Saturday, November 21, 2009

Souper Saturday

# 5 Thanksgiving Soup

I actually designed this recipe from scratch because we did our annual Thanksgiving lunch at UCM and had more leftovers than could be consumed before they spoiled. Or before I told the students that they were no longer in the "leftover safety" range (they think I'm crazy because leftovers are to them good for at least a month).

6 cups of chicken broth (you can use turkey broth if you have it, but chicken makes little difference)
3 cups mashed potatoes
3 cups shredded cooked turkey (light and dark meat mix)
2 cups corn
2 cups cooked cubed sweet potatoes (you made need to make these up depending on what you did for thanksgiving)
2 cups green beans (I just bought a steamable bag of frozen beans, nuked em and tossed em in)
1 T onion powder
Salt and Pepper to Taste
1 cup dried cranberries or craisins
French Fried Onions to garnish

Pour your broth in a large pot and start it heating to a simmer, stir in your mashed potatoes until you have a thicker, potatoey broth texture. Stir in your salt, pepper, and Onion powder. Add in your cranberries so they plump up a bit as it simmers. Add in your turkey and veggies. Simmer for about ten minutes or so. Serve nice and hot with a few french fried onions on top, if desired.

Enjoy a clever way to use most of your leftovers.



# 6 Corn Chowder

This is mostly a barefoot contessa recipe but she loves fat and calories more than I do so I healthified this one a lot but it's still flavorful and very very tasty. I happened to have some leftover smoked ham, but if you wanted to you could just have the deli sell you a few very thick (like 1/4 inch or so) slices of ham lunchmeat and dice it up and use it.
  • 2 cups cooked diced ham, or 8 oz of cooked crumbled bacon (both optional)
  • 3 cups chopped yellow onions (4 large onions)
  • 3 tablespoons butter or margerine
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp ground turmeric
  • 6 cups chicken stock
  • 3 cups medium-diced potatoes
  • 5 cups corn kernels
  • 1 cup milk
  • 4 oz sharp white cheddar cheese, grated

Directions

In a large stockpot over medium-high heat, heat your butter add the onionsand cook for 10 minutes, until the onions are translucent. Add in 1 cup of chicken stock and allow to get hot.

Stir in the flour, salt, pepper, and turmeric and cook for 3 minutes. Add the rest of the chicken stock and potatoes, bring to a boil, and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes, until the potatoes are tender. If using fresh corn, cut the kernels off the cob and blanch them for 3 minutes in boiling salted water. Drain. (If using frozen corn you can skip this step.) Add the corn to the soup, then add the milk and cheddar cheese. Cook for 5 more minutes, until the cheese is melted. Season, to taste, with additional salt and pepper if needed.

We made these both today and at first Kel was loving the Thanksgiving Soup, but then he tried to corn chowder and said it may be the best soup yet. So far of all these soups my favorite is the white chicken chili. #3. Which alarmingly I have not posted the recipe for!!! I have it here just a second....

Sorry no picture, but I am sure I will make it soon and I'll catch up a pic then.

It's very simple and all props go to Debbie Whelan for sharing it with Amy who shared it with me.

#3 White Chicken Chili

1 Jar of Great Northern beans or 3-4 cans
2 lbs of chicken breast (shredded)
1 Jar of salsa (about 16oz)
8oz package of pepper jack cheese
2 cans of chicken broth
1 Tablespoon of Cumin
Boil the chicken breast in water until cooked through. Cube or shred up chicken, whichever you prefer. Add all contents together in a Pot or Crock pot. Stir and heat through. For best results let simmer together at least 4 hours. Make sure not to have the simmer heat on the stove too high as you will most definitely burn the cheese and then spend your evening picking out black burned cheese floaties.

1 comment:

  1. So, how much corn do you still have left over? ;) These sound wonderful!

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