Thai-Style Chicken Soup

2 onions, minced

6 garlic cloves, minced

2 T minced or grated fresh ginger

1 T vegetable oil

4 cups low sodium chicken broth

2 (14 oz) cans coconut milk

2 stalks lemon grass, bottom 5 inches only

2 carrots, peeled and sliced, 1/4 inch think

3 T fish sauce

10 cilantro stems, tied together with twine

1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed

Salt and pepper

8 oz white mushrooms, trimmed and sliced thin

3 T fresh lime juice from 2 limes

1 T sugar

2 tsp Thai red curry paste

Garnishes

1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves

2 fresh Thai, serrano or jalapeno chiles, stemmed seeded and sliced thin

2 scallions sliced thin

Lime wedges, for serving

**This is a crock pot recipe. However, my friend Jamie recommended stove top, which is what I did. I just adapted the following recipe.

1. Microwave onions, garlic, ginger and oil in bowl, stirring occasionally, until onions are softened, about 5 minutes; transfer to slow cooker.

2. Stir broth, 1 can coconut milk, lemon grass, carrots, 1 T fish sauce, and cilantro stems into slow cooker. Season chicken with salt and pepper and nestle into slow cooker. Cover and cook until chicken is tender, 4 to 6 hours on low.

3. Transfer chicken to cutting board, let cool slightly, then shred into bite-sized pieces. Let soup settle for 5 minutes, then remove fat from surface using large spoon. Discard lemon grass and cilantro stems.

4. Stir in mushrooms, cover and cook on high until mushrooms are tender, 5 to 15 minutes. Microwave remaining can coconut milk in bowl until hot, about 3 minutes, then whisk in remaining 2 T fish sauce, lime juice, sugar and curry paste to dissolve.

5. Stir hot coconut milk mixture and shredded chicken into soup and let sit until heated through, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve with garnishes.

Clam Chowder

This is the one Alicia sent me. I need it somewhere where I can always find it so I'm posting it here.

Mom Morgan Boston Clam Chowda

2 cans chopped clams
1 cup onions, chopped fine
1 cup diced celery
2 cups diced potatoes
3/4 cup flour
1 cube butter
1 quart 1/2 and 1/2
1 1/2 tsp. Salt
Pepper
1/2 tsp sugar

Drain juice from clams and pour over veggies in medium saucepan. Add enough water to barely cover and summer until veggies are tender- about 20 min.

In the meantime melt butter; add flour and cook for a minute or two. Add cream and cook and stir until smooth and thick using a wire whisk to blend.

Add cooked veggies and clams and heat through. Season with salt, pepper and sugar. Optional: add thyme and marjoram to taste.

Tomato Basil Parmesan Soup

I got this from http://sisterscafe.blogspot.com/ and LOVED it. We all did. Enjoy!

2 (14oz) cans diced tomatoes, with juice
1 cup finely diced celery
1 cup finely diced carrots
4 cups chicken broth
1 cup finely diced onions
1/2 bay leaf
1 tsp dried oregano or 1 Tbsp fresh oregano
1 Tbsp dried basil or 1/4 cup fresh basil
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup flour
1 cup Parmesan cheese
2 cups half and half, warmed
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper

In a large slow cooker, combine tomatoes, celery, carrots, chicken broth, onions, bay leaf, oregano, and basil (if using fresh oregano and basil; if using dried oregano and basil add those two ingredients in the last hour of cook time). Cover and cook on low for 5 to 7 hours, until flavors are blended and vegetables are soft.

About an hour before serving prepare a roux: Melt butter over low heat in a skillet and add flour; stir constantly with a whisk for 5 to 7 minutes. Slowly stir in 1 cup hot soup from the slow cooker. Add another 3 cups soup and stir until smooth.

Add all back into the slow cooker. Stir and add Parmesan cheese, warmed half and half, salt and pepper. Cover and cook on low for another hour until ready to serve. Garnish with Parmesan cheese and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

Quinoa Chicken Stew

Found this here and made it tonight for dinner. So good! I didn't have any peppers so I omitted those, but everything else was in there. However, if you don't love it all, you could just use the veggies you like. I think next time I would cut out the zucchini because no one (but me) in my family likes it. You could really vary this however you want. Definitely worth a try.

Oh and it makes a TON! It fed my little family, plus my friend's family (4 people) and I still have at least two servings leftover. Not sure how well it freezes, so you might want to half the recipe.

Also, Alicia, would you post some of your other Quinoa recipes on here? Jacque made a request for Quinoa yummies. Thanks!

2 T extra virgin olive oil (I always skimp on this just a little)
1 large onion, chopped
5 stalks celery, chopped
4 large carrots, peeled and sliced
2 Cups sweet pepper, chopped
1 large zucchini, quartered and sliced
64 oz chicken broth
15 oz can diced tomatoes
5 medium Yukon Gold potatoes, scrubbed and cubed into 1" pieces (get the Yukon potatoes, it's worth the extra few dollars)
3 cups cooked quinoa
4 medium boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked, shredded and lightly seasoned with salt and pepper
2 T Dijon Mustard
1 T Hot Sauce (Cholula brand is good)
Kosher Salt, fresh cracked black pepper, Garlic Salt (Lawry's is good), and Parsley to taste
1 1/2 cups fresh parsley chopped

Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Saute onion, celery, carrots, peppers, and zucchini until softened. This takes about 5 minutes. Stir in chicken broth, tomatoes, and potatoes. Increase heat to high just until broth starts to boil Reduce to medium high and cook potatoes for 10 minutes or until fork tender. Reduce heat to low and stir in quinoa, chicken, dijon mustard, hot sauce. Season to taste with kosher salt, pepper, garlic salt. Stir in fresh parsley and simmer until ready to serve.

Hamburger Soup

Made this last night for dinner. It was really, really yummy. I seasoned my beef quite a bit, which I think made all the difference. I also added potatoes (not included in the original recipe), which made it a very hearty soup. Try it out.

1 pound lean ground beef
1 cup chopped carrots
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped onion
2-3 cups diced potatoes
6 cubes beef bouillon
5 cups water
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 teaspoon salt
1 (10 ounce) package frozen corn kernels
1 teaspoon dried basil
3 tablespoons ketchup

In a medium skillet, brown hamburger over medium heat. Be sure to season with salt and pepper. Drain off fat. Combine beef, carrots, celery, onions, bouillon, water, tomato sauce, chopped tomatoes, salt, corn, basil, and ketchup in a large stock pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for at least 1 1/2 hours.

19th Ward Soups-Kimberly Idaho Stake

TORTILLA SOUP

5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into bite-sized pieces.

1 bottle (4 pounds) mild picante sauce

1 box (32 ounces) chicken broth

2 cans (11 ounces each) corn, drained

2 cans (15.25 ounces each) red kidney beans, drained

Garnishes

Grated cheese

Broken tortilla ships

Black olive slices

Sour cream

Sprig of cilantro

In a large pot, cook the chicken in the picante sauce on medium heat for 20-30 minutes. (I cook the whole chicken breasts, after its cooked and cooled I bit I shred ). Add chicken broth, corn and beans. To serve, ladle soup into bowls and top with any or all of the garnishes listed.

Baked Potato

4-6 lrg. potatoes- bake @ 400 let cool

2/3 c. butter

2/3 c. flour

6-7 c. milk

1/4 tsp. salt & pepper

4 chopped green onions

12 pcs. bacon crumbled

1/4 c. shredded cheddar cheese

8 oz. sour cream

Melt butter & flour (rue)

gradually add milk whisk until thick & bubbly. Add sour cream stir until smooth. Peel & dice up cooled baked potatoes. Add cheese & half of the bacon. Garnish with green onion, bacon & cheese.

Shrimp & Mushroom Chowder

1/2 lb. small cooked shrimp

1/2 lb. fresh mushrooms sliced

1 med. onion chopped

1/4 c. flour

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. dried thyme

1/2 c. whipping cream

2 Tbl. butter

2 c. chicken broth

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

1/2 tsp. dill

Saute mushrooms & onions in butter for 2 min. Stir in flour & cook for 1 min. over medium heat. Stir in broth & bring to boil. Add salt, thyme, dill & nutmeg, stir well. Reduce heat & add shrimp & whipping cream until heated through. Don't boil.

Chicken Tortilini Soup

2 Tbl. olive oil

4 boneless chicken breast

1 lrg. onion chopped

2-3 stalks celery chopped

2-3 carrots chopped

Saute and then add spices

1 clove garlic minced

1 tsp. basil

1/2 tsp. oregano

1/4 tsp. thyme

1/4 tsp. sage

1 28 ounce diced tomatoes

1 14.5 ounce chicken broth

1 c. cooking wine

8 oz. can tomato sauce

1 small pkg. tortilini (cook seperate)

3 c. chopped spinach (cook 3-5 min)

Simmer for 1 hour top with Parmesean cheese serves 6-8

Lasagne Soup

1lb. ground beef

1/2 c. chopped onion

1pkg. lasagne dinner mix (hamburger helper)

5 c. water

1 14 oz. can diced tomatoes

1 can corn

2 Tbl. grated parmesean

1 small zucchini chopped

Brown ground beef & onion over mediun heat. Add contents of lasgne dinner sauce mix, water, tomatoes, corn & parmesean cheese, bring to boil. Reduce heat cover & simmer for 10 min. stir occasionally. Add lasagne noodles & zucchini. Cover & simmer for 10 min. Serves 10

Taco Soup

1/2 lb. ground beef

1 small onion diced

1 pkg. Taco seasoning

1 can corn

1 can petite diced tomatoes

1can black beans rinsed & drained

1can kidney beans rinsed & drained

Brown ground beef & onion. Add taco seasoning, corn, tomatoes, & beans heat through. Serve over tortilla chips, top with shredded cheese & sour cream.

Green Curry Chicken With Zucchini Keri Oler

2 med zucchini- cut into bite size pieces

1-½ cups unsweetened coconut milk

2 to 3 T green curry paste

¾ pound boneless chicken cut into bite size pieces

1 ½ cusp chicken broth

2 T fish sauce

1 T brown sugar

Handful of basil leaves

Limes (optional)

In a med saucepan, bring ¾ cup of the coconut milk to a gentle boil over medium heat. Cook for 2 to 2 minutes until it begins to thicken and becomes fragrant. Add the curry paste and cook 2 to 3 minutes. Add the chicken and cook 2 minutes more.

Add the remaining ¾ cup coconut milk, chicken broth, zucchini, fish sauce, sugar and squeeze a lime. Bring to a gentle boil. Reduce heat to maintain a lively simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is cooked and zucchini is tender but still firm- 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add basil. Serve with rice.

Thai Coconut Red Curry with Pineapple

½-1 T red curry paste

1 can coconut milk

Combine these and simmer for 5 minutes

1 tsp dry basil

¼ cup or small can bamboo shoots

3 T fish sauce

2 T brown sugar

1/3 cup chicken broth

Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup Nicole Ward

¼ lb cooked chicken (1-2 cans chicken)

2 medium stalks celery, chopped

2 medium carrots, chopped

1 medium onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, chopped

2 cans chicken broth

2 cans cream of chicken soup

1 cup frozen green peas (optional)

1 T parsley- or 1 tsp. parsley flakes

1 tsp dried thyme

¼ tsp pepper

1 dried bay leaf

1 cup uncooked pasta (rotini works well)

Combine everything except uncooked pasta. Bring to a boil. Add pasta and simmer 10-15 minutes or until pasta is done.

Beef Taco Soup Nicole Ward

1 lb ground beef- browned

1 can stewed tomatoes with chilis

1 can corn, drained

1 can tomato soup

1 can kidney beans

1 soup can of water

1 pkg taco seasoning

Simmer 15-20 minutes. Serve with tortilla chips, sour cream, and cheese. Great in the crock-pot! 1 can pineapple tidbits w/ juice. Add these to the milk and simmer 10-15 minutes. Serves 2

Garden Ravioli Soup 6 cups chicken broth 1/4 tsp crushed Italian seasoning 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1 meduim carrot sliced (or 1 can) 1 can Italian stewed tomatoes 1 cup cheese filled ravioli or tortellini Mix broth, spices, carrots and tomatoes. Cook until carrots are tender. Bring to a boil and add ravioli. Cook until pasta in tnder...it will rise to the surface when done. I like to serve this with toasted baguette bread. Clam Chowder 2 cans minced clams 1 can whole baby clams 2 cups potato, diced 1 cup onion, diced 1 cup celery, diced 3/4 cup flour 1 tsp salt 3/4 cup butter 1 quart 1/2 and 1/2 cream 1/2 tsp sugar pepper to taste Drain juice from clams and pour over veggies. Add enough water to barely cover veggies. (I like to buy a bottle of clam juice for this instead of water.) Cook until tender. In a separate pan add flour to melted butter. Blend and cook 1 minute, then add cream until thick and smooth. Add undrained veggies and clams. Stir, heat, and serve. French Onion Soup I'm not an onion or a left over fan, but oh mama, this is good for both!! 1 oz butter...just enough to coat 2 lbs onions, julienned, carmelized 1/2 tsp minced garlic 1/2 c red cooking wine equal amounts of beef and chicken broth 1 Tbsp cooking Sherry 1/2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar Carmelize onions, garlic and butter over low heat. Deglaze with red wine. After this has cooked down add remaining ingredients. Simmer for at least 20 minutes, then adjust flavors to your preference. Serve with french bread....I prefer bag uette...floating in top with gruyere or mozzarella cheese melted over top of bread and soup.

Chicken and Corn Chowder with Sweet Potatoes

3 cups milk
1 cup yellow corn muffin mix (Jiffy works)
2 T. butter
1 onion, chopped fine3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
2 quarts chicken broth
1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2 " cubes – I don’t use
2 sweet potatoes (about 1 1/2 pounds), peeled and cut into 1/2" pieces
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
3 cups frozen corn (not thawed) – canned works too
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
salt and pepper, to taste

Mix milk and muffin mix in bowl until well combined. Meanwhile, heat butter in large pot over medium heat until foaming. Add onion and cook until softened, about 8 minutes. Stir in garlic, cumin and oregano and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add broth, chicken and sweet potatoes. Bring to boil, reduce heat, and simmer until sweet potatoes are just tender, about 8 minutes.

Stir in milk and muffin mixture and simmer until soup thickens, about 10 minutes. Add cheese and corn and cook until cheese begins to melt, about 2 minutes. Stir in parsley and season with salt and pepper. Serve.

Carrot and Red Pepper Soup

A friend of ours made this for us the other night. It was DELICIOUS! My daughter (almost 3) did okay with it, and her son (2) loves it.

Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone
Deborah Madison

2 T. butter or olive oil
1 red bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
2 cups diced onion
1 lb. carrots, thinly sliced
2 T. white rice
Sea salt and freshly milled pepper
2 T. parsley, chopped
3 T. dill chopped or 1 1/2 T. dried dill
Grated zest and juice of 1 orange
6 cups water or basic vegetable stock

Melt the butter in a soup pot and add the pepper, onion, carrots, rice and 1 teaspoon sea salt. Cook over medium heat, covered until the onion has softened completely, about 10 minutes, stirring several times. Add a grind of pepper, the parsley, dill, orange zest, juice and water. Bring to a boil, then simmer, partially covered, until the rice is cooked, about 25 minutes. Cool briefly, then puree all but a cup or two of the soup and return it to the pot. Taste for salt, season with pepper, garnish and serve. This soup may be served hot as well as chilled.

Ham and Potato Soup

This is an excellent recipe for finishing off lefover ham. But I didn't have leftover ham so I just used cubed ham. Still great! Matt really liked this one and said it was "excellent!" Try it out. Less than an hour to prepare, too.

Ingredients:
3 1/2 C potatoes, peeled and diced
1/3 C celery, diced
1/3 C onion, chopped
1 1/2 C ham, chopped
2 C water
2 T chicken bouillon granules
1/2 t salt
1 t pepper
5 T butter
5 T flour
2 C milk

Instructions:
1. Combine the potatoes, celery, onion, ham, and water in a stockpot. Bring to a boil.
2. Cook over medium heat until potatoes are ten-der (about 10-15 minutes).
3. Add chicken bouillon, salt, and pepper.
4. In a separate saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat.
5. Whisk in flour with a fork, and cook, stirring constantly until thick, about 1 minute.
6. Slowly stir in milk; heat over medium-low heat until thick, 4-5 minutes.
7. Stir the milk mixture into the stockpot, and cook soup until heated through.

White Chili

Seriously, this is SO yummy! Matt and I both loved it. Really great flavor. I've never had a white chili before so maybe they're all like this. Either way, I think it's a must try.

2 whole chicken breasts, cooked and cut up
3 c water
3 c chicken broth
2 chopped onions
2 garlic cloves—minced
1 T oil
4 4-oz cans chopped green chilies
Pinch chili pepper
2 t ground cumin
1 ½ t oregano
¼ t cayenne pepper
½ t salt
2 cans Great Northern Beans
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can evaporated milk
Bacon, cooked and crumbled
Pepper jack cheese for topping

Add chicken, water, stock and beans—bring to a boil. Saute onions and garlic, add green chilies, cumin, oregano, pepper, salt, chili powder, then add to chicken mixture. Add bacon. Simmer for 1 ½ - 2 hours (until thicker consistency). About ½ hour before serving, add soup and milk and continue simmering. Serve topped with pepper jack cheese.

Chicken Fiesta Soup

1 can chicken stock

1 small can diced green chiles
1 can of corn
1 can of black beans
1 can of dark red kidney beans (or any bean that you really like)
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can rotel tomatoes
1 12oz can of white chicken breast or 1 large chicken breast
1 tsp garlic salt
2 tsp cumin

Dump everything into a pot (including all the liquids from the cans). Cook on medium heat until it comes to slow boil (about 30-40 minutes) and voila you are ready to eat. Serve with sour cream, chips and cheese.

Easy corn chowder

I am not the biggest fan of corn chowder, but Mark is so I thought I would try this out. It is so easy and pretty good...Mark loved it but he loves everything I make. Enjoy! Hailey liked it too and that is good enough for me.

We like to add a little cheese on top once we are ready to eat.

INGREDIENTS
4 slices bacon, diced
1 onion, chopped
1 (14.75 ounce) can cream-style corn
1 1/2 cups cubed potatoes
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
3 cups milk
salt and pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS
In a large saucepan over medium heat, saute the bacon and onions together until onions are tender, about 7 minutes. Add the corn, potatoes, soup, milk, and salt and pepper. Raise heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer about 25 to 35 minutes or until the potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally.

Spicy Tomato Bisque

I know - another soup but I had this for lunch (at Garden Cafe) yesterday and Alicia is making it for dinner tonight. If it's not good, she'll let us know...

1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon white sugar
1/4 cup milk
4 ounces cream cheese, cubed
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves (optional)

In a saucepan over medium heat, stir together the tomato puree, red pepper flakes, black pepper, basil, and sugar. Bring to a simmer, and cook for 10 minutes.

Whisk in the cream cheese until well blended, then stir in the milk. Heat through without bringing to a boil. Stir in the fresh basil, and remove from the heat.

Creamed Peas and Potatoes

Carl has been asking me to make this forever and I finally did last night. So here is my contribution to the recipe corner. When I find something unique and creative and will post other recipes. You can make this a couple different ways. You could make a rue first with flour, milk and butter. But this is what I did.

5-6 medium potatoes (10-12 if using red potatoes)
Frozen Peas
Onion chopped
*Boil these until potatoes are soft
Add...
1 can evaporated milk
1/2 stick butter
salt and pepper to taste

At this point you could add a rue or cornstarch to thicken.
Yummy

Wisconsin Cauliflower-Cheddar Soup

Matt LOVES this soup at Zupas and has been asking me (for about four months) to find the recipe and make it. Well, I finally did tonight and it turned out pretty well. Mine wasn't as smooth as Zupas, but still wasn't bad. Try it out - you just might like it!

2 tablespoons margarine or butter (1/4 stick)
1 medium onion, chopped (I of course ommitted the onion)
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
1 can (13 3/4 to 14 1/2 ounces) chicken broth
1 head (2 1/2 pounds) cauliflower, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 package (8 ounces) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (2 cups)

1. In 4-quart saucepan, melt margarine or butter over medium heat. Add onion and cook until golden, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in flour and salt; cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently.

2. Gradually stir in milk, chicken broth, and 1 1/2 cups water; add cauliflower and heat to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer until cauliflower is tender, about 10 minutes.

3. In blender (with center part of blender cover removed to allow steam to escape), blend cauliflower mixture at low speed in small batches until very smooth.

4. Return cauliflower mixture to saucepan; heat over medium heat until hot, stirring occasionally. Remove saucepan from heat; stir in mustard and 1 1/2 cups cheese until melted and smooth. Garnish soup with remaining cheese to serve.

Chicken Enchiladas Soup

We had this last night. I thought it was really good. Some of the kids liked it. But we took our corn tortillas, cut them into triangles, and fried them up to make our own chips. All the kids loved that!


2 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 sm. onion, chopped
Saute onion and garlic in hot oil.
Add: 1 (10 3/4 oz.) can chicken broth, undiluted 1 (10 3/4 oz.) can cream of chicken soup, undiluted 1 (14 1/2 oz.) can beef broth, undiluted 1 (6 3/4 oz.) can chunk-style chicken 1 1/2 c. water 1 tbsp. steak sauce (A-1) 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp. ground cumin 1 tsp. chili powder 1/8 tsp. pepper

Stir, cover, and simmer 20 minutes (I have been known to eat this almost immediately when in a hurry!). Last 5 minutes add strips of corn tortillas (I buy a small package and just cut in 1 1/2-inch strips--use half the package or as many as you want and steam the rest in microwave to eat with soup).