12 better for you soup Recipes

russet potatoes, skin peeled and cubed, bacon, chopped in 1/2 inch pieces, chopped carrots, chopped celery stalks, chopped onions, minced cloves of garlic, tb. coarsley ground pepper, tb better than bouillon , chicken stock seasoning in 3 cups of water or 3 cups of chicken stock, cream cheese, cubed and at room temperature ., heavy cream or milk (and you can use 2 tb butter mixed with 2 tb flour, fried in a pan and add 2 cups of milk to this, wisking well .. a cream sauce to be added to the finished soup for thickening added along with the milk) see comment below please.., before serving, taste your soup and at that time, you can add more pepper or salt. if you re serving the soup with a salty bread or with salted crackers, you do not need to add any salt. (there is enough salt in the bouillon seasoning and in the crackers, not to mention the bacon.)

sweet onions (depends on their size - enough to fill a large pan), butter, salt, white wine or flat champagne (less sweet the better), beef stock, chicken stock, apple cider, bouquet garni (if you want to make your own tied in some cheesecloth: thyme, parsley, bay, etc), french bread, salt & pepper to taste, grated gruyere , fontina, or similar cheese, splash of cognac (optional - but highly recommended )

whole crabs , i use dungeness crabs at about 1 & 1/2 lbs each. (in a pinch you can use just 1 big crab), baby shrimp (you can use larger shrimp if you like), bacon, chopped, milk (i try to make it 2% milk, for health, but everyone likes it better with whole milk), butter, carrots, roughly chopped, celery ribs, roughly chopped, onion, garlic cloves, finely chopped, potatoes, chopped into medium size pieces, chili powder (which type you use will decide how spicy it gets), cayenne, salt & pepper

bone in chicken breasts, water, stalks celery, sliced in 1/4-inch pieces, carrots, peeled and sliced in 1/4-inch pieces, onions, chopped, minced garlic, salt (or to taste), white pepper (can use more ), black pepper (can use more ), cayenne pepper (can use more ), cumin (can use more ), chopped fresh cilantro, diced tomatoes and green chilies, original (rotel), diced tomatoes and green chilies, mild (rotel), heavy whipping cream (can use more ), corn, drained, corn tortillas, monterey jack and cheddar cheese blend, fancy shred (for topping), peanut oil or canola oil or vegetable oil, for frying tortilla strips, chicken base (better than bullion, can use more)

chicken stock, heads garlic, peeled, jalapenos, seeded and chopped ,to taste, dried oregano, dried thyme, salt, grated parmagiano cheese or monterey jack pepper cheese

whole tomatoes, cut into wedges, zucchini, chopped, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, onion soup , the beef flavored kind is better, chicken broth or 2 (14 oz) cans beef broth, stuffed green olives, sun-dried tomatoes, chopped, pepperoni slices (more if you love meat), fresh basil , to taste, fresh cilantro or garlic powder, to taste, bay leaf, mozzarella cheese, cubed

carrots, grated skins off and cut into smaller cubes, water, better than bullion - chicken (use vegetable flavor to keep it vegetarian) - and if you have to, use 2 bullion cubed instead., onion - diced, stalks celery, rinsed and diced, olive oil, gloves fresh garlic - minced, salt, freshly ground cracked pepper, nutmeg, mace, cinnamon, crushed red pepper (optional), butter, dollop of sour cream on top of soup when plating (optional), sliced scallions on top of soup when plating (optional), equipment needed : deep skillet/soup pot with lid, blender, large bowl to temporarily keep blended soup in prior to transferring back into soup pot, and sieve if needed for finer textured soup.

chicken breast (shredded , preferably rotisserie), frozen vegetables or 2 -3 chopped carrots and celery, sweet onion, chopped, dried basil, bay leaves, capfuls cooking sherry, margarine, chicken bouillon (add more if you need it!) or 5 tsp better than bouillon (add more if you need it!), water, noodles such as spaghetti or 4 oz linguine

potatoes, peeled and cut into eighths, onion , cut into eighths, green onions, coarsely chopped, garlic clove, minced, no-salt-added chicken broth, undiluted, skim milk, salt, white pepper

elbow macaroni , undercooked in boiling,salted water &,drained, butter, flour, dry mustard (colman s), cayenne pepper, cheddar cheese soup, melted butter, salt, milk (skim is okay, higher fat is better), heavy cream, grated medium cheddar, grated colby cheese, plain breadcrumbs , very coarsely grated from a stale loaf of crusty white bread (good country bread is best but if you use store bought crumbs, make sure they are roughly grated, no)