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---SOUPS---

A Helpful Hint To Remember
When making homemade soups, drop a lettuce leaf into the pot toabsorb excess grease. Then simply remove the saturated leaf before serving.
By Jean Dempsey--Jupiter, Florida

CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

1/4 cup chopped onion
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
3 cups chicken stock
1/4 bay leaf
1 cup chopped broccoli
1/2 cup half and half

Saute onions in butter; add flour when onions are clear. Cook until flour is done; add chicken stock, bay leaf and broccoli (put in blender if lumpy). Cook until vegetables are tender. Add half and half and season taste.
Serve hot.
1 quart

CHUNKY CHICKEN-NOODLE SOUP

1 broiler-fryer, cut into pieces and skinned
3 fresh celery leaves
4 cups water
3/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/3 cup sliced green onions
1/2 cup sliced celery
1/2 cup sliced carrot
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon coarse pepper
2 cups water
1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules or chicken soup base
1 cup uncooked egg noodles
1 bay leaf
Coarsely ground pepper (optional)

Combine first 5 ingredients in Dutch oven; bring to boil. Cover; reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes. remove chicken from broth; let cool.
Strain chicken broth; discard celery leaves and fat. Return broth to Dutch oven; add green onions and next 9 ingredients. Cover and simmer 20 minutes.
Bone and coarsely chop chicken; add to broth mixture and cook 5 minutes longer;
remove bay leaf
6 cups

Recipe from SOUTHERN LIVING MAGAZINE--January, 1988

CREAMY HAM CHOWDER

8 ounce package frozen mixed vegetables, mixed vegetables with onion sauce, or green peas in onion sauce
18 ounce can creamy chunky mushroom soup (Campbell's) undiluted
1 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon dillweed
1/8 teaspoon fresh coarsely ground black pepper
6-3/4 ounce can chunk ham, drained and broken into chunks (or dice you own ham)
1 ounce shredded Swiss cheese
1/4-1/2 cup plain croutons

Place vegetables in 2-quart casserole; cover and microwave at High for 7-9 minutes, until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in soup; gradually add milk, stirring until blended. Add dillweed and pepper.
Microwave at High 3 minutes; stir. Add ham and microwave at High 2-3 minutes, until thoroughly heated. Let stand 2 minutes. Sprinkle each serving with cheese and croutons.
4-1/2 cups

Recipe from SOUTHERN LIVING MAGAZINE--March, 1988

HAM AND BEAN CHOWDER

1 pound dried great Northern beans
2 cups chopped onion
1 cup sliced celery
3 tablespoons butter
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 meaty ham bone
2 cups water
14 ounce can chicken broth (or make your own with bouillon or soup base)
14 ounce can stewed tomatoes
2 bay leaves
2 whole cloves,br> 1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 cups milk
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese

Rinse beans and place in a Dutch oven or soup kettle; add water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 1 hour. Drain beans and discard liquid.
In the same kettle, saute onnion, celery and garlic in butter until tender. Add beans, ham bone, water, broth, tomatoes, bay leaves, cloves and pepper; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat; cover and simmer 2 hours. Remove ham bone, bay leaves and cloves. When cool enough to handle, remove ham from bone; cut into small pieces and return to soup.
Chill for 8 hours, or overnight. Skim fat from soup. Stir in milk; cook on low until heated through. Just before serving, stir in cheese. 12-14 servings (3-1/4 quarts)

SOUTHWEST SOUP

1 to 2 pounds lean ground beef, browned
1 can diced Rotel (hot tomatoes) (2 cans if you like your food spicy)
1 can beef broth
2 large (4 small) cans CampbellÂ’s Homestyle Minestrone soup
4 green onions, white part only, chopped

Cook at medium to low heat until very thick (or according to your taste.) It might be a good idea to cook the onion with the ground beef--and I use lots more onion (not necessarily green ones). You can also add regular stewed tomatoes, if you want it to go farther--but not hot ones!! Or more minestrone.

Recipe from Juli White Addington, Basil's first cousin--Lubbock, Texas--1996

SPRING CHOWDER

14 ounce can of vegetable broth
16 ounce can of small whole potatoes, drained and liquid reserved
10 ounce package of frozen mixed vegetables
1 cup frozen small whole onions
1-1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
10 ounces smoked ham
2 cups half-and-half
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Bring broth and potato liquid to boil in a large sauce pan; add mixed vegetables, onions and thyme. Return to boiling; reduce heat to medium. Cover and cook 5 minutes, until onions are just tender.
Meanwhile, finely chop ham and potatoes. Add ham, potatoes, half-and-half and pepper to saucepan. Cover; simmer to heat through (do NOT boil), about 2 minutes..
4 servings (8 cups)

SLIM VICHYSSOISE

3/4 pound potatoes, peeled and cut into 2” chunks (about 2 cups)
2 leeks (1 pound), cleaned and cut across in 2 inch slices (1-1/4 cups)
2-1/4 cups fresh or canned chicken broth (unsalted)
1/3 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons snipped fresh chives

Place potatoes and leeks in work bowl of food processor; process until coarsely chopped. Scrape into a 2-1/2 quart soufflé ¤ish; add 1-1/2 cups broth. Cover tightly and microwave at 100% for 10 minutes. remove and uncover.
Place ricotta in work bowl and process until smooth; add cooked potato mixture and about 1/4 cup of broth and process until smooth.
Scrape into serving bowl. Whisk in remaining broth, buttermilk and salt. Refrigerate until chilled.
Serve with chives sprinkled on top.
4 servings

SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN CORN CHOWDER

4 servings

1 can cream-style corn
½ teaspoon olive or canola oil
1 cup chopped onions
1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic (or equivalent in dried or fresh garlic)
14 ounces fat-free chicken broth
1 can reduced-fat cream of chicken soup (Campbell's Healthy Request)
4 ounce can diced green chilies
12 ounce can chicken breast meat
½ teaspoon chili powder, or more to taste
½ teaspoon ground cumin
1 cup low-fat milk
Optional: Shredded Mexican-blend cheese to garnish

Place oil in 4-1/2-quart Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-high heat. Stir in the onions and cover; cook about 5 minutes, until onions are crisp-tender. Stir in the garlic; add chicken broth and raise heat to high. Add cream of chicken soup; stir to mix well.

Allow the soup to come to a boil while draining the chilies and chicken, then add them to the pot. When the soup boils, reduce heat to low. Add the creamed corn, chili powder and cumin; stir to mix well. Remove pot from the heat and stir in the milk. Serve at once, garnished with cheese, if desired.


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