Main Course Soup Recipes

Steps:

• In a saucepan heat the butter. Add the scallions, cover and simmer for 3 minutes or until soft. Add the broth and water and bring to a boil. Add the asparagus and simmer 5 minutes or until just tender. Add the peas and simmer 1 minute to heat through. Add the tofu or chicken, lettuce leaves and tarragon and simmer another couple of minutes or just until the romaine lettuce is wilted. Season well to taste with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Bring base to a simmer, add the rice, cover and cook 10 minutes. Add the beans, toasted spices and chicken and cook, covered for 10 minutes more. Season to taste with salt and pepper; add more water or stock if thick or simmer down if too thin. Remove from heat, stir in lime juice and cilantro. Garnish with sour cream.

Steps:

• In soup pot, fry ground beef until browned. Add onion and celery and fry until soft.
• Add tomato juice, potatoes, salt, carrots, and water and simmer for one hour.
• Make a paste with flour and 1/2 cup milk. Stir into soup. Add remaining milk and heat through before serving.

Steps:

• Fry ground beef and onion with salt and pepper until browned.
• Add beef broth, tomato soup and water.
• Add prepared veggies, parsley flakes and bay leaf and simmer until veggies are tender (15 to 20 minutes).
• If you have any leftover tomatoes (fresh, frozen or canned) or tomato sauce add that while cooking the veggies.
• Remove bay leaf and add a splash of cream before serving.
• This soup is quite thick. For a thinner consistency add more beef broth or another tin of tomato soup.