Sunday, June 24, 2012

Tasty and Hearty Soup Recipes That Are Quick and Easy

Author: Linda Wilson
You don't have to cook soup all day for it to be tasty. Yes, slow-cooked soups are wonderful but busy cooks can whip out a hearty tasty soup in minutes, too. Try these recipes for a very quick and easy Hearty Tomato-Bean Soup that has a can of tomato soup hidden among its tasty ingredients, Spicy Carrot Soup, or Hamburger-Vegetable Soup for those who like ...
meat in their soup.
QUICK AND EASY TOMATO BEAN SOUP
1 tbsp olive oil (or canola)
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 can (28-oz) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can kidney beans, drained
1 can whole-kernel corn, undrained
1 can low-sodium condensed tomato soup
1/2 cup water
1 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp dried thyme
couple dashes black pepper
Heat the oil in a Dutch oven or large saucepan and add the onion and celery. Cook, stirring, until tender. Stir in the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook on low 10 to 15 minutes or until heated through.
Yield: 6 servings
HAMBURGER-VEGETABLE SOUP
1 lb ground beef
1 cup chopped onion
3 cups water
1 cup sliced carrots
1 cup diced celery
1 cup cubed potatoes
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp Kitchen Bouquet sauce
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 bay leaf
1/8 tsp basil
1 can (28-oz) tomatoes
In a large saucepan or a Dutch oven, cook the ground beef with the onion, stirring to break up, until the beef is no longer pink; drain well. Stir in the water, carrots, celery, potatoes, salt, Kitchen Bouquet, pepper, bay leaf and basil and heat to boiling. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the can of tomatoes with their juice, replace lid and continue to simmer for another 20 minutes.
SPICY CARROT SOUP
4 cups chopped carrots
1 onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 cup butter
1 tbsp chopped parsley
1/2 tsp curry powder
1/2 tsp coriander
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
6 cups chicken broth
2 egg yolks
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1/2 orange, juiced
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
Saute carrots onion and garlic in butter in for 5 minutes in a large saucepan over high heat. Sprinkle the chopped parsley, curry powder, coriander, cumin, salt, and pepper; stir in the chicken broth. Simmer on low heat for 20 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
Puree the mixture in blender then return to saucepan.
Process the cream, egg yolks, and orange juice in a blender until smooth. Add this mixture to the saucepan mixture and stir constantly. Heat until slightly thickened and heated through.
To serve ladle the soup into serving bowls and sprinkle the chopped green bell pepper.
Yield: 8 to 10 servings
Enjoy!
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/soups-articles/tasty-and-hearty-soup-recipes-that-are-quick-and-easy-5670368.html
About the Author
For more of Linda's quick and easy recipes visit her blog at http://grandmasquickfixrecipes.blogspot.com She also shares more soup, etc recipes on her blog at http://grandmasslowcookerrecipes.blogspot.com

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