Hearty Soup Recipes; Beef soup recipe or Chicken Noodle Soup

Hearty soup recipes are favorites for many during the cold winter months.Having grown up in the Ohio where the winters can get very cold, I always relate these soups as a necessity to the winter months. Believe me they certainly do warm you up when the temperatures drop. What makes a hearty soup? Several ingredients help to make a hearty soup. These ingredients burn slower and help to keep the body warm. The first I would say is some type of meat. This meat could be accompanied by many other ingredients such as a variety of vegetables. Other warming ingredients could be creams and cheeses accompanied also with vegetables such as potatoes. Both the meats and creams could also have some kind of pasta or egg noodles in the soup recipes. Of course to take the chill off, these hearty soup recipes must be served steaming hot.

HEARTY BEEF SOUP

• 2 Tablespoons butter


• 1 Pound ground lean beef


• 1 Large chopped onion


• 2 Cloves minced garlic


• ½ Cup chopped celery


• 1 Cup diced carrots


• 1 Cup diced potatoes


• 1 ½ Teaspoon salt


• ¼ Teaspoon black pepper


• 2 Cups tomato juice


• 1/3 Cup flour


• 4 Cups milk

Melt butter in a large heavy saucepan. Brown meat; add the onion and garlic and cook until tender. Add the carrots, celery, potatoes, salt, pepper and tomato juice. Cover and cook over low heat until vegetables are tender. Slowly combine a little milk the flour to make a smooth paste. Then add 1 cup of milk and stir until smooth. Slowly stir the flour/milk mixture into the soup mixture and boil a minute or two. Add remaining milk and stir while heating; do not boil.

CHICKEN CHOWDER RECIPE

• 1 Quart chicken broth


• 1 Quart milk


• 4 Tablespoons butter


• ¾ Cup flour


• 1 Tablespoon chicken base


• 1 Teaspoon salt


• ¼ Teaspoon pepper


• 2 Cups Velveta cheese


• ¾ Cup frozen peas


• ¾ Cup frozen carrots


• 1 Medium cooked chopped potato


• 4 Cups cooked chicken chopped into small pieces

Combine and heat the broth, milk, butter, flour, chicken base, salt and pepper; Add cheese and heat to melt.

Add vegetables and cut up chicken and heat until hot but not boiling.

CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

This is among the hearty soup recipes and is very good for winter colds.

• 3 Pound whole chicken


• 2 Quarts cold water


• 1/3 Cup diced carrots


• 1/3 Cup diced celery


• 1/3 Cup chopped onion


• 1 Sprig parsley minced


• 2 Teaspoons salt


• ¼ Teaspoon pepper


• Noodles

Cover chicken with water and bring to a boil; Remove any scum and add vegetables.

Reduce heat and simmer for a couple of hours until chicken is very tender and coming off the bones.

Remove from heat and strain; remove chicken pieces from bones.

Add broth and small chicken pieces back into pot.

For each quart of broth add 1 cup of noodles; cook for 10 to 15 minutes and serve immediately.

Check Below for More Great Soup Recipes:

• Bean soup recipes


• Seafood chowder


• Chili recipes


• Potato soup


• Potato soup recipe


• Chicken soup recipes


• Vegetable soup recipes

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