Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup

This soup is soooo good. I won't post the recipe here, but wanted to link it for you all!

Rookie Cookie's Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup

Minestrone Soup

I got this recipe from Ginger, and I think that Carla has one that is similar, if not the same one. I love this soup, and would make it more often if the kids were better at eating it. As it is, we have it more than they would like. :) It's great in the summer when you have fresh garden vegetables, and it's a kind of comfort food in the winter.

Minestrone Soup
1 onion, diced
1-2 cloves garlic, minced
1 carrot, sliced
1 can kidney beans, drained
1 can chopped tomatoes
1 zucchini, chopped
1 summer squash, chopped
1 potato, chopped
1 cup cooked medium pasta shells
vegetable broth
italian spices (I usually use basil and oregano)
olive oil
salt to taste (depends on the broth you use)

Saute the onion, garlic, and carrot in a little bit of olive oil until they start to get transparent.
Add the potato and the vegetable broth. Bring to boil, and simmer for about 10 minutes or until the potato starts to get tender.
Add the kidney beans, canned chopped tomatoes, zucchini, and the summer squash.
Cook for another 10 minutes or so, and add a little water if necessary.
Add the cooked shells and heat through.
Serve with parmesan cheese sprinkled on top.

Options: You could saute some celery with the onion, garlic, and carrot at the beginning. Frozen peas can be added with the beans, tomatoes, zucchini, and squash. You could also add green beans at that point. You could also substitute some other type of beans, like garbanzo beans, for the kidney beans. I like to have this soup with warm homemade bread. Ginger suggests a baguette and some kind of french cheese, like camembert.

Easy Chicken Noodle Soup

8 Cups water
7 Chicken Bouillon Cubes
Chicken breasts
Carrots
Onion
Grandma's Frozen Packaged Egg Noodles (in freezer section by garlic bread) or other egg noodles

Boil water, bouillon, chicken, one carrot and a slice of onion until chicken is cooked. Strain the juice (make sure you keep it) from the floppy carrot, onion, and chicken. Throw out onion and carrot. Shred the chicken and return to the juice, adding new sliced carrots. Bring to a boil and add egg noodles as directed on package. Cook until noodles and carrots are done.

Cheese Potato Soup

10-12 potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 quarts water
Minced onion

Boil until potatoes are tender.

To make cheese sauce:
Melt 1 cube butter. Add 1/2 cup. flour, using whisk to keep smooth. Add milk to make a thick sauce. Add grated sharp cheese. Stir until cheese is melted and sauce is smooth. Then add to soup, stirring until well mixed in, making sure to leave the water in. Then let soup simmer 5-10 minutes.

I've added celery to this as well, but celery takes a little longer to boil.

Taco Soup

1 can Kidney Beans, drained
1 can corn, drained
1 lb cooked hamburger (cooked with onion)
1 small onion, diced
1 small can Tomato Sauce (8 oz)
1 Large can Tomatoes (Quart Size)
1/2 pkg. taco seaoning

Mix together and heat through. Serve with chips, cheese and sour cream.

Poor Man Soup

2 cups water
Chopped onion
Chopped celery
2 beef bouillon cubes
Cubed potatoes
Sliced carrots

Put all in crockpot. Top with browned hamburger. Add 1 can cream of celery and 1 can cream of chicken. Cover and cook on low about 4-5 hours.

Chicken Salad

I got this recipe from Jillynn and it's yummy. I half it for my family, and leave out the pineapple since I don't care for it, and it makes plenty.

4 cups cooked chicken, chopped- about 4 boiled chicken breasts
2 cups red grapes, halved
1 20 oz can crushed pineapple
2 cups red apples, diced
2 cups celery, chopped
6 oz small shell pasta, cooked and cooled
1/3 cup green onion, chopped

Dressing
1 cup mayo
1 8 oz bottle Kraft coleslaw dressing

Mix together stuff for dressing, then add everything else. Serve on croissants or plain.

Spring Chicken Salad

* Jessica here's a chicken salad recipe of Connie's that I really like

3 c. cooked chicken, cubed
1 c. mayo
3/4 tsp. curry
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 Tbsp sour cream
1 LRG tart apple, diced
1 can Mandarin oranges
1/2 c. chopped cashews
2 Tbsp green onions, chopped
1 c. celery, diced

Place chicken in a large mixing bowl. In a small bowl combine mayo, curry, salt, pepper, and sour cream. Mix well, and set aside. Add celery, apple, oranges, nuts, and onions to chicken and stir lightly. Add dressing and stir to mix.

Serve in croissants or on lettuce cups.

Taco Soup

1 lb ground beef
1 pkg Hidden Valley ranch drsg mix
1 pkg taco seasoning
1 can Pinto beans
1 can Chili beans
1 can whole kernel corn
1 can Mexican Stewed tomatoes
1 can stewed tomatoes any flavor

Brown meat, drain. Mix ranch and taco seasoning with meat. Without draining, add all other ingredients. Simmer for 1 hour.

Top with sour cream, cheese, avocadoes.

Makes 12 1c. servings

Here's my favorite Chicken Salad

Chicken Salad
1 bag frozen boneless, skinless chicken breasts or tenders: Cook chicken with onion and bay leaf for at least 2 hours. Cool and cut up.

1 bunch of celery, chopped thin

1 small onion, chopped thin

1 1/2 cups Mayo

1 1/2 cups Miracle Whip

1 small can of Cashews, chopped- ADD CASHEWS RIGHT BEFORE SERVING

Mix everything, but Cashews, and refrigerate. Best if you make the day before. If you find you need more moisture, add equal amounts of Mayo and Miracle Whip. Serve on croissants. Great for large get togethers.

January's Theme!

Hey Everyone,

This month's theme is SOUP!

Can't wait to try your yummy soup recipes!

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Thanks!

Leah