Recipes - Soup!

[caseysmom]

You can make a cold lentil bean salad with fresh cilantro and cut up cucumbers...maybe some onions...

[shepgirl]

I have lentils out the wazoo... well, not literally, lol, but you know what I mean.

I went to the arabic store and bought orange and green lentils, and didn't realize how few lentils you need to make soup. I now have a cereal box tupperware container with each of them in it.

I've made lentils so many different ways, I'm really getting tired of them!

Any other ideas for lentils???

This isn't soup but if you want an idea for the lentils I often cook a pot of macaronni , throw in a can of mushroom soup and add a can of lentils. we all love it for a quick meal and a change.

[jennielynn1970]

You can make a cold lentil bean salad with fresh cilantro and cut up cucumbers...maybe some onions...

Oh... my mom would love that too! How do you make it??

[caseysmom]

I am not really sure someone in my ww meeting had brought it, I think you can ad lib as you go just cook the lentils till they are still a little firm and cool them and add what you like, I think chopped tomatoes, onions and cucumbers would be good and it is very good for you.

I just had the white bean soup...very tasty,,, I went too crazy with the boat motor as usual and it had no texture but everyone liked it...I told my daughter it had pork, didn't tell her it had pig cheeks

[jennielynn1970]

I am not really sure someone in my ww meeting had brought it, I think you can ad lib as you go just cook the lentils till they are still a little firm and cool them and add what you like, I think chopped tomatoes, onions and cucumbers would be good and it is very good for you.

I just had the white bean soup...very tasty,,, I went too crazy with the boat motor as usual and it had no texture but everyone liked it...I told my daughter it had pork, didn't tell her it had pig cheeks

Well, you could just say it's a bisque, lol.

Pig cheeks? Never had them. At least that I know of.

My friend used to tell her kids they were having steak when they were little, and they loved it. It was LIVER!

[caseysmom]

Chorizo is pig cheeks....

[RICHARD]

I just finished my pot of SP soup.

I ran about 2/3s of it thru the blender and man, it rocks!

When it cools down I'll pack some for the freezer.

[Medusa]

I just finished my pot of SP soup.

What is dat?

[RICHARD]

What is dat?

Split pea. LOL, I had dinner done before 9:15 this morning..

That's what I like about this time of year, it's cool enough to cook in the morning and warm enough to work outside the rest of the day.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Chorizo is pig cheeks....

While chorizo may have pig cheeks in it....as is true of any pork sausage -- tht is not what it is made from. It is just a pork sausage (usually pork anyway) that has seasonings in it.

I have eaten fish cheeks. Taste the same as fish anything else!

[caseysmom]

While chorizo may have pig cheeks in it....as is true of any pork sausage -- tht is not what it is made from. It is just a pork sausage (usually pork anyway) that has seasonings in it.

I have eaten fish cheeks. Taste the same as fish anything else!

It was one of the top ingredients on the pack I bought...so sue me.

[jennielynn1970]

Wow... I never paid attention to the packs of chorizo. As long as it's not tusks, hooves and snouts, I'm good to go!!

Come to think of it, I get all my "country style" sausage from my dad's buddy when they butcher. I'm guessing I'm getting pig cheeks in those too. It's the best sausage I've ever had. They make amazing smoked sausage too. Makes me want pancakes and smoked sausage!


Back to soup.

I need smoked turkey or something to make more lentil soup. At the moment all I have are FISH STICKS, and I don't think those are going to cut it, lol.

[Edwina's Secretary]

It was one of the top ingredients on the pack I bought...so sue me.

Really? My bad! Oh well....meat is meat...

[sirrahbed]

We had the YUMMIEST soup tonight - the recipe is one I copied last year from here - it was posted by Sallyanne and wow was it ever good!!! I hope some of you will try it. It is like a spicy bean soup and just fabulous!! We had it with a pan of cornbread.

White Chili - Sasvermont

2 medium onions
4-6 chicken breast halves
1 T. olive oil
4 cloves of garlic minced
2 4oz. cans green chilies chopped
2 tsp. ground cumin
1 ½ tsp. dried oregano crumbled
¼ tsp. cayenne red pepper
4 16 oz. cans white beans with juice
4 cups of chicken broth
12 oz. Monterey Jack cheese

Place chicken in cold water, bring to simmer until tender (15 mins.) Drain and cool and chop! Heat oil in same pan, medium high heat. Add onions, sauté 10 minutes. Stir in garlic, chilies, cumin, oregano and red pepper – sauté 2 minutes. Add undrained beans and chicken broth. Bring to boil. Reduce heat, add chicken until heated. Remove from heat. Add cheese, stir to melt and serve. And the best part – add a dollop of sour cream!

[caseysmom]

That recipe for white chili sounds really good I will try it for sure.

Today we were going to be gone all day so I put a bag and a half of white beans in the crockpot after soaking them all night. I put some salt pepper and dried thyme in with them and 2 hamhocks and let it all go on low about 9 hours, it was yummy,,,I am sure ham hocks aren't the healthies thing in the world though.