22 crock leek soup Recipes

chopped well-rinsed leeks, white and light green parts only (discard dark green tops), celery, diced, olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, dried thyme or 1 tbsp fresh thyme, stripped from stem, fresh bay leaves, vegetable stock (i used 1 of each) or 2 quarts beef stock (i used 1 of each), spaghetti sauce, diced turnips, diced carrots, sliced fresh green beans, salt or substitute, black pepper, cayenne pepper sauce (optional), red bell pepper, seeded and diced, frozen corn, frozen peas, fully cooked meatballs (optional) or 1 lb chopped cooked beef (optional) or 1 lb other cooked meat (optional), uncooked macaroni noodles, grated parmesan cheese (optional)

condensed cream of chicken soup , with herbs, leeks, white and light green parts thinly sliced and rinsed (1 1/2 cups) or 1 1/2 cups sliced scallions, whole chicken legs, skin removed (about 2 1/2 lb), new potatoes, cut in 1 1/2 chunks (about 12 oz), baby carrots (1 1/4 cups), dijon mustard, snipped dill, sliced scallions