AM. I'm making minestrone. I'm not using a recipe, I just checked a bunch of different recipes online and I'm winging it. It's a lot of prep work, but so far it smells great. I just added some parm , but I'm going to add the pasta separately as I serve it, so it  doesn't get mushy.  It's funny, minestrone is my favorite, but I've never made it. What is your favorite soup ? 

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My favorite soup that I made is split pea, but only using Emeril Lagasse's recipe. It's definitely not a dump recipe, but AFAIC, it's worth it. It can be found on the Food Network. 

I use recipes because I want the benefit of what others have learned. I haven't made much soup in my life--I like stews better--but hope to do some this winter. I've just ordered Bernard Clayton's huge book of soups, stews, and breads, and am looking forward to trying out some of those recipes.

[Sapphiregal]

I never use a recipe to make soups. Mainly because I prefer to make small amounts - just enough for 2 people.

So, today I made Broccoli and Potato Cheddar soup. I used about half of a head of broccoli, chopped. One mediu!m russet potato, cut into small chunks. Half of an onion, finely chopped, and a very small amount of diced carrot. One cup water and 2 cups chicken stock. Boil till veggies are soft. Add some half and half or cream and about half cup of Velveeta cheese or cheddar. Thicken with a tablespoon or two of flour mixed with a little water. Season with salt, pepper, and if desired, some red pepper flakes. If you like bacon, you can top with crumbled crisp bacon.