ISO cheap and easy soup recipe

ra_mom ↓

Mon, Jul 20 2009, 12:58 pm

Hi ladies.
I will iy"H be making supper for a family of 8 tomorrow night, and I'd like to add a soup to the menu.
Does anyone have any ideas for a soup recipe that is cheap and easy?
TIA!

Barbara

Mon, Jul 20 2009, 1:11 pm

ra_mom wrote:

Hi ladies.
I will iy"H be making supper for a family of 8 tomorrow night, and I'd like to add a soup to the menu.
Does anyone have any ideas for a soup recipe that is cheap and easy?
TIA!

MOOSEWOOD SPLIT PEA (hopefully remembered correctly)

Rinse 3 cups dried split peas, and add to pot with 7 cups water with 2 tsp salt. Bring to a boil then simmer, about 20 minutes. Add 2 stalks chopped celery, diced carrots, one diced onion, one thinly sliced small potato, garlic, pepper. Simmer about 45 minutes (maybe longer). Add 3 T red wine vinegar. Serve.

↑ ra_mom ↓

Mon, Jul 20 2009, 1:18 pm

Thanks Barbara! I really appreciate the recipe. I assume I can omit the potato, or substitute it for sweet potato?

Hashem_Yaazor

Mon, Jul 20 2009, 1:30 pm

I made a sweet potato and carrot soup with sauteed diced onions the other week (my butternut squash had gone bad), and I added in some frozen zucchini. It was really, really good.
I basically boiled it till mushy, pureed, added milk (you can add water, I wanted some calcium) and salted to taste.

sped ↓

Mon, Jul 20 2009, 1:34 pm

I make split pea soup with just oniuons and carrots and it's really good.
Tomato soup: A can or jar of tomato juice, water, sugar, salt, rice. Cook until rice is soft.

Seraph ↓

Mon, Jul 20 2009, 2:01 pm

miso soup is pretty easy. I dunno how cheap though.

mushroom barley soup, also pretty easy. onions, garlic, carrots, mushrooms, and barley.

Zucchini soup- onion, zucchini, oregano.

Corn soup- onion, corn, a little water or milk, possibly cheese. blend.

ShakleeMom

Mon, Jul 20 2009, 11:07 pm

Seraph wrote:

mushroom barley soup, also pretty easy. onions, garlic, carrots, mushrooms, and barley.

Yes, that does seem to be the cheapest, and a well know winner. You grate the carrot and chop the onions and stir fry until translucent. Then, add the mushroom and barley and water, salt and pepper to taste. Cook until the barley is soft. With freezing, I found that I turns to glue… best when eaten fresh.

↑ sped

Tue, Jul 21 2009, 2:53 am

Seraph - the zucchini soup sounds interesting. Can you addd some details? thanks

↑ Seraph

Tue, Jul 21 2009, 7:50 am

sped wrote:

Seraph - the zucchini soup sounds interesting. Can you addd some details? thanks

I think its from a suzie fishbein cookbook, which I don't own. If I'm not mistaken, you fry onions, zuchini, add salt, and season with oregano and garlic. And then blend it.

buzzinmom ↓

Tue, Jul 21 2009, 7:55 am

a container of tomato juice-like the spring cartons
1/2 c sgr
2 c water
1/3 rice
slat papper
bring to boil then simmer 20 min
done
soooo ez
serves 4

bubby ↓

Tue, Jul 21 2009, 8:03 am

Here's mine! I make it every week.

Soak 3/4 cup of navy beans overnight.
Sautee LARGE onion in 2T olive oil
Add:
beans, thinly sliced 1/2 rounds of green & yellow squash, mushrooms, carrots, 2 whole parsnips (which I pull out after an hour or so), 2 cans tomato sauce, water, garlic powder, 2 sachets of Splenda, S&P, thinly sliced cabbage, italian seasoning (optional).

Boil & then simmer for 4 hours or so until beans are soft. You may have to add more liquid.

VERY IMPORTANT: add pareve chicken soup mix (2 T or so), it brings out the flavor. I keep it in the fridge until it's gone.

↑ buzzinmom

Tue, Jul 21 2009, 8:05 am

when u say every nite do u mean even in the summer. I feel so funny serving hot soup in the summer! do you do that? I would say bubby knows best so if you say yes there may be some reform around here.

↑ bubby ↓

Tue, Jul 21 2009, 8:15 am

I shlepped a big pot of partly-boiled soup to DD's yesterday & finished it there (I was bubbysitting my grandchildren.) All the grownups had it for supper!

I'll have soup every night, no matter how hot it is outside. It's a healthy filler & this recipe isn't fattening (no potatoes!) I count it as 3 points WW for those who care Wink

Tamiri

Tue, Jul 21 2009, 9:04 am

How can anyone eat hot soup in this weather? Just thinking about cooking it makes me sweat.

↑ ra_mom

Tue, Jul 21 2009, 1:09 pm

Ladies, thank you all!

Barbara, I made the split pea soup and it worked out wonderfully. Thank you so much!!

I will have to try more if these recipes, they look great. Thanks again everyone!

elmos

Thu, Jul 23 2009, 9:05 pm

Bubby what size tomato sauce do you use and how much squash do you use as I'd love to try this for the 9 days it sounds yummy and healthy!

NativeMom

Thu, Jul 23 2009, 9:51 pm

Vegetable Barley Soup

Don't have exact measurements

Split peas
Red lentils
barley
1-2 onions
2-3 cloves of garlic, minced
3 carrots sliced
2-3 stalks of celery
2 zuchinnis
2 or more yukon gold potatoes (I usually leave them out)
Dried dill
Dried parsley

Saute onion and garlic in oil until slightly brown. Add water, add rest of the ingredients bring to a boil and simmer for a an hour or two. Mix every so often.