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:

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:

4 hr 30 min (20 min to prepare, 4 hr 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

1 cup chopped onion
6 each medium cucumbers,...
3 tablespoon flour
4 cups low sodium...
1 teaspoon dried mint
0.5 cup fat free half and...
1 teaspoon paprika (garnish)
6 each cucumber slices,...

Directions:

Spray large saucepan with cooking spray; heat over medium heat and sauté onion until hot and translucent, adding cucumbers and flour cooking 5-7 minutes. Add vegetable stock and mint to saucepan, bringing to boil. Reduce heat to simmer, covered 10 minutes. Cool 10 minutes and process soup in food processor blender until smooth; stir in half and half. Refrigerate until chilled, about 4 hours. Pour soup into bowls; sprinkle with paprika and top with cucumber slice.

Time:

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

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

1 cup chopped onion
0.5 teaspoon dried marjoram...
0.5 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
0.5 cups low sodium...
1 cup water
2 each packages (20 oz)...
2 cup sliced romaine...
1 cup fat free sour cream
1 teaspoon paprika (garnish)

Directions:

Saute onion, marjoram, and thyme in large saucepan until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in stock, peas, lettuce, and heat until boiling. Bring to simmer, covered until peas are tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Cool soup for 10 minutes. Process soup in food processor or blender until smooth. Refrigerate until chilled 3 to 4 hours. Stir in sour cream into soup; pour into individual bowls and sprinkle with paprika.

Time:

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

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

1 cup chopped carrots
1 cup Diced celery
2 cups chopped onions
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups brown rice
6 cups water
1 each lb lentils,...
1 each lb mushrooms, sliced
1 teaspoon Dried rosemary
1 teaspoon dried tarragon

Directions:

Saute carrots, celery, onions, mushrooms in 1 Tablespoon olive oil. Place vegetables in slow cooker when the onions are translucent. Brown rice in 1 Tablespoon oil until dry. Add to slow cooker. Stir in water, lentils, rosemary, and tarragon. Cover and cook on high for 6-8 hours. When thoroughly cooked, serve 1 cup each in individual soup bowls.

Time:

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

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

6 each sweet potatoes,...
2 each leeks, chopped
2 each onions, chopped
4 each rib celery, chopped
2 cups chicken broth,...
1 tablespoon parsley flakes
1 teaspoon tarragon
5 cups water
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 OZ can fat-free...
2 tablespoon chopped chives

Directions:

Combine all ingredients except milk and chives in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low 10-12 hours, or HIGH 3-4 hours. Stir in milk during last hour; if desired, mash potatoes before serving and garnish with chives.

Time:

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

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

3 large onions, sliced
3 tablespoon butter
3 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon pepper
56 OZ beef broth
1 loaf french bread
3/4 cup mozzarella...
2 tablespoon parmesan cheese

Directions:

Soup
1. Mix onions and butter in slow cooker
2. Cover and cook on high heat setting 30 to 35 minutes or until onions begin to brown slightly around edges.
3. Mix flour, Worcestershire sauce, sugar and pepper. Stir in flour mixture and broth into onions. Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 9 hours or until onions are very tender.
4. Make Cheesy Broiled French Bread. Place 1 slice bread on each bowl of soup.

Cheesy Broiled French Bread
1. S...

Description:

The first time I made this...

Time:

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

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

1 medium onion
2 medium carrots, cut into...
2 each celery stalks,...
1 large bell pepper, cut...
1 medium zucchini, sliced...
2 clove garlic, minced
28 OZ canned beef broth...
28 OZ can crushed tomatoes
30 OZ can kidney beans...
2 tsp dried marjoram
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 1/2 cup cooked rice...

Directions:

Add all ingredients except rice to Crock-pot. Cover; cook on low 8-10 hours, or high 4 to 5 hours.

Add cooked rice and stir to combine, if desired.

Time:

4 hr 25 min (10 min to prepare, 4 hr 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

0.5 cup EACH dried pink...
8 cups water
1 each smoked ham hock...
1 teaspoon EACH dried basil,...
0.5 teaspoon EACH salt and...
1 each bay leaf
1 cup chopped onion
0.5 cup chopped carrots
0.5 cup chopped celery
2 each (14 1/2oz) cans...
1 each (8oz) can tomato...

Directions:

Rinse the dried pink beans, lentils, balck beans, yellow split peas, kidney beans, and black-eyed peas under cold running water. Place all the beans, lentils and peas in a large bowl, then cover with water to 2 inches above the mixture. Cover and let stand 8 hours, then drain. Combine the drained bean, lentil, and pea mixture, water and ham hock in a large pot; bring to a boil. Add the spices, onion, carrots, celery, tomatoes, and tomato sauce. Cover, reduce heat, and simmmer 2 hours. Uncover...

Time:

4 hr (15 min to prepare, 3 hr 45 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

1 each lb cabbage,...
4 each celery ribs, sliced
4 each carrots, sliced
1 each onion, chopped
2 each vegetable...
2 each garlic cloves,...
1 qt tomato juice, low...
4 cups water

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours or until vegetables are tender.

Time:

3 hr 30 min (1 hr 30 min to prepare, 2 hr to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each 4 cups dried...
1 each 4 cans chick peas...
1 each Water -- about 4...
1 each 2 tablespoons...
1 each 2 onions --...
1 each 1 cup olive oil
1 each Salt and pepper...
1 each Lemon slices

Directions:

* Soak the beans overnight in warm water.
* Strain and dust with baking soda.
* Let stand for 15 minutes.
* Rinse with hot water and rub a few at a time between your fingers to remove the skins (discard the skins).
* Place in strainer and rinse thoroughly for several minutes.
* Put into a large pot along with enough water to cover and bring to a boil, skimming off the foam as it rises.
* Add the onions, oil, salt and pepper and simmer covered until ...

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:

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

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

2 each lbs/1 kilogram...
3 each qts/3 liter water
2 each Carrots
1 each parsley root
1 each celery root
1 each green pepper
1 each onion
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.). Serve with t...

Time:

2 hr 30 min (30 min to prepare, 2 hr to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

1 lb Soy meat crumbles
2  garlic cloves --...
1/2  large onion --...
4 teaspoons chili powder
3 tablespoons margarine or...
1/2 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp basil and thyme
15 ounce diced tomatoes,...
15 ounce red beans, drained
15 ounce tomato juice, to...

Directions:

Sautee onions and garlic.
add butter and soy crumbles and let cook while stirring occasionally for fifteen minutes. add water and or more butter if mixture starts getting dry.
add spices, red wine vinegar, and sugar, stir.
add tomatoes and beans.
thin out to desired consistency with tomato juice.
bring to a boil slowly, and then move to simmer for one hour.

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:

2 hr 20 min (10 min to prepare, 2 hr 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

2 each qts/2 liter water
2 each big carrots
1 each celery root
2 each Potatoes
2 each Green peppers
1 each piece of cabbage
1 each onion
1 each parsley root

Directions:

Set to boil the julienned carrot, parsley root and onion, the green beans cut in pieces, cubed potatoes with sour cream in a covered pot, for two hours. Strain and add salt.

Time:

2 hr 15 min (15 min to prepare, 2 hr to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

2 tablespoon olive oil
2 each lbs. beef or lamb...
1 each onion, diced
3 each cloves garlic,...
1 each red pepper,...
3 each large strips of...
0.5 teaspoon Italian seasoning
3 each Roma tomatoes, diced
2 cups chicken or meat...
1 cup pitted black olives
1 each Sunkist® Moro...

Directions:

In Dutch oven, brown meat in hot oil in two batches. Add onion and garlic. Cook one minute, stirring as needed.

Add remaining ingredients, except orange.

Braise, covered, in 350o F oven or over low heat for 2 hours, until meat is tender.

Add orange sections just before serving; season to taste. Serve over rice, noodles or couscous.

Time:

2 hr 10 min (10 min to prepare, 2 hr to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each medium onion --...
2 each carrots -- sliced
2 each celery ribs --...
1 each zucchini -- chopped
2 each cloves garlic --...
6 cups vegetable broth
3 cups water
1 cup red wine
1 each x 28 ounce can...
2 teaspoons basil
1 teaspoon marjoram
1 each x 16-ounce can...
2 cups Shredded cabbage
0.5 cup pasta

Directions:

In a large pot, combine onion, carrots, celery, zucchini, garlic, stock, tomatoes, water, red wine, and basil and marjoram.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, partially covered, for 1 hour.
Add beans and cabbage and cook 10 minutes.
Stir in pasta and cook uncovered 10 minutes.
Serve.

Time:

2 hr 10 min (10 min to prepare, 2 hr to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

2 each qts/2 liter water
2 each Boston lettuces...
1 each carrot
1 each parsley root
1 each big onion
1 each garlic clove...
1 tablespoon flour
2 each yolks
2 tablespoons sour cream
2 each to 3 tablespoons...
5 each oz/150 gram...
4 each eggs
2 tablespoons milk, salt

Directions:

Finely chop the carrot, parsley root, onion and garlic and set to boil in water for 1/2 hour. Strain, removing the vegetables. In the meantime, beat the yolks with the flour, sour cream, salt and vinegar, then add the strained liquid a little at a time, stirring continuously until it is all added. Set to boil and add the lettuce, cut into pieces. Let come to just one boil. For the omelette, cut the bacon into pieces, fry and then add to the eggs beaten with milk and some salt. Cut this omelet...

Time:

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

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

1 cup large dried lima...
3 tablespoon coarse pearl barley
6 cups low-sodium...
2 cups sliced portabella...
1 cup chopped onion
2 tablespoon chopped parsley
0.5 cup chopped celery
1 cup diced carrots

Directions:

Wash lima beans and barley separately in cold water. Drain, and transfer to a soup kettle. Add vegetable stock and remaining ingredients; cover and bring to a boil. Cook over low-medium heat until lima beans are soft, about 2 hours. Serve hot.

Time:

2 hr (20 min to prepare, 1 hr 40 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

1 cup black beans
1 cup red beans
1 cup pinto beans
1 cup white beans
1 cup split green peas
1 cup navy beans
1 OZ can garbanzo...
1 OZ can no sodium...
1 OZ can kidney beans,...
1 OZ can no sodium...
1 OZ can diced...
1 each large onion, chopped
1 cup green onion, chopped
3 each cloves garlic,...
0.5 teaspoon salt

Directions:

Combine black beans, red beans, pinto beans, white beans, split green peas, navy beans. Cover with water and soak overnight. Drain beans and place in a large stockpot; cover with water. Add navy beans, garbanzo beans, black-eyed peas and kidney beans. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1½ hours or until beans are tender. Add tomatoes, tomatoes with green chiles, onion, garlic and salt. Simmer for 30 minutes to blend flavors.

Time:

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

Meal type:

Soup

Notes:

In a soup kettle or...

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons olive oil -- up...
2 cups chopped onion
2 each cloves chopped...
2 cups sweet potatoes --...
0.5 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped fresh...
0.75 cup chopped sweet...
0.5 cups cooked chickpeas
3 cups stock or water
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon basil
1 teaspoon salt, dash...
1 each bay leaf
1 tablespoon tamari soy sauce

Directions:

In a soup kettle or large saucepan, saute onions, garlic, celery and sweet potatoes in olive oil for about five minutes.
Add seasonings, except tamari, and the stock or water.
Simmer, covered, fifteen minutes.
Add remaining vegetables and chickpeas.
Simmer another 10 minutes or so - until all the vegetables are as tender as you like them.

Time:

1 hr 40 min (25 min to prepare, 1 hr 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

25 each gram vegan...
3 each large carrots,...
1 each medium potato,...
1 each small onion, chopped
3 milliliter sugar
6 each to 8 large...
1 each litre water
1 each vegetable stock...
15 ml pale dry sherry...
40 each gram margarine
1 each clove of garlic,...
1 each onion, chopped
500 each gram pumpkin,...
100 milliliter orange juice
10 milliliter finely grated...
3 milliliter ground nutmeg
1 each litre water
1 each vegetable stock...

Directions:

Heat margarine, cook carrots, potato and onion over low heat until soft, about 15 minutes.
Add sugar and tomatoes, cook a further five minutes.
Stir in water and stock cube, bring to the boil.
Reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes.
Blend and process mixture in batches until smooth.
Return to heat, stir in seasoning and sherry.
Bring to the boil, simmer until liquid has reduced by half.

Pumpkin Soup:
Heat margarine, sauté ga...

Time:

1 hr 40 min (10 min to prepare, 1 hr 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

1 each Cucumber - large
1 each Onion - also...

Directions:

Coarsely grate both the whole cucumber and the peeled and topped onion and place in a bowl.

Then make up enough of the stock substitute to make two good sized portions of soup.
(The amount of stock required is up to personal taste and this recipe could easily stretch to 4 portions if desired.)

Next chill the stock substitute and add to the cucumber and onion.

Stir and serve, with cucumber rind to garnish.

Time:

1 hr 40 min (10 min to prepare, 1 hr 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 cup dried cannellini...
10 cups water
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups chopped leeks --...
1 cup Diced celery
8 each mushrooms -- sliced
4 each cloves garlic --...
2 each carrots -- peeled...
1 cup chopped white or...
3 cups shredded kale,...
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 tablespoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons dried sage
0.5 teaspoon salt
0.25 teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons Dry red wine

Directions:

Place the beans and water in a large saucepan and cook for 1 hour, until the beans are tender.
Drain, reserving 6 cups of the cooking liquid, and set aside.

Heat the oil in another large saucepan and add the leeks, celery, mushrooms, and garlic.
Saute for about 7 minutes.
Add the beans, reserved cooking liquid, and remaining ingredients and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Ladle the soup into bowls and season with salt at the tab...