Need easy soup or salad recipe?

[left210]

Our school is having a teacher appreciation lunch. They have having soup and salads for the teachers. Any recommendations on something that is super easy to throw together but that is tasty? I am short on time right now and want to send something in but need it to be easy.

 

[iheartwalt]

Italian Pasta Salad goes over well when I make it. Sorry I don't have the package sizes but all are the standard ones
Box of the three color rontini cooked according to the package ( i usually cook to a smidge past al dente) and cooled
Mix the cooled pasta with:
A diced bell pepper
A package of grape tomatoes halved
Package of mini pepperoni
Kraft Zesty Italian dressing (about a full bottle of the small bottle or half of a normal size bottle, enough to coat everything)
Sprinkle shredded parmesan over the top.

 

[wishesuponastar]

http://www.health.com/health/recipe/0,,10000001891979,00.html

That is a delicious salad! My whole family loved it.

 

[ms1031]

Taco Soup - Love this stuff!

Total Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients:
2 pounds ground beef
1 tablespoon olive oil, if ground beef is very lean
1 large onion, chopped
1 can (15 ounces) pinto beans
1 can (11 to 15 ounces) whole kernel corn ,drained
1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes - Mexican style if available
1 can (10 to 15 ounces) Rotel tomatoes (or tomatoes with green chile peppers)
1 pkg. (about 1 ounce) taco seasoning mix -(opt.)
1 pkg. original hidden valley ranch dressing(dry)
2 1/2 cups water or more, to make soup broth
Preparation:
Brown ground beef and onions in a large pan with olive oil if needed; drain off fat. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for an hour or so.

 

[wiigirl]

http://www.health.com/health/recipe/0,,10000001891979,00.html

That is a delicious salad! My whole family loved it.

Yum!

 

[MomToOne]

I came up with a salad at home that is a near copy of the Cheesecake Factory's BBQ chicken salad. I just add whatever amounts look right of the following ingredients:

- Romaine lettuce
- Corn (I use defrosted frozen corn)
- Black beans (I use rinsed canned beans)
- Chopped tomatos (Squeeze the seeds out first - this helps to keep the salad from getting to "wet")
- Shredded grilled or roasted chicken (you can buy one of those Roasted Chickens at the grocery store for a major time saver here)
- Chopped avocado (if I can't find a nice ripe one, I just leave this out - it's still good that way; if the salad is going to be sitting around, be sure to treat the avocado with lime juice to keep it from discoloring)
- A little bit of cheese (I use a packaged shredded Mexican cheese blend)

For the dressing, I mix equal amounts of bottled BBQ sauce and bottled Ranch dressing.

Top with French's Fried Onions for some extra crunch.

Even DD13, who generally hates all of the items above individually, loves them mixed this way!

 

[Southernmiss]

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/broccoli-cole-slaw-recipe/index.html

Love this salad and it couldn't be easier with prechopped bagged vegetables from the grocery.

I am eating it right now in fact. Used a romain/cabbage/radish/green onion salad mix instead of the broccoli this time and it's just as good. Made it without the ramen seasonings this time. And I did not heat anything in the skillet. Just dump bag, mix dressing, pour over salad, toss and eat.

 

[maplevale]

I LOVE Quinoa Greek Salad (and quinoa has protien in it which could be lacking in a soup and salad meal)

Cook quinoa according to directions (takes about 20 minutes) then I spread on a baking sheet and throw in the freezer to cool

Cut up 1 cucumber, quart of cherry tomatoes (halve the tomatoes), chop a bunch of green onions, few tablespoons of black olives and copped feta

Mix all together with quinoa and add about 1/2 bottle of Kraft Mediterranean Greek and Feta dressing


Squash soup is also REALLY easy and fast

Peel and dice your square (butternut/acorn)
In a pan saute some onion and garlic until really soft
add 2 boxes of Campbells low sodium chicken stock (can use veggie) and squash
cook until squash is soft.
Using an immersion blender, blend until smooth
taste for salt and pepper
Add a dash of milk or cream (I have made it to this point and frozen - when at work I just add 1-2 creamers to my bowls and it just finishes it off!)

 

[HeatherC]

I make a crockpot soup with ground beef that is really good...but better the next dayso it is a good make ahead.

Basically...brown 1lb. ground beef. Season with Italian Seasoning, salt and pepper, etc.

Put in crockpot with diced carrots, celery, onion, corn, two cans beef broth, one large can diced tomatoes with juice, some tomato sauce...maybe two cans. I also add 3/4 cup of rice and just let it cook all day.

Can't really mess it up. Last time I also added a jar of sliced roasted red peppers which was yummy. Very hearty and filling.

 

[mrp4352]

We do this one, but we use Ranch Style beans instead of pinto and we use a can of minestrone soup (condensed) instead of the diced tomatos. (actually, we basically use whatever frozen veg and cans of 'soupy or bean' stuff we have!)

Taco Soup - Love this stuff!

Total Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients:
2 pounds ground beef
1 tablespoon olive oil, if ground beef is very lean
1 large onion, chopped
1 can (15 ounces) pinto beans
1 can (11 to 15 ounces) whole kernel corn ,drained
1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes - Mexican style if available
1 can (10 to 15 ounces) Rotel tomatoes (or tomatoes with green chile peppers)
1 pkg. (about 1 ounce) taco seasoning mix -(opt.)
1 pkg. original hidden valley ranch dressing(dry)
2 1/2 cups water or more, to make soup broth
Preparation:
Brown ground beef and onions in a large pan with olive oil if needed; drain off fat. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for an hour or so.

 

[tina.tina]

Italian Pasta Salad goes over well when I make it. Sorry I don't have the package sizes but all are the standard ones
Box of the three color rontini cooked according to the package ( i usually cook to a smidge past al dente) and cooled
Mix the cooled pasta with:
A diced bell pepper
A package of grape tomatoes halved
Package of mini pepperoni
Kraft Zesty Italian dressing (about a full bottle of the small bottle or half of a normal size bottle, enough to coat everything)
Sprinkle shredded parmesan over the top.

Everyone loves pasta salad when I make it, too. I usually stick in broccoli florets and a little jarred spaghetti sauce. Last time I made it, I used both the 3 color rotini and a box of pasta salad mix to add extra color with olives, pepper, and other ingredients without the cost of each individual item.

 

[TLuvsD]

Lentil Soup
Lentil Soup
Ingredients:
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion, diced
3 carrots diced
3 celery stalks, diced
10 cups low sodium broth
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 cup dry lentils
1/2 tsp pepper
2 bay leaves
dash salt
smoked turkey leg (optional, but soooo good)

Cook onion in olive oil until transparent...add carrots, celery, 3 cloves garlic. Cook about 3 minutes longer, add remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, lower to simmer, cook about 45 minutes. The smoked turkey leg is awesome in this soup--cook it in the lentil soup, removed and shred the meat, add it back. You can make this up a couple days ahead, heat it up and put it in a crock pot to keep warm (have some broth on hand to add during the heating in case it's too thick). This is my DH's new favorite soup!

 

[minnie1012]

Some of my favorites:

This is good and makes a lot:

http://todayscreativeblog.net/pasta-fagioli-recipe/

very easy:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/quick-and-spicy-tomato-soup-recipe/index.html

Also yummy:

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/slow-cooker-chicken-taco-soup/detail.aspx

and a salad:

http://www.briannassaladdressing.com/recipe/ochard-harvest-salad/

 

[pixiewings71]

I make a broccoli Ranch salad that's very good, just finely chop up some broccoli, cauliflower, carrots (or use shreds), red onion, raisins or dried cranberries, some cheese (I love this with Feta but you can use a "regular" cheese too), sunflower seeds, add Ranch and mix it up. You can add other veggies if you would like but that's the base of the salad that I use, it really doesn't need much else. I prefer to make it the day it will be eaten, the Ranch tends to make the veggies soggy if it sits too long.

 

[McKelly]

Cut up broccoli, red onion and cauliflower into small pieces. Put whole cherry tomatoes in with the other vegetables. Pour Kraft's Zesty Italian dressing over the veggies. Let sit overnight. Done - marinated vegetables.

 

[tajz90]

Taco soup
1 can of corn drained
1 can of black beans drained
I can of rotel
1 can chicken broth
1 can of enchilada sauce
1 packet of taco season
Shredded chicken or ground beef
Seasoned with garlic and onion if you like

Cheese and crushed chips on the side

Double, triple to make as much as you want