| There's nothing quite as appetizing as a bowl of hot soup on a cold winter's day. These 11 mouth-watering soup recipes, containing less than 300 calories each, will keep you warm this winter season. | 1) French Onion Soup | | | - Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
- Add onions to pan, and sauté for 5 minutes or until tender.
- Stir in sugar, pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
- Reduce heat to medium, and cook for 20 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Increase heat to medium-high, and sauté for 5 minutes or until onion is golden brown.
- Stir in wine, and cook for 1 minute.
- Add broth and thyme, and bring to a boil.
- Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 2 hours.
- Preheat Broiler
- Place bread in a single layer on a baking sheet, and broil for 2 minutes or until toasted, turning after 1 minute.
- Place 8 ovenproof bowls on a jelly-roll pan.
- Ladle 1 cup soup into each bowl.
- Divide bread evenly among bowls, and top each serving with 1 cheese slice.
- Broil 3 minutes or until cheese begins to brown.
| 2) Hot and Sour Soup with Shrimp | | | - Combine first 4 ingredients in a large saucepan, and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes.
- Add juice, pepper, shrimp, and tofu to pan, then bring to a boil.
- Cook for 2 minutes or until shrimp is almost done.
- Combine cornstarch and water in a small bowl, stirring until smooth.
- Add cornstarch mixture to pan, and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly with a whisk.
- Slowly drizzle the egg white into pan, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat, and stir in chili oil and onions.
| 3) Chunky Potato-Crab Chowder | | | - Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Add onion, celery, and garlic, then sauté 4 minutes.
- Add potato, and sauté for 1 minute.
- Sprinkle with flour, and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly..
- Stir in milk, thyme, pepper, nutmeg, corn, and broth.
- Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring frequently.
- Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until potatoes become tender, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in crab, parsley, and salt.
- Cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
| 4) Vegetable Soup with Pistou | | | | - Sort and wash beans, and place in a large Dutch oven.
- Cover with water to 2 inches above beans, then cover and let stand for 8 hours.
- Drain, and return beans to pan.
- Add 6 cups water, then bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat, and simmer for 45 minutes or until tender.
- Drain, and then return beans to pan.
- Add leek and next 9 ingredients (through dash of thyme) to pan, stirring to combine.
- Add 10 cups water, and then bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes or until potato is tender.
- Stir in zucchini, macaroni, and green beans.
- Cook 15 minutes or until macaroni is tender.
- Discard bay leaf.
| 5) Asian Chicken Noodle Soup | | | | 6) Butternut Squash Soup | | | | 7) Creamy Zucchini Soup with Mixed Herbs | | | | - Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
- Add onion and minced garlic; then sauté 5 minutes or until tender.
- Add zucchini, broth, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and then bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat, and simmer 25 minutes or until zucchini is very tender.
- Let stand 5 minutes.
- Place half of the zucchini mixture in a blender, and cover it tightly, and process until smooth.
- Pour pureed zucchini mixture into a large bowl.
- Repeat procedure with remaining zucchini mixture.
- Place pureed zucchini mixture in pan.
- Cook over low heat 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
- Keep warm.
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Place bread slices in a single layer onto a baking sheet.
- Coat bread with cooking spray.
- Bake at 400° for 5 minutes or until toasted.
- Rub bread with cut sides of garlic clove.
- Place parsley, tarragon, and chives in a small bowl.
- Combine 1 1/2 teaspoons oil, juice, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
- Pour over parsley mixture, and toss well.
- Spoon 1 cup soup into each of 8 bowls.
- Divide parsley mixture evenly over toasted bread slices.
- Top each serving with 2 bread slices.
- Serve immediately.
| 8) Simple Clam Chowder | | | - Cook bacon in a large Dutch oven over medium heat until crisp.
- Remove bacon from pan, reserving 1 teaspoon of the drippings in the pan.
- Crumble bacon, and set aside.
- Add onion, celery, salt, thyme, and garlic to drippings in pan.
- Cook 4 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
- Drain clams, reserving liquid.
- Add clam liquid, potato, clam juice, and bay leaf to pan, and then bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until potato is tender.
- Discard bay leaf.
- Combine milk and flour, stirring with a whisk until smooth..
- Add flour mixture to pan, and bring to a boil.
- Cook 12 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly.
- Add clams, and cook for 2 minutes.
- Sprinkle with bacon.
| 9) Tortilla Soup | | | Ingredients: - 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/4-inch thick strips
- 1 package (8 oz.) small corn tortillas, cut into 1/4-inch thick strips
- 12 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 8 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 can (28 oz.) diced tomatoes
- 2 large onions, chopped
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, plus more for frying
- 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon red chile flakes
- Sliced avocado, sour cream, grated Monterey jack cheese, additional chopped cilantro, and/or sliced green onions for topping
- Juice of 2 limes
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 tsp. coarse kosher salt
- Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil into a large pot (at least 5 qts.) over medium heat.
- Add onions and cook until translucent, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Stir in two-thirds of the garlic, 1 tablespoon salt, cumin, and chile flakes and cook 2 minutes.
- Add broth, tomatoes, half the lime juice and increase heat to a gentle simmer.
- Cook for 20 minutes.
- Pour about 1 inch of vegetable oil into a small frying pan set over medium-high heat.
- When oil is hot but not smoking, add one-third of the tortilla strips and cook until golden brown and crisp, about 2 minutes.
- Transfer strips to a paper towel-lined baking pan with a slotted spoon.
- Repeat with remaining tortilla strips in two batches.
- Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of salt, and set aside.
- Purée soup in batches into a blender.
- Return soup to pot and resume simmering.
- In a small bowl, toss chicken with remaining lime juice, garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon salt..
- Marinate at room temperature for 10 minutes, then add to soup and simmer 5 minutes, until chicken is just cooked through.
- Stir in cilantro, and serve hot with tortilla strips and your choice of toppings.
| 10) North Woods Bean Soup | | | Ingredients: - Heat a large saucepan coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat.
- Add carrots, onion, garlic, and kielbasa, and sauté for 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Reduce heat to medium, and cook 5 minutes.
- Add the broth, Italian seasoning, pepper, and beans.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes.
- Place 2 cups of the soup in a food processor or blender, and process until smooth.
- Return the pureed mixture to pan.
- Simmer an additional 5 minutes.
- Remove soup from heat.
- Add the spinach, stirring until spinach wilts.
| 11) Tomato Soup with Parmesan Toast | | - Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
- Add onion to pan, and sauté 3 for minutes.
- Add fennel, and sauté for 3 minutes.
- Add garlic, and sauté for 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
- Add broth, tomatoes, and thyme to pan, then bring to a boil.
- Partially cover, reduce heat, and simmer 35 minutes.
- Remove pan from heat, and allow it to cool for 5 minutes.
- Discard thyme sprig, and place half of the tomato mixture into a blender.
- Remove center piece of blender lid (to allow steam to escape), and then secure lid onto blender.
- Place a clean towel over opening of blender lid (to avoid splatters).
- Blend until almost smooth, and then Pour into a large bowl.
- Repeat procedure with remaining tomato mixture.
- Stir in salt and pepper, and keep warm.
- Preheat broiler..
- Place bread slices on a baking sheet.
- Sprinkle 1 tablespoon cheese on each.
- Broil 2 minutes or until cheese melts.
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