Category: Soups
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Chicken Soup with Rice in November
Do you remember the Maurice Sendak book about the boy who loves chicken soup with rice all year long? I told you onceI told you twiceAll seasons of the year are niceFor eating chicken soup with rice My girls learned that poem many years ago. And November is definitely a good month for chicken soup…
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Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe
I had some great homemade chicken broth, all jellied up and good, and poached chicken and I had a craving for some chicken tortilla soup. When I say chicken tortilla soup, it has to include lime juice and avocados (and chicken of course!). Much else is negotiable. I started here with a recipe for Chicken…
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Cream of Broccoli Soup with Cheese Recipe
This soup is great with frozen or fresh broccoli. I always use homemade chicken or turkey broth, and I think that helps with the flavor, and vary the spices now and then. Sometimes I don’t use any cheese or I use 1/2 cup of cheese and 1/2 cup of half and half like I did…
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Taco Soup Recipe without the Mixes
Another good recipe from Family Feasts for $75 a Week: A Penny-wise Mom Shares Her Recipe for Cutting Hundreds from Your Monthly Food Bill. I’ve seen various recipes for taco soup before but they all call for packaged mixes and seasonings, which I rarely buy. This came out great and she provides you with alternatives…
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Stracciatelle Soup with Meatballs, Pasta, Spinach and Carrots
This was originally a totally ad hoc soup but it has become a family favorite. I make a soup of broth, tiny pasta and carrots (we call it Frog Eye soup, after the pasta) but then one day I had started making that and decided to turn it into a meal and added some spinach…