Joybee, What's for Dinner? : Soups

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Warm Up with Soup

7 delicious soups to keep you warm inside and out.

Soup is a great way to clean out your refrigerator. You can make soup with all kinds of meat, vegetables, legumes, grains, and/or pasta. Here are 7 of my soup recipes that are simple and delicious. Many are meatless, vegetarian, or vegan and all will help keep you warm.

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Black Bean Soup

A creamy, flavorful, and meatless soup made with black beans and spices. Filling enough for an entree.

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Cauliflower and Chickpea Soup

A creamy soup made with chickpeas, cauliflower, coconut milk and warm spices. Cauliflower and chickpea soup is a delicious and vegan meal.

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Green Pea Soup

Healthy and easy frozen green peas pureed in a flavorful broth for a creamy and delicious, vibrant green, soup.

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Lentil Soup

A bold and spicy soup with hot Portuguese sausage and healthy lentils.

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Minestrone Soup

A simple, vegetarian, Italian style soup made with vegetables, beans, pasta, tomatoes, and spices.

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Mushroom and Wild Rice Soup

A creamy, meatless, soup with mushrooms and wild rice. It's warm comfort food for a cold night.

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Pureed Carrot Soup

A creamy, vegan, soup made with pureed carrots, onions, and beans in a vegetable broth with a hint of dill. It's filling enough for a meal but also great with a small sandwich.

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Enjoy.

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Lentil soup

Yum

A bold and spicy soup with hot Portuguese sausage and healthy lentils.

Lentils are powerful little legumes. They are packed with protein and fiber while being relatively low in calories. They are very versatile too. Lentils make great curries, soups, stew, and salads. Another great thing about lentils is that they are quick to cook compared to other legumes like beans and don't require soaking (although I've read that soaking them overnight helps make their nutrients more digestible...I usually don't plan ahead enough to do that, though).

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Lentil Soup

Servings: 2-4

Cooking time: 45-60 minutes

Ingredients:

1 Tbsp olive oil
1 small carrot. diced small
2 stalks celery, diced small
1/2 medium onion, diced
1 jalapeno, diced
1 spicy sausage (I used hot Portuguese sausage), sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup lentils (I think I used green lentils)
1 can of diced tomatoes, drained
3 cups water
1 tsp chicken bullion
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1 Tbsp paprika
1/4 tsp smoked paprika (optional)
Salt and pepper to taste

In a large stock pot, over medium heat, cook the vegetables in oil until tender. Add the sausage and continue cooking until it curls then add the garlic and lentils.

Stir and continue cooking until garlic is fragrant then add the tomatoes, water, and bullion.

Add the spices and bring to a boil.

Lower the temperature and simmer, over low heat, for about 30 minutes or until lentils are tender. Add more water or chicken broth if needed. Taste for seasoning and adjust.

Makes 2-4 servings.

Enjoy.