30 SOUPS Recipe

Ingredients

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• 1. Ravioli Heat canned vegetable broth with a little garlic and a good amount of flat leaf parsley leaves. Add cheese ravioli, cook until done and serve with parmesan cheese and pepper. shopping list
• 2. vegetable soup Heat vegetable broth with scallions, garlic and rosemary. Add green beans, diced tomato, sliced mushrooms and thick slices of zucchini. Cook until vegetables are tender and serve with grated cheese. shopping list
• 3. pumpkin Heat a couple of cans of vegetable broth with a can of pumpkin puree. Add a touch of ground ginger, a little brown sugar and a splash of cream. Garnish with crushed amaretti cookies or toasted almonds. shopping list
• 4. Dad's corn Chowder Take a can of broth, a can of creamed corn, a healthy amount of pepper, some frozen corn kernels and diced red peppers and cook until well combined. Top with oyster crackers. shopping list
• 5. Curried cauliflower Soup Sauté scallions and garlic in oil until tender. Add some garam masala, ground ginger and a medium hot curry powder; cook 1 minute. Stir in cauliflower florets until well coated. Add broth and cook until the cauliflower is tender. Puree and add a little milk or cream to thin. shopping list
• 6. Congee Add 3 tablespoons of rice to a couple of cans of broth and a cup of water. season with salt, garlic, ginger, and toasted sesame oil and cook until the rice is completely broken down and the soup is thick. Finish with a drizzle of toasted sesame oil and sliced scallions. shopping list
• 7. Hot Pot Heat canned broth with scallions, ginger and garlic and cook until flavorful. Add chunks of firm tofu, shredded cabbage, a splash of rice vinegar and hot sauce. Cook until piping hot. shopping list
• 8. Carrot-ginger Sauté thinly sliced carrots, fresh ginger and sliced apple in butter and oil until carrots are very tender. Add a combo of carrot juice and vegetable broth and cook a few minutes for the flavors to come together. Puree and serve with a dollop of yogurt or sour cream. shopping list
• 9. Mushroom Sauté sliced mushrooms in butter with scallions. Add enough flour to coat and then gradually add milk (about 4 cups for 3 tablespoons flour). Cook until lightly thickened. season with nutmeg and a splash of bourbon. shopping list
• 10. Black Bean Soup Sauté sliced scallions with garlic in olive oil until tender. Add canned black beans, canned broth, tomato paste, chipotle chile powder and a splash of sherry. Cook until thickened. shopping list
• 11. White Bean, rosemary and garlic Soup Sauté garlic in olive oil, add a can of diced tomatoes, white beans, rosemary, tomato paste, small pasta shapes and canned broth. Cook until pasta is tender. shopping list
• 12. Sweet Potato and pepper Soup Sauté red and green bell peppers, a poblano pepper and garlic in oil until peppers are tender. Add peeled-and-sliced sweet potatoes and cook until tender. Finish with lime juice and top with toasted pumpkin seeds. shopping list
• 13. minted Pea Soup Sauté a couple of scallions in butter until tender. Add a package of frozen peas, a handful of fresh mint, a handful of shredded lettuce and a couple of cans of broth. Cook until the peas are tender and then puree. shopping list
• 14. Summer vegetable soup Sauté onions and garlic in olive oil until tender. Add chunks of yellow squash, green beans, diced peppers and tomatoes along with a can of broth and cook until tender. Serve with a dollop of homemade or store-bought pesto. shopping list
• 15. Quick barley Soup Cook chopped onions, garlic and sliced carrots in oil until tender. Add quick cooking barley and broth, along with some rinsed dried mushrooms and a touch of ancho chile powder. Cook until barley is tender. Serve with grated cheese. shopping list
• 16. Winter tomato soup Cook diced yellow bell peppers in oil until tender. Add canned tomatoes, fresh ginger and carrot juice, and cook until the flavors blend. Serve with a dollop of sour cream. shopping list
• 17. Hot Potato and Leek Soup Clean leeks and slice the tender white and green parts. Sauté in a combo of oil and butter along with a sliver of garlic until tender. Add sliced potatoes, milk and a little broth. season with pepper and nutmeg and cook until the potatoes are almost falling apart. shopping list
• 18. butternut squash Soup Halve, seed and peel a medium butternut squash. Cut the squash into chunks and sauté along with a couple of peeled, cored and sliced pears, and garlic until lightly browned. Add broth and cook until the squash is tender. Puree, adding a little half-and-half. Garnish with diced pears. shopping list
• 19. Chorizo Sauté onions in olive oil until tender. Add sliced chorizo, diced potatoes, canned pinto beans and canned broth along with smoked paprika and cook until the potatoes are tender. shopping list
• 20. Tortilla Soup Jazz up canned chicken broth with cilantro, corn kernels, tomato paste and strips of chicken breast. It's cooked until the chicken is done, then just add toasted tortillas along with lime juice. shopping list
• 21. Italian Wedding Soup Add your favorite tiny meatballs to broth along with shredded escarole, elbow macaroni and a healthy amount of parmesan cheese. shopping list
• 22. Wonton Add sliced scallions, garlic and ginger to canned broth cooking until flavorful. Toss in a couple of handfuls of watercress and pork pot stickers and cook until done. Finish with a drizzle of toasted sesame oil. shopping list
• 23. Winter vegetable soup Combine sweet and white potato chunks, shredded cabbage, a can of white beans, broth and ham in a pot. Cook until the potatoes are tender. shopping list
• 24. chicken Noodle Combine chicken thighs and drumsticks in a pot with water to cover, an onion with its skin on, a couple of ribs of celery sliced and cook until the chicken is tender. Remove and shred the chicken. Strain the broth, return the chicken along with a couple of cups of thin egg noodles and let it cook until the noodles are tender. shopping list
• 25. ham and edamame Soup Cook a meaty ham bone with carrots and onions in broth. Add frozen edamame and cook until the beans are tender. Shred the meat from the bone and return it to the soup. Serve with toasted bread cubes. shopping list
• 26. Hot and Spicy Lentil Soup Cook bacon in a little oil until crisp, then remove bacon and set aside. Add onions, carrots, chopped tomato, chili powder and ginger to the pot and cook for a minute. Add lentils, canned broth and a little water and cook until the lentils are tender. Return bacon to the pot and serve. shopping list
• 27. tortellini en Brodo Heat canned broth along with basil and parsley leaves, pepper and a little oregano. Add meat tortellini and cook until tender. Serve with grated parmesan cheese. shopping list
• 28. Easy Borscht Cook sliced canned beets, sliced carrots, large white beans and chunks of potatoes in broth until the potatoes are tender. Add thin strips of beef sirloin and cook just until the beef is cooked through. shopping list
• 29. Creamy Mussel Soup Heat clam broth and some white wine. Add sliced garlic and cleaned mussels. Cover and cook until mussels have opened. Remove mussels from their shells. Combine a little tomato paste and mayo and whisk into the broth to thicken. Add shelled mussels and croutons. shopping list
• 30. shrimp Chowder Sauté onion, garlic and fresh fennel in oil until fennel is tender. Add chunks of unpeeled red potatoes and broth, and cook until potatoes are tender. Add shelled and deveined shrimp and corn kernels and cook just until shrimp are done. shopping list
• 31. Provencal fish Soup Heat clam broth with an equal amount of water. Add strips of orange zest, fennel seeds, garlic and tomatoes. Cook until flavorful. Meanwhile combine roasted red peppers (homemade or jarred) with garlic and hot sauce, then puree. Once the broth is flavorful, add chunks of white-fleshed fish and cook just until tender. Float toasted bread topped with red pepper sauce in the soup. shopping list