Mix-and-Match Soup
by Deborah Taylor-Hough
Description: Ideas for making soups from leftovers.
Sponsors:
Many people I've talked with lately have expressed
concern
about the future of our food supplies and how to
effectively
make use of their food storage.
The following recipe is not only easy and delicious,
it's also
a simple way to use canned, dried, and other easily
stored
food items. (Excerpted and adapted with permission
from
'Mix-and-Match Recipes: Creative Ideas for Busy
Kitchens'
by Deborah Taylor-Hough.)
Mix-and-Match Soup
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(8 generous servings)
BROTH (choose one):
Tomato: One 12-oz. can tomato paste PLUS two 16-oz.
cans tomatoes with juice (chopped) PLUS water
to
equal 10 cups total
Chicken/Turkey: 10 cups broth OR 4 bouillon cubes
dissolved
in 10 cups water
Beef: 10 cups broth OR 4 bouillon cubes dissolved in
10 cups
water
PROTEIN (choose one -- 1 pound or 2 cups, cooked):
Ground beef, browned
Leftover meatballs or meatloaf, chopped
Cooked chicken or turkey (cut up)
Ham (cut up)
Lentils
Frankfurters, sliced (or any sausage or Kielbasa)
Pepperoni, sliced
Beans, cooked or canned (pintos, kidney, Great
Northern, or
a mixture of whatever you have on hand)
GRAIN (choose 1 or 2 -- total of 2 cups):
Rice, cooked (any variety)
Barley, cooked
Pasta, raw
Corn
Dumplings (add near end of cooking time)
VEGETABLES (raw, cooked or canned, choose 2 or more:
total of 1 - 2 cups)
Cabbage
Carrots
Celery
Onion
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Green beans
Turnips
Parsnips
Broccoli
Peas or pea pods
Cauliflower
Bell pepper
Zucchini (add raw)
SEASONINGS (choose 2 - 4 spices, 1 - 2 teaspoons
each):
Basil
Cayenne (dash)
Chives
Cumin
Garlic
Marjoram
Onion powder
Thyme
Rosemary
Parsley
Oregano
TO PREPARE SOUP:
Bring broth to a boil in a large stock pot or Dutch
oven.
Add all ingredients; salt and pepper to taste;
reduce heat;
simmer one hour.
SLOW COOKER PREP:
Pour boiling stock and other ingredients into slow
cooker
and simmer 8 - 12 hours or overnight on LOW setting.
Deborah Taylor-Hough (wife and mother of three) is
the
author of the bestselling, 'Frozen Assets: How to
cook
for a day and eat for a month,' and the new book,
'Frugal
Living For Dummies(r)' (Wiley, 2003). Visit Debi
at: http://hometown.aol.com/dsimple/.
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