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Smoked Sausage, Cabbage and Oat Soup

December 1, 2011 by Tiffany

A while back I shared how excited I was to find Quaker Steel Cut Oats at the grocery store. They are significantly less expensive than the other brand I’ve seen and I like to use them for oatmeal in the slow cooker.

I never imagined I would use them in soup.

But then The Sweets Life linked up a recipe for Scotch Oatmeal Soup for Ingredient Spotlight: Cabbage. I knew I had to try it. The oats are kind of like barley. They add heartiness to the soup.

I modified The Sweets Life recipe a little bit. Hers doesn’t have any meat in it and I knew I’d get much further serving a soup full of cabbage to my family if I included some meat. I was right. They all ate the soup and liked it.

Here’s what you’ll need to make a pot: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Soup Tagged with cabbage, carrots, diced tomatoes, garlic, onion, smoked sausage, Soup, steel cut oats9 Comments

Cheese Soup and Pretzel Rolls

November 29, 2011 by Tiffany

Eating Cheese Soup and Sister Schubert’s Soft Pretzel Rolls made me feel like I was in Canada.

Not the real Canada. The Disney version in EPCOT. They have a restaurant there called Le Cellier that serves cheese soup and pretzel bread. So yummy!

This recipe is not exactly like the Disney soup, but it is very good and easy to make. And the Pretzel Rolls are super easy. Just pop them in the oven to warm for a few minutes.

My kids were so excited to have the rolls again. They’d been asking me to serve them since we’d had Reuben Sliders on Pretzel Rolls a few weeks ago. The rolls are crusty on the outside, but the inside is soft and tender. The flavor is like soft pretzels. They’re a perfect compliment to any soup, but I think they go especially well with cheese soup.

Here’s what you’ll need for the soup: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Soup, vegetarian Tagged with carrots, celery, cheese soup, onion, pretzel rolls, Sister Schubert's, soup recipe, velveeta8 Comments

Chicken Enchilada Soup in the Slow Cooker

September 13, 2011 by Tiffany

This is a recipe that will be made often in my house. My kids have been asking for it again already.

I first saw the recipe when Mary from Giving Up on Perfect linked it for Ingredient Spotlight. I’ve since spotted it on Pinterest several times. This soup is fantastic! And it’s easy too.

I made just a few minor changes to the way Mary fixed it. I doubled the recipe, which made a lot. It completely filled my 6 quart slow cooker. Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Crockpot, frozen food, Main Dish, Soup Tagged with black beans, Chicken, corn, cream of chicken soup, cream style corn, Crockpot, diced tomatoes and green chilies, enchilada sauce, freezer meal, milk, onion, pepper jack cheese, red pepper, slow cooker15 Comments

Gazpacho – Or what to do with zucchini from the neighbors

September 2, 2011 by Tiffany

The fantastic thing about this soup is that it’s really just a bowl full of raw veggies. But it tastes divine. So good, you could just eat and eat it. So good for you that you can do just that with no guilt.

It’s perfect for a hot, summer evening because it’s eaten cold. I have to admit that freaked my kids out. They did eat it, but they weren’t sure they liked cold soup. Jim and I loved it though.

I adapted my recipe from Pioneer Woman, adding red bell pepper, jalepeno and parsley just because they were hanging out in my fridge. I don’t own a food processor, so I used my pitiful blender that has been partially melted in the dishwasher. It worked fine, so I guess I still don’t have an excuse to buy a food processor.

Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Soup Tagged with celery, cucumber, jalepeno, parsley, red onion, red pepper, summer, tomato juice, tomatoes, zucchini1 Comment

Velma’s Chili from Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader

April 8, 2011 by Tiffany

Have you read the Mitford series books by Jan Karon? Father Tim and Cynthia feel like old friends and so do all the other characters that populate the small town of Mitford.

On my last library trip, I spotted the Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader. It’s full of recipes mentioned in the books (Orange Marmalade Cake, anyone?) and also lots of excerpts. Food and stories is a hard combination to beat.

One recipe that caught my attention was Velma’s Chili. I did make a few changes to it. For one, I used half the meat it called for. Two pounds of meat for 6-8 servings sounded like too much. I doubled it and made a few other alterations as well. Here’s what you’ll need to make my version: [Read more...]

Filed under: Crockpot, Main Dish, Soup Tagged with celery, chili, chili powder, garlic, ground beef, kidney beans, Mitford series, onion, red wine, tomato sauce, tomatoes11 Comments

Slow Cooker Ham and Vegetable Soup

March 11, 2011 by Tiffany

The wonders never cease. My kids actually tried the pearl onions in this soup. And they liked them! Amazing.

This is one of those fantastic “assembly only” type recipes. Basically, you dump everything in the slow cooker and let it do its thing.

You don’t have to use pearl onions, if your kids are averse (but you might give it a go, because you never know…). The bag of frozen veggies I used included the onions. There are only 5 ingredients in this soup and they can be changed up as you wish.

Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Soup Tagged with chicken broth, cream of celery soup, cream of chicken soup, Crockpot, ham, rice, slow cooker, stew vegetables9 Comments

Creamy Potato Soup

January 29, 2011 by Tiffany

Potato soup is one of my favorite meals. I have 3 different versions already (Ham and Potato Chowder, Baked Potato Soup and my humble Potato Soup).

This Creamy Potato Soup is a souped up version of the humble potato soup. (Yes, I just used the word soup 3 times in the same sentence.)

It’s creamy (hence, the name), comforting and warm. And it uses common ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry. Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Soup, vegetarian Tagged with carrots, cream of chicken soup, milk, onions, potatoes12 Comments

Bean and Bacon Soup – Ready in 10 Minutes

December 28, 2010 by Tiffany

This soup is really just assembly only, as long as you’ve got the bacon and onions in the freezer. It’s a good one to keep in mind for those nights when you really don’t have time to cook, but everyone needs to be fed.

The bacon, onion and tomatoes add a lot of flavor to the beans. It reminds me of the flavor of Italian Sausage and Bean Soup.

Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Soup Tagged with bacon, butter beans, chicken broth, diced tomatoes, kidney beans, onion, oregano, pinto beans, Soup16 Comments

Ham, Broccoli and Cheddar Soup

December 7, 2010 by Tiffany

Have I mentioned my freezer full of cubed ham? We bought 1/2 a hog (my niece’s 4-H project). The place my sister takes the pig to be processed gives us whatever they decide they’re in the mood to make. Last year we had more Italian sausage than I’d ever seen. This year it’s cubed ham.

So of course, when I decided to make a cheesy broccoli soup, I had to put some ham in it too. It’s a combination that works well and makes for a filling soup. I based the recipe on the Cream of Cauliflower Soup from More With Less Cookbook.

Here’s what you’ll need to make it: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Soup Tagged with broccoli, cheddar, chicken broth, flour, ham, milk, onion9 Comments

Ham and Potato Chowder

October 8, 2010 by Tiffany

Is there anything lovelier than soup?

At the end of a long day full of a kajillion tasks and responsibilities, a bowl of soup soothes the rough edges on a frazzled family. Serve it with warm, buttered cornbread fresh from the oven and dinner will be the best part of your day. [Read more...]