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Soothing Winter Soup Recipes

January 14, 2016, 4:35 pm

Soothing Winter Soup Recipes

Feeling the winter blues? Warm up your mood and your spirits with these soothing winter soup recipes.

Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/2 cup diced carrot
  • 1/2 cup diced onion
  • 1/2 cup diced celery
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
  • 2 tablespoons melted chicken fat
  • 2 quarts roasted chicken broth
  • 4 ounces uncooked wide egg noodles
  • 2 cooked boneless chicken breast halves, cubed
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
  • 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste 1 tablespoon butter

Directions

  1. Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium heat. Stir in carrot, onion, celery, salt, and fresh thyme. Stir in chicken fat; cook and stir until the onions turn soft and translucent, 5 to 6 minutes.
  2. Stir in roasted chicken broth and bring to a boil.
  3. Season to taste with salt, if necessary; stir in egg noodles and cook until tender, about 5 minutes.
  4. Stir in cooked chicken breast meat and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes. Season with cayenne pepper, salt and black pepper to taste.

Hash Brown Potato Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 (32 ounce) package frozen hash brown potatoes
  • 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
  • water
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 6 ounces sour cream
  • 1⁄2 lb Velveeta cheese, cut in small cubes
  • Salt (to taste)
  • Pepper (to taste)
  • Garlic powder (to taste)
  • Add milk (to consistency as desired)
  • 4 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled

Directions

  1. Place potatoes and onion in large pan and barely cover with water.
  2. Cook until potatoes are tender; do not drain.
  3. Mash with potato masher to desired consistency.
  4. Add butter, if using, sour cream, velveeta, salt & pepper, and garlic powder.
  5. Heat until cheese is melted - do not boil.
  6. If mixture is too thick, add milk to desired soupy consistency.
  7. Serve with crumbled bacon on top of each serving. Great with a thick, hearty bread!

Tomato Bisque Soup

Ingredients

  • 3 (14.5-oz.) cans good-quality diced tomatoes
  • 2 large onions, diced (about 2 cups)
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 4 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 3 tablespoons fresh brewed coffee
  • 1 tablespoon jarred beef soup base
  • 1 teaspoon jarred chicken soup base
  • 2 fresh flat-leaf parsley sprigs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Directions

Note: Refrigerate in an airtight container up to 4 days, or freeze up to 8 weeks. Reheat over medium heat until soup simmers. (Do not boil.)

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