Autumn Harvest Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a heavy bottomed soup pot and saute bacon for 3 minutes.
• Pour off any excess fat.
• Add onions and garlic continuing to cook until onions are softened.
• Add leeks, celery, carrots, butternut squash and soaked white beans along with thyme and rosemary.
• Saute for 2 more minutes. Pour in chicken stock and bring to a boil.
• Turn down heat and simmer slowly for 1 1/2 hour or until beans are tender.
• Adjust final seasoning.

Steps:

• Chop all vegetables to one inch cubes.
• chop garlic very fine.
• In large pot, add olive oil and garlic.
• Sauté garlic until fragrant.
• Add all vegetables, and saute until slightly soft.
• Add all chicken broth.
• Add paprika and cumin.
• Cover and bring to low boil.
• Lower heat and simmer for 45 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook until no longer pink and just turning brown, 5 to 8 minutes. Add the celery, carrots and onions and saute until translucent, about 15 minutes. Add the rosemary, tomato paste and garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the stock, tomatoes, beans and bay leaf and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 40 minutes.
• Add the sweet potatoes and zucchini and simmer until cooked al dente, about 10 minutes more.
• Place 1/2 cup of baby spinach at the bottom of each serving bowl and ladle on a portion of bubbling hot soup. The heat from the soup will wilt the spinach perfectly. Serve with some freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano and a squeeze of fresh lemon.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Add the water, potatoes, squash, bouillon, bay leaves, chili powder, pepper, allspice and cloves. Bring to a boil. , Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until vegetable are tender. Add the tomatoes. Cook and stir until heated through. Discard bay leaves.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook and stir meat until brown.
• Drain off fat.
• Cook and stir onions with meat until onions are tender, almost 5 minutes.
• Stir in all remaining ingredients; heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer at least 40 minutes or till vegetables are tender.

Steps:

• Saute onions and garlic in butter over medium heat until soft, but don't let brown.
• Add pears and yam and cover, cooking 5-8 mins until yam is soft.
• Add chicken broth and beef stock and bring to boil. Once at a boil reduce to a simmer for 30 minutes.
• Add cooking sherry and half and half in the last 10 minutes of cooking.
• Remove from heat and add pumpkin. Stir until combined.
• Allow to cool for 15-30 minutes.
• Puree in food processor or blender.
• Return to heat and serve, garnishing with sour cream or yogurt, or put into containers to freeze.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute onions in oil until tender. Add the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Discard bay leaf before serving.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the first 14 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until tender. Discard bay leaves. Cool slightly., In a blender, process soup in batches until smooth. Return all to the pan; add cream and heat through. Garnish with additional cooked vegetables and/or apples and chives.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in-a small saucepan.
• When moderately hot, add the onion and saute until tender.
• Add the pumpkin, tomato, broth, salt, and pepper.
• Cover and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Carefully pour the hot mixture into a blender puree until smooth.
• Gradually add the milk and blend well.
• Return to heat to warm.
• Sprinkle with nutmeg before serving.