Quick Easy Old Homesteader Main Dish Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in a large skillet, stirring until it crumbles.drain. Add green pepper, onion, garlic, and chili powder.
• Cook, uncovered, over medium heat until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally. Add soup and remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes, stirring frequently.

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or soup pot.
• Saute the chopped onions and celery for 2 minutes.
• Add the garlic, grated carrot and ham.
• Continue sauting until the onion is golden.
• Add the chicken broth, thyme and pepper and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add the potatoes simmer uncovered until the potatoes are soft.
• Add salt to taste and more pepper if needed.
• Note: Do not salt the soup until the potatoes are cooked. The amount of salt needed will vary depending on the the amount of salt in the chicken broth.

Steps:

• In a large pot: Brown ground beef, drain any fat.
• Add onions and garlic, saute with ground beef until tender.
• Note: At this point you place the ground beef mixture and remaining ingredients in the crock pot. Cook on low for 4-6 hours.
• Standard stove top cooking: Add remaining ingredients and simmer.
• Simmer for 1-2 hours on stove top until cabbage is tender. Stirring occasionally. Check fro additional seasonings.
• Serve with a crusty bread.

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium saucepan, add celery, onion and carrots.
• Saute over medium high heat for 5 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low, add flour and thyme, cook and stir 2 minutes.
• Add corn, milk, tuna and clam juice, increase heat to medium high stirring constantly until mixture reaches a simmer.
• Reduce heat to low, add salt and pepper, and gently simmer until vegetables are tender, adding more milk or clam juice if necessary.

Steps:

• In the bottom of your best soup pot, heat up your olive oil and add the sausage, onions and peppers. When the sausage is almost completely cooked, add the garlic and the pesto (or herbs). Let it cook another minute, then add the tomatoes and tomato sauce, frozen vegetables and beans. Let this cook for about 10 minutes on medium heat. Then add your beef stock and bring back to a gentle boil and then add the macaroni. Salt and pepper to taste. If you like it spicy, you might also add a pinch of red pepper flakes. Cook another 10 minutes.