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Old 01-10-2012, 08:58 AM
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Made a new soup for us last week...kraut soup! Tasted way better than it sounds.
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Old 01-10-2012, 09:02 AM
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My kids use to call me the Leftover Lady.
We loved vegetable soup.
Any left over veg (no mater how small) was put into a zip lock,
put into the freezer until we accumulated a lot.

Cook some tomatoes and add the small
container/zip locks, meat if I any any,
and Voila, the best veg soup ever.

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Old 01-10-2012, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by dixie_fried View Post
Well....I cook like I sew. Recipes and patterns are just suggestions that beg for interpretation. LOL.
But, here are the basics:

2 skinless/boneless chicken breasts
1 box Uncle Ben's wild rice with seasoning
1 or 2 celery ribs
1 or 2 carrots
a few button mushrooms
chicken bullion cubes 1 or 2, to taste
1 tbsp butter
2 tbsp flour
1 cup milk, more later if necessary

Cut up the chicken into cubes, place in water (about 6 cups or so...) to boil until the white goo cooks out. Strain out the floaties, but reserve broth and return it with chicken to pot. Add bullion cube to broth, put back onto heat, add chopped veggies and rice to boil for 20 or so minutes. Reserve seasoning packet from rice. When rice is nearly cooked, put butter and rice seasoning into small saucepan until butter melts. Add flour and let it get good and hot. Whisk in milk to make roux, cook until thickened stirring frequently, lest you get the lumps. Add roux to soup and heat through. If mixture is too thick, add more milk.

Great left over, but thickens up a LOT in the fridge.
I cook much the same way using the recipe to give me the start! Thank-you for posting this recipe!
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Old 01-10-2012, 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by onaemtnest View Post
I cook much the same way using the recipe to give me the start! Thank-you for posting this recipe!
Oh, you're welcome! I hope everyone enjoys it as much as we do. It really is good, fast, and pretty simple. And anytime I have leftover chicken or rice, it all gets dumped in there too. Just adjust the liquid to keep it soup and not solid.
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Old 01-10-2012, 02:11 PM
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When we lived in Salado, TX in the Central part of TX, there was an annual fund-raising event like this. Individuals could go to the local potters and make bowls that would be sold with soup in them. They could purchase their own bowls to raise funds. Or others could buy them. The potters also made bowls and donated them to be purchased.
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Originally Posted by dixie_fried View Post
Well....I cook like I sew. Recipes and patterns are just suggestions that beg for interpretation. LOL.
But, here are the basics:

2 skinless/boneless chicken breasts
1 box Uncle Ben's wild rice with seasoning
1 or 2 celery ribs
1 or 2 carrots
a few button mushrooms
chicken bullion cubes 1 or 2, to taste
1 tbsp butter
2 tbsp flour
1 cup milk, more later if necessary

Cut up the chicken into cubes, place in water (about 6 cups or so...) to boil until the white goo cooks out. Strain out the floaties, but reserve broth and return it with chicken to pot. Add bullion cube to broth, put back onto heat, add chopped veggies and rice to boil for 20 or so minutes. Reserve seasoning packet from rice. When rice is nearly cooked, put butter and rice seasoning into small saucepan until butter melts. Add flour and let it get good and hot. Whisk in milk to make roux, cook until thickened stirring frequently, lest you get the lumps. Add roux to soup and heat through. If mixture is too thick, add more milk.

Great left over, but thickens up a LOT in the fridge.
Thank you! It's tough to make soup for 1 but that could be adapted for smaller amounts and I don't mind leftovers!
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Old 01-10-2012, 05:54 PM
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I make soup all the time. Last one I made is a Texas bean soup. I have been making this one for 30 years . I still miss my mother's veg soup. Mine is close, but still not hers.
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Old 01-10-2012, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by susiequilt View Post
Thank you! It's tough to make soup for 1 but that could be adapted for smaller amounts and I don't mind leftovers!
This is actually half what I normally make. But, I feed a small army and HAVE to have left-overs!
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Old 01-10-2012, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by prezzy View Post
I make soup all the time. Last one I made is a Texas bean soup. I have been making this one for 30 years . I still miss my mother's veg soup. Mine is close, but still not hers.
My mom finally slipped up and told me why my vegetable soup didn't taste just like hers. I found out that she put shredded cabbage in very early so it cooked beyond recognition. (I'm not a cabbage fan) Once I started using cabbage, the soup was the same as hers, and I can't make it without her "secret ingredient".
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Originally Posted by jbj137 View Post
My kids use to call me the Leftover Lady.
We loved vegetable soup.
Any left over veg (no mater how small) was put into a zip lock,
put into the freezer until we accumulated a lot.

Cook some tomatoes and add the small
container/zip locks, meat if I any any,
and Voila, the best veg soup ever.

J J

This is how I make my vegetable soup too! I also freeze any leftover broth and bits of potato, carrots, and roast. This make a good flavored soup. In fact, that's what we had for supper tonight.
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