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[live4christp1]

BAKED POTATO SOUP

3 large baked potatoes chopped with skin on (we like ours thick so I usually add a potato or two depending on the size)
1/4 c. instant potato flakes
2 c. chicken broth
1/2 c. margarine
1/2 c. flour
3 c. milk
1/4 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. peopper
salt to taste

Bake potatos and chop with skin on. In pan melt margarine, add flour and stir. Add potato flakes, chicken broth, milk, sugar, garlic powder, pepper and salt. Stir together and then add potatoes. Simmer 30 minutes. Serve hot topped with crumbled bacon and shredded cheese.

 

[jbdreamer]

Oh, I have the best soup recipie at home - Bean & Pasta Soup. You'll have to wait until tonight to get it. Subscribing!

 

[piratesmate]

They'd love this thread over on the Cooking, Crafting & Scrapping board! It's great soup weather isn't it?

Here's one of our favorites:

Tortilla Soup
2 Tbl oil
8 cloves garlic
4 - 6 c stock
2 c tomato puree
2 c water
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/8 tsp hot sauce - scant!!
8 tortillas
4 Tbl flour
½ c water
1 tomato, chopped
½ tsp cilantro, chopped
1 yellow squash, diced
1 lb chicken
1 carrot, cut into coins
1 bag corn
1 can black beans

Sauté garlic in oil until soft. Add stock, puree, water, salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, Worcestershire & hot sauce; bring to low boil. Reduce heat & simmer 20 minutes. Cut tortillas into strips, spray with oil & bake at 400ºF about 5 minutes, or until golden brown. Sprinkle with salt if desired. Thoroughly mix flour & water, then whisk into soup. Bring to a low boil, then simmer 5 minutes. Add chicken, vegetables & cilantro; simmer 5 more minutes. Pile tortilla strips into a "haystack" on soup. Garnish with freshly chopped cilantro & shredded cheddar if desired. Serves 8

And this one too:

Lentil Soup

1 ham bone/butt
1 pkg dry lentils
6 c water (I never measure)
2 carrots
1 tsp crushed/minced garlic
1½ c tomato or V8 juice
½ c minced parsley
1 Tbl margarine
1½ tsp salt (opt)
dash pepper
½ tsp dried oregano
1 Tbl wine vinegar

Boil the bone/butt for an hour or so until you have a good stock. Remove the bone/butt, cool & dice the meat. Clean the lentils & bring to a boil with the water, carrots, garlic, parsley, margarine & seasonings. Reduce heat & simmer until carrots are tender. Add the juice & meat, then check seasonings. Use the hand blender until most of the lentils are broken. Serve with a Tablespoon of wine vinegar stirred into each bowl.

 

[live4christp1]

We love lentil soup, thanks for posting that recipe....the tortilla sounds good too!

I love Chili's brocoli cheese soup, anybody have one close to theirs?

 

[kimwim8]

BAKED POTATO SOUP

3 large baked potatoes chopped with skin on (we like ours thick so I usually add a potato or two depending on the size)
1/4 c. instant potato flakes
2 c. chicken broth
1/2 c. margarine
1/2 c. flour
3 c. milk
1/4 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. peopper
salt to taste

Bake potatos and chop with skin on. In pan melt margarine, add flour and stir. Add potato flakes, chicken broth, milk, sugar, garlic powder, pepper and salt. Stir together and then add potatoes. Simmer 30 minutes. Serve hot topped with crumbled bacon and shredded cheese.

That sounds AWESOME! I usually have those ingredients at home.....That sounds like a good one for a cold Saturday afternoon after soccer (when will this season end?)!

 

[missypie]

When I cook, I try to use as little salt as possible. I always wondered why my soups tasted bland, even when I used fresh herbs. One time I went to a cooking demonstration at a very nice restaurant. One of the things the chef made was black bean soup. The guy POURED the salt in...I couldn't believe how much salt he added. That explained a lot.

 

[Big Dude]

No soup for you!!! Next!

 

[minkydog]

When I cook, I try to use as little salt as possible. I always wondered why my soups tasted bland, even when I used fresh herbs. One time I went to a cooking demonstration at a very nice restaurant. One of the things the chef made was black bean soup. The guy POURED the salt in...I couldn't believe how much salt he added. That explained a lot.

One cup of canned soup contains almost 1000mg of sodium Chile contains about 1400mg That should scare anybody! Because my DH has congestive heart failure, he has to restrict his sodium severely--no more than 200-300mg per MEAL. Obviously, commercial soup is out of the question. So I make low sodium soup and he uses a small amount of salt substitute.

Here's my delicious vegetable beef soup:

1lb lean stew beef
3 cans no salt beef broth(about 100mg sodium/cup)
1 chopped onion
1 clove garlic
2 celery stalks, diced
1 cup of minced carrots(about half a bag of babby carrots)
3 potatoes, peeled and cubed
1/2 lb fresh green beans
1 8oz can no-salt corn
1 16oz. can no-salt diced tomatoes.
1/2 cup frozen butter peas(about 115mg sodium /cup)
2 bay leaves
1 tsp Dijon mustard
2 tsp dried parsely
pepper to taste

Brown the beef & chopped onions in a little oil . Stir in two cans of beef broth. Add garlic, carrots, celery, & bay leaves and simmer for about 1hr. Then add last can of beef broth, green beans, potatoes, corn, tomatoes and butter peas. Season with pepper, parsley, and Dijon. Simmer for at least 30 minutes more.

This is a hearty soup with about 200-250mg sodium per serving. The dijon gives it a kick so my kids don't even miss the salt. It makes a large pot of soup and tastes even better the next day.

 

[live4christp1]

It makes a large pot of soup and tastes even better the next day.[/QUOTE]


That's the great thing about soup, leftovers are even better!

 

[disneyred]

BAKED POTATO SOUP

3 large baked potatoes chopped with skin on (we like ours thick so I usually add a potato or two depending on the size)
1/4 c. instant potato flakes
2 c. chicken broth
1/2 c. margarine
1/2 c. flour
3 c. milk
1/4 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. peopper
salt to taste

Bake potatos and chop with skin on. In pan melt margarine, add flour and stir. Add potato flakes, chicken broth, milk, sugar, garlic powder, pepper and salt. Stir together and then add potatoes. Simmer 30 minutes. Serve hot topped with crumbled bacon and shredded cheese.

Sounds yummy !
Does anyone know if I could skip the instant potato flakes entirely ??

or if not , substitute for something else.
thanks.

 

[piratesmate]

I'm guessing the instant potato flakes are to make it thicker. You could try adding either some Wondra flour, but my first choice would be to try it with the Ore-Ida frozen mashed potatoes. I use them to thicken my potato filling/stuffing/dressing/whatever-you-call-it for my turkey.

As for the salt issue - I usually skip the salt recipes call for. We just don't use it much anymore. Occasionally I'll add a teaspoon of granulated bouillon to an entire pot of soup, but no more. And I toss my chicken in the crockpot with a cup of water, cook all day, shred & freeze in meal-sized portions. I always freeze the stock from that to use in recipes instead of the canned stuff.

 

[disneyred]

thanks !!

 

[Pooh Crew]

Easy Taco Soup:

Brown and drain 1 lb ground meat in a soup pot

Add one can of each of the following to the cooked ground meat:
Ranch Style Beans
Green beans (drained)
Corn (drained)
Pinto beans (drained)
Rotel
Stewed tomatoes

Add one packet each of Taco Seasoning Mix and Ranch dressing mix

Add one 20 oz can of beer

Simmer 30 minutes and serve with tortilla chips. Delicious!

 

[Missamoncus]

What a great thread ! I Love Soup!!!!!! I will get out my recipes and post a few tonight from home.


Melissa

 

[live4christp1]

It is 27 degrees here this morning which is COLD for Tennessee. Was just thinking, soup would be so good!

 

[suzannen]

This is one of my family's favorites and it's easy and usually done in 20 minutes.

I only use low-sodium chicken broth both for sodium count and due to MSG in regular chicken broth, which both myself & my DD are allergic to. I also use the turkey sausage because regular Italian sausage makes it greasy.

SAUSAGE and ESCAROLE Soup
1 lb. sweet or hot turkey italian sausage (your preference for spice)
2 cloves garlic, chopped
3 cans (14 1/2 oz) low-sodium chicken broth
1 small head escarole (or 1 lb fresh baby spinach), cut into strips
1/2 (9 oz package) of Buitoni 3-cheese tortellini (or other fresh pasta)

In a large saucepan, over high heat, cook sausages until cooked through and slightly browned. Cut into small frankfurter-style round slices. Add garlic to sausage and sauté a minute. Add 3 cans of broth PLUS one empty can of broth then filled with water. Cover and bring to boil and simmer for 5-10 minutes. Add escarole (or spinach) and tortellini and cook according to pasta's package directions (for Buitoni it's usually 2-3 minutes).

Serve with crusy Italian or French Bread.

 

[live4christp1]

This is one of my family's favorites and it's easy and usually done in 20 minutes.

I only use low-sodium chicken broth both for sodium count and due to MSG in regular chicken broth, which both myself & my DD are allergic to. I also use the turkey sausage because regular Italian sausage makes it greasy.

SAUSAGE and ESCAROLE Soup
1 lb. sweet or hot turkey italian sausage (your preference for spice)
2 cloves garlic, chopped
3 cans (14 1/2 oz) low-sodium chicken broth
1 small head escarole (or 1 lb fresh baby spinach), cut into strips
1/2 (9 oz package) of Buitoni 3-cheese tortellini (or other fresh pasta)

In a large saucepan, over high heat, cook sausages until cooked through and slightly browned. Cut into small frankfurter-style round slices. Add garlic to sausage and sauté a minute. Add 3 cans of broth PLUS one empty can of broth then filled with water. Cover and bring to boil and simmer for 5-10 minutes. Add escarole (or spinach) and tortellini and cook according to pasta's package directions (for Buitoni it's usually 2-3 minutes).

Serve with crusy Italian or French Bread.

That soup sounds wonderful! I will have to stop and get items to make it. Thanks for sharing!

 

[malibuconlee]

Here's mine:
Potato Soup

2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 cup water
2 cups potatoes diced
2 cans full of milk
6 strips of bacon
3 Tbsp. Bacon drippings

Cook bacon. Set aside. Pour off all but 3 Tbsp drippings. Add water to drippings. Add potatoes, cover and simmer 15 minutes or until tender. Add soup, milk, and bacon. Simmer until hot.


I also moke a chicken stew in the crockpot.

Cut a package of boneless skinless chicken breasts into bite sized chunks.

Drain cans of veg-all, corn, green beans, and sliced white potatos.

Spray crockpot with nonstick spray, drop in the chicken, and combine with the drained veggies and one to two cans of cream of chicken soup depending on how many veggies you use. No need to add water. Do this in the morning, and by dinner you'll have a yummy stew!! The juices from the chicken combine with the soup and makes it a nice consistency. I like to have them with Grand's type biscuits.