Souper Yummy

It is getting colder outside and what better to compliment crisp fall air than
SOUP!

In the English language, the word "soup" has developed several uses in phrase.

• Alphabet Soup, a term often used to describe a large amount of acronyms used by an administration, has its roots in a common tomato-based soup containing pasta shaped in the letters of the alphabet.
• Primordial Soup is a term used to describe the organic mixture leading to the development of life.
• A soup kitchen is a place that serves prepared food of any kind to the homeless.
• Pea soup describes a thick or dense fog.
• "Soup legs" is an informal or slang term used by athletes to describe fatigue or exhaustion.
• "Stone Soup" is a popular children's fable.
• Duck Soup is a term to describe a task that is particularly easy.
• Word soup refers to any collection of words that is ostensibly incomprehensible.
• Tag soup further refers to poorly coded HTML.
• Soup Fire! can be used an expression of surprise.
• Soupe du jour is French for "soup of the day." Sometimes used as a metaphor for anything currently trendy or fashionable.
• Soup to nuts is an American English idiom conveying the meaning "from beginning to end"
• Soup's on is a common term used to say, "Dinner's ready."
• Soup Sandwich is a denigrative U.S. military slang term, typically used to admonish a trooper for poor work or shoddy appearance. The term comes from the concept that a sandwich made out of soup would be a sloppy mess.
  

Now its your turn, post your favorite simple soup recipe.

Chicken Salsa Soup

5 c. Water
1/2 lb. Chicken, cooked/cubed
6 heaping tsp. Chicken Bouillon
1 tsp. Chili Powder
1/4 c. sweet pepper, chopped
15 oz Corn, drained
1 jar Garden Style Salsa/picante sauce

Broken Tortilla Chips (3-5 cups)
8 oz. Monterey Jack Cheese with Jalapeno Peppers, shredded

In 3 qt. saucepan combine water, chicken bouillon, chicken and chili powder. Bring to boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer a few minutes. Add corn and peppers. Simmer until heated through and peppers are tender.

To serve: Put a handful of chips in bottom of bowl, ladle in soup and top with cheese. Enjoy immediately. :)

By: Liz S.

Black Bean Soup

2 cans black beans, drained
1 can chicken broth
1 can corn, drained
1 cup salsa
1/4 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. chili powder

Mix beans, broth, and corn together in a large pot and bring to boil. Add salsa and spices. Take half the mixture and blend it, then recombine. Simmer 15 min. on low.
Serve with tortilla chips, sour cream, chopped avacado, tomato, and cheese.

By Tiffany C.

White Chili

4 lg. chicken breasts, cooked and cubed
2 cans white beans
2 cans diced green chilies
2 cans chicken broth
2 cans white corn
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp. lemon pepper
1 tsp. ground cumin
1/4 c. minced dried onion

serve with:
4 fresh limes, wedged
white corn chips
grated monterrey jack cheese

By Tiffany C.

Chicken Noodle Soup

Whole Chicken
Chicken broth cubes
Onion
Celery
Carrots
Reames frozen noodles
Milk

Cook Chicken in crock-pot filled with water. Cook all day(approx. 5 hrs) then take off bone. Add noodles and 6-8 chicken broth cubes to water. Sauté onion, celery, and carrots in butter on stove. Add to crock-pot along with ½ cup of milk. Salt and pepper to taste.

By Atrena

Baked Potato Soup

1/2 lbs. butter
1 1/4 lbs. onions
1 c. flour
1 qt. half and half (or 2 c. milk & 2 c. cream)
4 lbs. baked potatoes (cooled and diced)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon basil
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco Sauce
8 c. chicken stock

Saute onions; add flour and stock to make white sauce. Add everything else. Serve hot topped with bacon bits, grated cheese and green onions.

By Sarah G.

Jen's Soup

Sometimes I throw together a bunch of stuff and call it soup. :) Everything is to taste... Call it what you want. This one is good if you are running low on fresh ingredients.

1 lb Ground meat (beef or turkey)
1 can beans (whatever you prefer, black, white, kidney, pinto, etc.)
1 can tomato sauce or paste
1 bag frozen veggies (I like the different stir fry varieties)
macaroni or rice
Garlic (powder is fine)
Onion (powder is fine)
Salt & Pepper
any other seasoning you like... italian, basil, whatever
Enough water to make it soup.

Serve it with some delicious bread and Voila! you have dinner!

Taco Soup

1 lb Ground Hamburger (or ground turkey if you want it a little healthier)

2 cans of dice tomatoes (I always use Del Monte w/ zesty green chilies)

1 can of kidney beans (I usually throw in two since we like them so much)

1 can of corn (just had to put something in parentheses since I have done it on EVERY one!)

1-4oz. can of diced green chilies

1 pkg of McCormick's Taco Seasoning

Directions:

Brown and season hamburger meat (note: do NOT use the taco seasoning to flavor your meat), then in a large pot combine cooked meat, undrained canned foods and package of taco seasoning. Bring to a boil and then simmer until ready to serve (you can also stick it in a crock pot and forget about it until dinner time).

Serve with sour cream, cheese and tortilla chips (we love using Frito's).