Time:

30 min (20 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

American

Ingredients:

1 each 2 boxes winter...
1 each 1 boxes corn frozen
1 each 2 large tomatoes,...
1 each 1 large onion...
1 each 1 teaspoon fresh...
1 each 1 tablespoon...

Directions:

* Sautee the onion in 2 tablespoon. olive oil until tender.
* Add tomatoes and stir for about 3 minutes.
* When this basic sauce is done, add salt, pepper and grated ginger.
* Add 1 quart of the broth you prefer, and the vegetables.
* Boil for 10 min., correct seasonings and add the chopped cilantro (or parsley) with the burner off.
* As a variation,add at last minute fresh chopped spinach instead of the greens.

Time:

25 min (15 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

American

Ingredients:

1 each 1-1/4 cups water
1 each 1 cup thinly...
1 each 1/4 cup soy milk
1 each 1 cup frozen...
1 each 1 can (8-3/4...
1 each 1 jar (8 ounces)...

Directions:

* Combine water, carrots, green pepper, and potatoes in large saucepan. Simmer 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
* Add remaining ingredients; heat thoroughly, stir occassionally.

Time:

1 hr 15 min (30 min to prepare, 45 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons salt
4 each 6 ounces tomato...
1 teaspoon cumin
1 each medium ripe avocado
6 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
1.5 cups COOKED small...
1 each sprig fresh oregano
13 each leaves fresh basil
1 each bunch small parsley
2 each stalks celery
3 each medium tomatoes
2 each cloves minced garlic
5 each scallions
1 each medium green bell...
1 each medium cucumber

Directions:

* Peel cucumber and discard peel.
* Remove seeds and cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
* Remove and discard stems and seeds from bell pepper; cube bell pepper.
* Trim root ends from green onions and slice crosswise about 1/2-inch thick slices.
* Dice tomatoes into 1/4-inch cubes.
* Slice celery and avocade into 1/4-inch cubes.
* (Reserve 10 small, perfect sprigs of parsley for garnish.)
* Mince remaining parsley, enough to equal 1/3 cup.
* Mince ...

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

2 cups low sodium...
2 cups water
0.5 cup White Wine
2 each Golden Delicious...
1 cup thinly sliced...
1 each small onion,...
1 cup chopped fennel
1 each bay leaf
0.25 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
6 each peppercorns
4 teaspoon non-fat plain yogurt

Directions:

In large pot, combine broth, water, wine, apples, carrots, onion, fennel, bay leaf, thyme and peppercorns; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, 20 minutes. Strain soup, reserving liquid. Remove bay leaf from apple-vegetable mixture in strainer. In blender or food processor, puree mixture; add reserved liquid and blend well. Reheat soup, if necessary, ladle into soup bowls and serve with a dollop of yogurt if desired.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

0.5 each fresh Genuine...
0.25 cup of fresh carrot...
0.5 each cucumber, peeled...

Directions:

1. Place ingredients into blender in order of recipe and blend till smooth.

Time:

1 hr 10 min (10 min to prepare, 1 hr to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Notes:

You can add also,...

Ingredients:

0.75 cup soaked and washed...
6 cup filter water
1 each med. dry shiitake...
0.5 cup dry daikon
3 each slices lotus roots
2 each inch kombu (seaweed)

Directions:

1. Wash barley and soak all of other above ingredients together overnight.

2. Next morning finely chop shiitake and lotus root, discard stem from shiitake mushroom.

3. Put all ingredients into a pot, bring to a boil, place flame deflector under pot and simmer 45 to 1 hour. ten minutes before adding 1/2 tsp. Tamari sauce and cover.

4. garnish with dandalion or scallions

Time:

1 hr 10 min (10 min to prepare, 1 hr to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each 1 cup barley
1 each 1/2 cup mixed...
1 each 1 tablespoon...
1 each 6 cups water
1 each 2 tablespoon miso
1 each 1 large onion,...
1 each 5-6 turnips,...
1 each 2 carrots, sliced...
1 each 1/2-3/4 pound...
1 each 3 cloves garlic,...
1 each 1/2 tablespoon...
1 each 2 tablespoon...
1 each 1 tablespoon...
1 each 1/3 cup tamari
1 each 3 tablespoon...

Directions:

* Saute the garlic and onion in olive oil on medium heat until the onions are translucent.
* Combine the barley, lima beans, split peas, lentils, miso, and water with the onion/garlic, and bring to a boil.
* Add the turnips and carrots, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
* ("But grandma, where did they get miso in the Ukraine?" "Shut up and eat your soup.") (If you have broccoli stems, peel and slice th...

Time:

4 hr 30 min (15 min to prepare, 4 hr 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

14 ounce bag of great...
1 each large onion
4 each to 5 carrots
2 each Potatoes
2 each celery stalks
0.25 cup olive oil, fresh...

Directions:

Soak the beans overnight.
Drain off water and put the beans into a crockpot with 6 cups fresh water.
Scrub, but leave the skin on, the potatoes and chop.

Chop the carrots and celery too.
Add the parsley, olive oil and any other seasonings you like.
To thicken the soup and make it creamier, I take a cup of the soup water out and add a few tablespoons of flour to it and mix, then pour it back into the crock pot.
Cook all day on low, or 6-8 hours...

Time:

1 hr 30 min (20 min to prepare, 1 hr 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped carrots
1 can low sodium (14.5...
1 each lb lean beef stew...
4 cups water
0.25 cup dry pearl barley
0.5 teaspoon salt
0.25 teaspoon pepper
3 cups cooked (1 cup...
2 tablespoon minced parsley

Directions:

Place onion and carrots in a large dry saucepan. Cook over high heat, stirring frequently until vegetables start to brown and stick. Add 1/2 cup broth; stir to release brown bits. Cook until liquid evaporates and vegetables begin to stick again, about 5 minutes. Add 1/2 cup broth and continue cooking until liquid evaporates and vegetables are soft and golden brown. Add meat and cook until no longer pink. Stir in remaining broth, water, barley, salt and pepper. Simmer, covered, 25 minutes. Add...

Time:

3 hr 10 min (10 min to prepare, 3 hr to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

2 each lbs/1 kilogram beef
3 each qts/3 liter water
2 each Carrots
1 each parsley root
1 each celery root
1 each green pepper
1 each onion and a few...
5 each juniper berries...
1 each bay leaf...

Directions:

Set to boil the beef with the cold water. Let the pot uncovered until the liquid starts foaming. Remove this foam periodically with the slotted spoon until foaming stops. Add the vegetables, juniper berries, bay leaf and a little salt. Cover the pot almost but not completely and let boil, at low temperature, for 3 hours. When it is ready, strain into another pot. The soup has to boil slowly to be really tasty. Serve with the desired accompaniment (noodles, dumplings, rice, etc.).

Time:

40 min (10 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons vinegar, salt
1 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon flour
2 each lbs/1 kilogram...
3 each qts/3 liter water
1 teaspoon butter, boiled...

Directions:

Clean the beets, wash and grate. Set to boil with the water for 30-40 minutes (uncovered). Strain and then add to the liquid the salt, sugar and vinegar. After it comes to another boil, add the butter mixed with the flour and sour cream, mix well and let it boil for a little while. Serve with boiled noodles or toast.

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

4 cups cooked black beans
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon cumin
1 cup chopped onions
1 cup sliced carrots
2 each cloves garlic
0.5 cup chopped red bell...
4 cups low-sodium...
0.25 cup chopped chipotle...
0.25 cup plus 2 Tablespoon...

Directions:

Heat olive oil in a nonstick or heavy-bottomed frying pan over medium heat. Add cumin, chopped onions, carrots, garlic and bell pepper and cook slowly until browned. Puree the beans with 4 cups stock in a blender or food processor. Add the vegetable mixture, 1/2 canned chipotle chiles, 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp lime juice, and salt to taste. Process until velvety smooth. If the soup is too thick, thin it with more stock. Garnish each serving with a slice of lime floating in the middle and a sprinkl...

Time:

4 hr 35 min (20 min to prepare, 4 hr 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

3 each carrots, thinly...
2 each celery ribs, sliced
1 each onion, chopped
4 each garlic cloves, diced
20 OZ can black beans,...
28 OZ can low sodium...
15 OZ can crushed tomatoes
0.5 teaspoon dried basil
0.5 teaspoon dried oregano
0.5 teaspoon cumin
0.5 teaspoon chili powder
0.5 teaspoon Hot pepper sauce

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in slow cooker. Cover. Cook on LOW for 9-10 hours.

Time:

25 min (10 min to prepare, 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

3 cups blueberries
0.75 cup sugar
0.5 cup water, grated...
0.25 cup fresh lime juice
1 each to 15 oz. can...
0.333333 cup flaked coconut,...

Directions:

In medium saucepan, combine berries, sugar, water, lime zest, and lime juice.
Boil, reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
Remove from heat and let cool.
Transfer to large bowl and chill.
In medium bowl, whisk coconut milk until smooth and light.
Stir into chilled soup and serve garnished with toasted coconut.

if you want a smoother texture, whirl cooked berries in food processor before adding coconut milk

Time:

40 min (10 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each X number of beets
1 each 1/2 X onions
1 each 1/4 X carrots
1 each red or green cabbage
1 each beet greens
1 each cider vinegar or...
1 each salt, if desired

Directions:

*Slice the vegies, put them into a soup pot and fill with water to about 1 1/2 to 2 inches above the vegetables.
*Add salt to taste.
*Bring to a boil, then reduce heat.
*Simmer as long as possible over the lowest heat possible.
*When the vegetables are soft, mash them with a potato masher (do not put into a blender or food processor; the idea is to have a coarse soup, not a cream soup).
Add vinegar to taste.
*Continue to simmer; you want all the flavo...

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each onion
4 each peeled beets
0.5 each head small green...
1 each carrot

Directions:

*Heat a little oil in frying pan, add 1 bay leaf, a few whole cloves, and several peppercorns.
*Add the vegetables and saute a few minutes.
*Transfer to cooking pot and add equal amounts of tomato juice and apple cider to cover the vegetables.
*Simmer 30-40 minutes.
*Now add lemon juice or vinegar until the broth is distinctly tart, balanced by the sweetness of the cider.
*Add salt to taste.
*Serve with horseradish.

Time:

1 hr (15 min to prepare, 45 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each 5 medium potatoes
1 each 1 cup mushrooms -...
1 each 1 can of beans (...
1 each 2-3 carrots
1 each 1/2 head of cabage
1 each 2 medium beet roots
1 each small bunch of...
1 each 3-5 cloves of garlic
1 each 2-3 dried bay leaves
1 each freshly ground...
1 each salt to taste
1 each 1 - 6oz can of...
1 each 2 glasses of...
1 each little bit of...

Directions:

*Peel and cut the vegetables.
*Cut carrots in circles.
*Cut potatoes in chunks.
*Slice beets in long thin slices like wide matchsticks or you can grate them on a large hole grater.
*Slice the cabbage as thin as possible.
*Chop the dill and press out the garlic.
*Disolve the tomato paste with water until it's juice like.
In a large 8qt pot half-ways filled with water cook the potatoes,
carrots, mushrooms (if using any), one of the c...

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

4 each medium red...
0.5 cups thinly sliced onion
1 cup chopped celery
0.5 cup dry white wine
0.25 cup chopped fresh...
0.5 tablespoon tomato paste
1 tablespoon olive oil
0.5 teaspoon dried thyme
0.25 teaspoon salt
0.25 teaspoon saffron threads
0.25 teaspoon pepper
0.125 teaspoon fennel seeds
2 each (8-ounce) bottles...
2 each garlic cloves,...
2 each lemon slices
1 each (14.5-ounce) can...
1 each bay leaf
0.5 each lb medium peeled...
0.75 each lb cod or other...

Directions:

Pierce potatoes with a fork. Arrange potatoes in a circle on a paper towel in microwave oven. Microwave at HIGH 5 minutes; rearrange potatoes and continue cooking for another 5 minutes. Wrap potatoes in a towel, and let stand 5 minutes. Peel and cube potatoes; set aside. Combine onion and next 15 ingredients (onion through bay leaf) in a 3-quart casserole; stir well. Cover with casserole lid, and microwave at HIGH 5 minutes; stir and continue cooking for another 5 minutes. Stir in potato, shr...

Time:

2 hr 20 min (35 min to prepare, 1 hr 45 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

American

Ingredients:

4 cups brown rice, cooked
2 each medium tomatoes,...
1 each cayenne pepper to...
12 ounces orange juice
1 each medium bell...
1 each medium carrot, diced
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cumin
10 each medium cloves...
3 cups chopped onion
1 tablespoon olive oil
6 cups water
2 cups dry black beans,...

Directions:

Providing the beans have soaked 8 hours or overnight, drain.
Then place soaked beans in a kettle or Dutch over with 4 cups water.
Bring to boil, cover, and simmer until tender (about 1 1/4 hours).

Heat oil in a medium-sized skillet.
Add onion, half the garlic, cumin, salt, and carrot.
Saute' over medium heat until carrot is tender.
Add remaining garlic and bell pepper.
Saute' until everything is very tender (another 10-15 minu...

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

1 each 1 large bunch...
1 each 1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 each 1 Tbsp. unsalted...
1 each 2 medium leeks,...
1 each 1 medium baking...
1 each 1 clove garlic,...
1 each 3 cups low-sodium...
1 each 3/4 tsp. salt
1 each Pinch freshly...
1 each 1/4 cup...
1 each 1/4 Cup snipped...

Directions:

Separate broccoli stems from florets. Using a vegetable peeler, peel stems to remove tough outer layer, then slice into 1/4-inch-thick "coins." Break or cut the florets into small pieces. Reserve stems and florets separately.

In a medium saucepan, heat oil and butter over medium heat. Add leeks and cook, stirring often, until softened and fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add broccoli stems, potato, and garlic, and cook 2 to 3 minutes. Add 3 cups water, broth, salt, and pepp...

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

3 cups chopped broccoli...
0.5 cup Diced celery
0.5 cup chopped onion
1 cup low sodium...
2 cups nonfat milk
2 tablespoon Cornstarch
0.25 teaspoon salt, Dash...
0.25 cup grated Swiss cheese

Directions:

Place vegetables and broth in saucepan. Bring to boil, reduce heat, cover, and cook until vegetables are tender (about 8 minutes). Mix milk, cornstarch, salt, pepper, and thyme; add to cooked vegetables. Cook, stirring constantly, until soup is lightly thickened and mixture just begins to boil. Remove from heat. Add cheese and stir until melted.

Time:

25 min (10 min to prepare, 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

3 each lbs/1,250...
3 each qts/3 liter water
1 each carrot
1 each parsley root
1 each celery root
1 each onion
1 each bay leaf
2 each to 3 juniper...

Directions:

Set the beef to boil with the cold water. Remove foam, add the cleaned and quartered vegetables, juniper berries and bay leaf. Let boil, covered, at low temperature, for an hour. Add salt and let boil for another two hours. Remove the vegetables, remove the meat which will be used as filling for the pies and strain and degrease the soup. Serve in cups with meat pies (see Dough, French I or Dough, French II) or with pancakes with meat.

Time:

25 min (15 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

American

Ingredients:

1 each 1 cup vegetable...
1 each 2 cups cooked...
1 each One 15-ounce can...
1 each 1 small carrot --...
1 each 1/4 cup finely...
1 each 1/2 teaspoon oregano
1 each salt and pepper...

Directions:

* In 2-quart saucepan, combine all ingredients.
* Heat to boiling over high heat.
Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered,
until carrots and celery are tender, about 15 minutes.

Time:

1 hr (10 min to prepare, 50 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon mild olive oil
0.5 cups chopped onion
3 each cloves garlic,...
2 teaspoon chopped fresh ginger
0.5 each lbs (6 cups)...
0.5 each lb (1 cup) new...
1 cup unsweetened 100%...
3 cups water
0.5 cup skim milk
0.5 teaspoon salt
0.5 cup chopped Granny...
2 tablespoon chopped parsley

Directions:

Heat the oil in a high-sided skillet or large saucepan on medium high. Sauté the onions 3 minutes or until tender. Add the garlic and ginger and cook 1 minute longer. Add the squash, potatoes, 100% apple juice, and water or broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer 35 to 40 minutes or until very soft. Puree in a blender or processor, in batches, until smooth. Pour back into the pan and stir in the milk and salt. Reheat and serve topped with chopped apple and parsley.

Time:

55 min (30 min to prepare, 25 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

American

Ingredients:

1 L arge butternut...
1 cup raw or...
3 each ears of sweet...
0.333333 cup water
2 each medium onions,...
2 each stalks celery,...
2 C arrots, peeled...
2 C loves garlic,...
0.25 tablespoon ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon salt or to taste
1 each Freshly ground...
2 each 4 Cup. water

Directions:

* Place squash on a baking sheet, and bake at 400 for 1 hour or until soft to the touch.
* Whirl in processor until cashews are a fine meal. Set aside.
* With a sharp knife, cut kernels off the cob. Set aside.
* Into a large stock pot put the water, onions, celery, and carrots.
* Cook until soft, about five minutes, adding more water if needed.
* Add to stock pot.
* Add corn kernels.
* When squash is cool enough to handle, cut in half and di...