Soup season | Pad Patter 2/27

I eat a lot of soup given its one of the easier things to make gluten free or buy gluten free. Today I happened to have Lamb & Vegetable for lunch

 

I made a huge casserole with soup last weekend, I used a bit meat (I'm not a big meateater), lots of vegetables (carrots, leeks, parsnip and celeriac)it was so good. I had forgotten how tasty homemade soup is.

 

We often eat "Träsksoppa" (Swamp Soup). It's my son who named it. I had made it, he looked at it and said "You two can eat swamp, I'll eat food." LOL

Basically, Träsksoppa is used by using up all the leftover veggies, just mixing them with water and add a stock cube and spices. At times, it do look like a swamp, but it's almost always yummy. Topping my soup with a drizzle of oil, and seeds and nuts, maybe chopped bell pepper or what ever I have at hand. Like this:



Soup for me is leftover food, but I do make some other soups.

 

I'm a soup eater. I usually throw whatever is going tired or at it's eat by date in the fridge in the pan. Basically that means my soups are rarely the same from one day to the next.

 

I love a Broccoli, Chicken and Noodle soup that is creamy and cheesy-- kinda like Panera's Cheddar Broccoli but with Chicken and noodles added in.

 

I just made Creamy Mexican Chicken Soup last night. I also love to make Shrimp Corn Chowder soup.

I have dishes that are not quite soups but not quite a stew. lol! A French Onion meatball dish, and a Italian Sub version (Which if my memory serves me right was from Rachel Ray 10 years ago).

 

I love love soup season
We have a bunch of family favorites from homemade chicken and kniffle (German dumpling) ..to a hamburger soup tons of veggies
To my famous award winning chili...
And my best friends cheese burger bacon chowder soup with potato

 

We loved soup in the winter! Family faves are Chicken Gumbo, Potato, Minestrone, Seafood Chowder, Mushroom and Cauliflower. Taco soup is about the only one I don't like.

 

I picked up some leeks from the farmer's market and I made this tonight. It was very good!!
- I used Yukon golden potatoes
- I used Better Than Bouillon chicken flavor for making the broth
- I added 2 cloves minced garlic
- I added about 1/4 cup half-n-half at the end
https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/potato_leek_soup/

 

Those sound yummy! Do you have the recipes?

 

I’ll post them in the AM! (I’m in bed, lol!

 

My mom makes a good split pea soup but I don’t know that I’d try it from anyone else.

Do you make your own soup?
If I do it’s chicken noodle with lots of chicken and noodles. My kids don’t love the carrots and celery in it so I have to skimp on those.

Do you have a favorite recipe?
It’s been awhile so I can’t remember which recipe I prefer.

What’s your favorite soup to eat?
Clam chowder.

Do you have one you won’t eat?
Any that are too spicy.

 

Here is the most like the Italian Sub Soup I make... https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes...toup-and-garlic-toast-floaters-recipe-1943970

The other I get in a packet and order it. It's so easy! I'll try to find a link to it.

I tend to make them after work, so pre-ready is what works for me. I just doctor what I add to the soup.

 

I can't go to that recipe. Foodnetwork re-directs me to the British site, and I can't find the recipe there. Hate when this happens. Can't copy & paste either, same thing happens.

 

We are having Hamburger Soup tonight! That's what we call it - a lot of people call it Beef & Barley ... to me that is without tomato base, Hamburger Soup has a tomato base. I like to make soup, but don't often have the time!

 

This is what I was able to copy and paste.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, plus 1/4 cup for croutons
3/4 pound, 3 links, hot or sweet Italian sausage, split and meat removed from casing
1/4 pound piece stick pepperoni, diced
1 ham steak, diced (about 1/2 to 3/4 pound)
1 green bell pepper, seeded, quartered and sliced
1 medium yellow onion, peeled, quartered and sliced
1 (15-ounce) can diced tomatoes
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
6 cups chicken stock
1/2 pound gemelli pasta or other short-cut pasta
5 cups cubed crusty bread
3 large cloves garlic, cracked from skin
1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, a couple of handfuls
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
2 bunches arugula, trimmed and coarsely chopped (about 4 cups)

Directions

1. Place a soup pot or deep sided skillet on the stove top and preheat to medium high heat. Add olive oil, 2 turns of the pan and the sausage. Brown and crumble the sausage, drain off excess fat if necessary then add the ham and pepperoni. Cook meats together 2 minutes then add peppers and onions and cook 2 or 3 minutes more. Add diced tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Add chicken stock and bring stoup to a boil. Stir in pasta and cook for 8 minutes. Make croutons while pasta cooks.
2. In a large skillet heat about 1/4 cup of olive oil, 4 turns of the pan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook 1 minute. Add bread to garlic oil, toss and toast the cubes 5 or 6 minutes. Season the toasty cubes with red pepper flakes, oregano and lots of grated cheese.
3. Stir arugula into soup just before you serve it up. Ladle up the stoup and float several toasty garlic bread cubes in each bowl.

HTH!

 

I LOVE soup, and i almost always make it myself instead of using canned. Canned is so salty, and the textures aren't nearly as good as homemade. Some of our favorite go-to's are:
* Spinach tortellini
* Roasted tomato
* Broccoli & Potato
* Sweet potato, carrot, and broccoli (the thicker version of this also makes an amazing filling for a pot pie crust!)
* Chicken pot pie stew (another one adaptable to pot pie filling)
* Hamburger stew (basically ground beef or turkey w/ veggies and potatoes)
* 7 Can Tortilla Soup

 

I think I'm weird...so here goes!

Every single time I eat soup for a meal, I feel cheated - like I only got the appetizer!!

My favorite soup though - is home made Chicken Noodle soup with thick noodles and chunky veggies!