Good Luck Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Place a cold soup pot over medium heat. Add sliced bacon. Cook, stirring occasionally, until most of the fat has rendered out and the bacon begins to crisp up, about 5 minutes. Drain off most of the excess fat with a paper towel if desired, leaving about 1 tablespoon in the pot. Add onions, celery, and salt. Saute until and softened onions turn translucent, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Stir in black pepper, cayenne, dried thyme, dried oregano, and tomato paste. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomato paste starts to caramelize onto the bottom of the pan, about 2 minutes. Add the minced garlic, and cook, stirring, for 1 to 2 more minutes. Stir in chicken broth and water and raise the heat to high. Bring to a simmer over high heat; reduce heat to medium and let simmer while you prep the Swiss chard.
• Remove chard leaves from tough stems. Gather a handful of leaves and slice across in one direction; turn and slice across again. Repeat with remaining chard. Place into a bowl and fill with water. Swish around to remove dirt; transfer washed greens a handful at a time to another bowl to drain.
• Stir the Swiss chard into the pot and simmer over medium heat until greens become tender, about 10 minutes. Season with salt.
• Stir in the drained beans and raise the heat to high; bring to a boil. Stir in pasta and reduce heat to medium-high. Cook until the pasta is tender, stirring occasionally, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Once the pasta is tender, check the seasoning. Serve immediately in large bowls. Garnish with Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, a drizzle of olive oil, and red pepper flakes.

Steps:

• In a large stock pot or Dutch oven, brown sausage along with onion and garlic. When the sausage browned add all of the other ingredients and mix well. Bring up to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cook for 45 minutes to an hour.
• If you want to do this in your slow cooker. Brown the sausage with the onion and garlic first in a skillet. When browned place the meat with the other ingredients in a 5 - 6 quart slow cooker and cook on low 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
• Serve with your favorite cornbread. Letting this soup sit a day or 2 will meld the flavors even more.

Steps:

• In a 1 1/2 pint jar, layer the bouillon, to the Bay leaves. Tap jar so ingredients settles. Wrap the pasta in a baggie, and place in the jar. Seal tightly.
• Attach a label to the jar with the following instructions:.
• TO PREPARE SOUP: Remove pasta from top of jar, and set aside. In a large pot over medium heat, brown beef and drain excess fat add garlic to brown slightly. Add diced tomatoes, tomato paste, water, and soup mix. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover, and simmer for 45 minutes. Stir in the pasta, cover, and simmer 15 minutes, or until the pasta, peas, lentils and barley are tender.
• Season with salt and pepper if needed.
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Steps:

• Wash beans.
• Place bouillon, chicken and beans in large pot with water.
• Boil; reduce to slow boil for 45 minutes.
• Sauté onion in oil and add tomatoes and thyme.
• Mix well.
• Pour tomatoes into bean pot.
• Continue to cook at a low boil; add sausage and chili powder.
• Let simmer for 1 hour and 45 minutes.
• After that time has passed, turn stove off and stir in the sherry.
• Let stand for 15 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Use 2 (1 pint) clamp top jars. In each jar, layer 1/4 cup of each type bean.
• Seal lid and attach cooking instructions.
• INSTRUCTIONS:.
• Rinse beans, place in large bowl, add one to 2 tsp of salt and cover with water.
• Let stand overnight.
• Drain beans, place in a large kettle, add 2 quarts of water, one cup chopped ham and one chopped onion.
• Simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours; add one chopped green pepper and 3 tbls lemon juice or one tsp lemon pepper.
• Makes 4 servings.

Steps:

• In a large stock pot heat olive oil. Saute onions, garlic, ham base, hot sauce, thyme and oregano until onions are translucent.
• Add drained black eyed peas, vegetable stock, water and chopped ham. Simmer until peas are tender, approximately 40 to 50 minutes.
• Add collards and simmer an additional 20 to 30 minutes. Pepper to taste. Serve hot.