Category "Soups, Stews, & Chilis"

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Beef Chili

This is my recipe that I have just been “dumping” together for my family for 30 years and they still love it. Hope you like it too. 1 lb. ground beef, browned 1 onion chopped, add to browned ground beef […]

Spicy Red Lentil Soup

2 onions, roughly chopped 1 carrot, diced 1 tablespoon butter 3-4 cloves garlic, crushed 8 ounces lamb or beef scraps, cut into small pieces (I used lamb) 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, crushed 1 teaspoon coriander seeds, crushed 1 teaspoon ground […]

(Chicken) Lentil Soup

I am posting the original recipe that a friend of mine gave me, then a few personal modifications below. Lentil Soup 2 tbls. butter (olive oil also works) 1/4 lb. smoked ham, cut into pieces (I omitted this when I […]

Tuscan White Bean Soup

This recipe called for pasta, but I replaced it with brown rice. 2 T. extra virgin olive oil 6 oz. cooked and chopped bacon 1 large onion, chopped (about 2 cups) 2 celery ribs chopped fine 8 garlic cloves minced […]

Lentil Barley Soup

2 tsp. olive oil 2 medium onions, chopped 12 oz. fresh mushrooms, sliced 2 large carrots, sliced 2 T. chopped fresh tarragon, or ½ tsp. dried 7 cups chicken or beef stock One 14-oz. can crushed tomatoes 1/2 cup lentils […]

Rick’s Soup

My friend Rick gave me this recipe. His mother got it from a cookbook or magazine, he doesn’t know where. He has modified it a bit, and I modified it a bit more. It’s really good, and the house smells […]

Beef Barley Soup

1 1/2 pounds beef stew cubes 6 cups water (more if you like a thinner soup – this is pretty thick) 2 cups sliced celery 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms 1 cup sliced carrots 1 cup chopped onion 1 teaspoon […]

Butternut Squash Soup

1 small onion, diced small 2 carrots, diced small 2 oz butter 1/8 tsp mace 1/8 tsp ginger 1 bay leaf white pepper, as needed salt, as needed 1 1/2 pounds butternut squash, peeled, chopped into 1″ cubes 1/2 pound […]

Kill a Cold Soup

When I related the following recipe to one of my doctor friends he said, “You are not curing yourself of a cold, you are murdering the virus!” (He also said he didn’t know if he could survive my *cure*…) Regardless […]

White Bean, Wheat Berry and Escarole Soup

1 pound dried baby lima beans or other dried white beans, picked over 2 ham hocks 2/3 cup wheat berries* 8 cups water 2 cups chicken broth 2 medium onions, chopped 3 carrots, chopped 3 celery ribs, chopped 1 bay […]