Zupa Toscano Soup

Ingredients:

1 pound Italian Sausage, cooked
1 large onion
1/2 cup precooked bacon
2 garlic cloves, pressed
5 red potatoes, peeled and cubed (I don't peel them)
7 cups water
4 chicken bouillon cubes
2 cups kale, chopped small (found in the produce by the parsley and cilantro)
1 cup heavy whipping cream

Directions:

In skillet cook sausage. Set aside. Peel potatoes and cut into small cubes. Bring water to a boil. Add onion, potatoes and garlic. Cook on medium heat until potatoes are tender-crisp. Drain sausage and add to water. Add bacon. Simmer 5 min. Add kale and cream. Cook on low for 10 min.

Taco Soup...

Ingredients:

1 lb ground turkey
1 can dark red kidney beans
1 can light red kidney beans
1 can black beans
1 can corn
1 Tb spoon brown sugar

Directions:

Cook and season ground turkey as desired. Combine all ingredients with their juices in crock-pot. Top with sour cream, tortilla chips and cheese.

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients:

boneless, skinless chicken breasts

medium sized potatoes

carrots

celery

homemade egg noodles

bouillon cubes

Directions:

Boil chicken breasts and reserve water. Once chicken is fully cooked remove from pan and set aside to cool. While chicken is boiling peel and dice potatoes, peel and slice carrots and slice celery. Put vegetables into boiling water. Prepare egg noodles and drop into boiling water. Shred chicken and put into soup. Season with chicken bouillon cubes.

Homemade Egg Noodles:
eggs
water
flour
salt

Combine eggs (I usually do 2-3) with a little bit of water. Sprinkle a little salt. Mix in flour until a dough forms. Roll out and cut into noodles.

White Chili

Saute
1 lb chicken breast (I use rotisserie chicken)
1 medium onion
1 cloves of garlic
1 T oil

Add
4 oz can green chiles chopped
2 can (14oz) chicken broth
2 cans (15 oz) Great Norther beans-rinsed
1 t salt
1 t cumin
1/2 t pepper

Bring to boil
Simmer 30 minutes, remove from heat.

Add
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup whipping cream

Serve with chips or crackers and cheese.

Harvest Hamburger Soup...

1 pound Ground Beef
1/2 onion, chopped
1 (10.5 oz) cans Beef Consome
2 cups Water
1 1/2 cups fresh tomatoes
or 1 (12 oz) can diced tomatoes
2 tbsp. Sugar
1 1/2 cups fresh corn
or 1 (11 oz) can corn
2 Carrots, peeled and sliced
4 Potatoes, peeled and diced
1 tsp. Taco Seasoning
Salt and Pepper to taste
1 cup grated Mozzarella Cheese


*Brown ground beef and onion. In a large sauce pan combine all ingredients except cheese. Cook uncovered until vegetables are tender. Add grated cheese to individual servings. Makes 6 servings.


*I usually alter most recipes. This one I usually add more carrots and less potatoes because we like carrots better. I don't follow the exact portions for the veggies either, just throw in what looks good. My friends and I used to make this all the time in Nova Scotia on cold, rainy days which we had plenty of! I got this recipe originally from The Essential Mormon Cookbook. It's one of my favorites!

*Served with garlic-butter french bread.