Easy Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe

"It [soup] is to a dinner what a portico or a peristyle is to a building; that is to say, it is not only the first part of it, but it must be devised in such a manner as to set the tone of the whole banquet, in the same way as the overture of an opera announces the subject of the work." ~ Grimod de la Reynière.

Reynière was right you know, given that most people will automatically condition their minds about the taste and quality of a meal depending solely on how good or bad the opening soup is. But not all soups are solely appetizers. Some soups are so filling in themselves that if you have them at the beginning of a meal, you'll not be able to eat the rest of the meal. For instance, I feel chicken noodle soups are exceptionally filling. Just a bowlful and you're done for at least 2-3 hours. Some chicken soup preparations can even substitute for dinner! Besides, from the preparation point of view as well, a basic chicken soup recipe is not at all difficult to make. So, just by the addition of noodles, as an ingredient, it cannot possibly become greatly difficult to prepare. So, let us see some such good and wholesome quick and easy chicken noodle soup recipes.

Homemade Easy Chicken Noodle Soup Recipes

Basic Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe
A bowlful of warm chicken noodle soup can provide immense relief to people tolled down by a bout of violent cough and cold. So, it was fondly referred to as 'Jewish penicillin' by the people of the Ashkenazic Jewish culture. So, even you can churn this for your family and friends on a cold wintry night! You can even freeze homamade chicken noodle soup up, store it in the fridge and thaw and consume for a period of three months! For a cozy sixsome, you will need to have on you,

• Chicken, 3-4 pounds (cut into 4 pieces with fat)
• Egg noodles, 1 cup
• Carrots, 2 (medium, cleaned and cut breadth wise into ¼" chunks)
• Celery stalks, 1½ (sliced breadth wise into ¼" chunks)
• Onions, 1 (minced)
• Parsley, yield of 2 sprigs
• Thyme, yield of 1½ sprigs
• Chicken broth, 1 quart (low sodium variety)
• Water, ½ quart (chilled)
• Bay leaf, 1
• Vegetable oil, 1 tbsp.
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Procedure
Heat the vegetable oil in a crock pot and throw in the carrots, celery stalks and onion. Sauté for round about 10-12 min minutes until the onion is all translucent. Next add the chicken pieces to it, along with the broth and then pour in enough water to submerge everything and yet have a 2"water layer on top. Now let is come to a thorough boil. You shall have to repeatedly remove the froth that keeps appearing on top and then throw in ¾ of the total parsley, the bay leaf and the thyme. Now decrease the flame to low and allow the broth to slowly boil for the next 1½ hours.

When you know that the chicken's fully cooked, remove it from the croak pot and allow it to cool. Spoon out the herbs as well as the bay leaf from the soup and also remove the oil and the fat from the chicken. Now move to boning and skinning the chicken pieces and then cube them into smaller chunks. Now initiate the noodles to the broth and start the flame again and allow the noodles to soften. Add the chicken chunks to the soup again and mizzle salt and pepper from top, as per the calls of your taste bids. Garnish with the remaining fresh parsley. Serve piping hot with soy sauce, green chili soaked vinegar and some chili sauce if you like.

Quick and Easy Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe for Kids
When all you chiquitas are too busy to spend hours in the kitchen and have a hungry, home bound kid to feed in just 30 minutes, concoct this totally awesome variety of chicken noodle soup! All you've got to gather is,

• Chicken breast, 1½ oz. (cooked and minced)
• Egg noodles, ¼ cup
• Chicken broth, 2/3 of a 14.5 oz. can
• Vegetable broth, 2 oz.
• Carrots, 2 tbsp. and 2 tsp. (finely slivered)
• Onion, 1 tbsp. and 1 tsp. (finely cut)
• Celery, 1 tbsp. and 1 tsp. (shredded)
• Butter, ½ tsp.
• Oregano herb, 1/8 tsp.
• Basil herb, 1/8 tsp.
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Procedure
Heat the butter in a saucepan and sauté the onions and celery shreds in it for 5-6 minutes, until they soften. Add the broths to this, followed by the chicken chunks, the egg noodles, veggies, herbs and the seasoning. Bring it to a quick boil and then let it simmer for like 5-7 minutes or until you've got the desired consistency. Serve hot after garnishing with some fresh parsley choppings.

Finally, I shall give you my favorite and easy chicken noodle soup recipe. It's one of the four variations of the Tibetan noodle soup called Thukpa. While the three other types are called then-thuk, pathug and drethug, what I'll talk about today goes by the name of gya-thuk or noodle soup.

Gya-thuk or Tibetan Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe
You can use beef, pork and mutton instead of chicken in this recipe as well. For a group of four hungry eaters, you must have in your kitchen counter,

• Chicken, 200 gm. (boneless and thickly shredded)
• Egg noodles, 400 gm. (cooked in salty water, drained)
• Chicken stock, 4 liters (clear and strongly flavored)
• Spinach, 200 gm. (finely sliced)
• Cabbage, 150 gm. (finely shredded)
• Scallions, 4 (finely chopped)
• Carrot, 1 (large and cut into thin slices breadth wise)
• Ginger root, ½" piece (minced)
• Garlic cloves, 4 (minced)
• Oil. 1½ tbsp.

Procedure
In a sauce pan, heat the oil and then throw in the ginger, garlic and the onions. Sauté for 2-3 minutes and then throw in the chicken chunks. Keep stirring occasionally until the chunks are cooked and brownish in color. Mizzle salt and pepper to your preferable degree and the remove from the flame. Now in a crock pot, bring the both to a vigorous boil and then add the cabbage and carrot to it. The veggies must soften but yet be a little crisp on biting. Now add the spinach and stir for 2 minutes. Add some salt to this. Allow it to simmer and in the meantime segregate the noodles into 4 deep bottomed bowls. On this ladle out equal amounts of the meat fry and veggies. By now the broth will be thick and done, so, with the help of a big serving spoon, pour some broth into each bowl. Make sue that you slowly pour the broth from one single side of the bowl until it covers the noodles and the meat. Then gently cover the bowls for like 5 minutes and serve piping hot. Don't forget to blow before you gorge it down! Some people also add prawns and other sea yields to this.

So, their you have 3 pretty easy chicken noodle soup recipes that will not engage you in the kitchen for very long really. These recipes do pack in a lot of proteins from the meat and of course the goodness of the veggies. You can even initiate some twist by sprinkling a spoonful of cheese shavings from top. So, drink it up deeply and enjoy that swishing warmth spread over your body from the first mouthful itself!!!

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Cook the Most Delicious Chicken Soup for Your Family

Soups are easy to cook and some soup recipes are simpler than the rest. Let me put up a few effortless soup ideas that makes use of just four components - so undemanding, even a newbie can make them.

Give it some thought, can a can of soup measure upto freshly made soup. Ready-made soups possess a lot of ingredients, however a number of them are colors and most of them are artificial flavors, preservatives and fillers. So trust me when I say that you're better of preparing a bit of easy recipes at your own place - this keeps your nutrition quotient good.

A lot of the chicken soups are centered around canned soups. One may use canned soup as the main ingredient and then include fish, meat, veggies based on your penchant and in the end top it by adding herbs and spices. But you don't have to employ canned soups in any way. The recipe laid out below will demonstrate how to make soups with a handful of elements

How You Can Prepare an Easy Crockpot Chicken Soup

A crockpot chicken soup doesn't include a lot of ingredients, nevertheless it has to be cooked for extended durations which makes sure that the tastes of all the ingredients shines through appropriately to give an appetizing experience. Again, you can include additional ingredients too. You might think about adding celery, tomato paste and extra herbs and spices. But occasionally it may be a smart idea to have a plain soup that imparts the actual chicken taste without blending it with other tastes.

You will need:

Four chicken breasts (boneless)
2 chopped onions
two chopped carrots
1 pint vegetable broth or chicken

Take a standard sized cooking pot To begin with, first place in the vegetables and form a layer. On top of it add on the chicken broth and chicken breast. Cover up it with a lid and allow it to cook for 8 to 9 hrs on low flame and on high flame around 4 hrs only. If cooking in high flame, include an extra cup of water. After its cooked separate the chicken from the cooking pot and make into pieces. Straight away put this shredded chicken into the crockpot.

Now it’s time to flavor the soup. Put in salt and pepper as per your taste and your soup is ready to serve. If you want to do something different, check out adding together some cooked noodles or pasta. To make the soup happening, serve garlic bread or any type of crusty bread as a side snack and voila!!! Your family is gonna love it.

Chicken Soup - Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe

It’s a cold, wintry day and it’s raining heavily outside. All the windows and doors are closed and the soft warmth of the fire in the fireplace is emanating in the whole room and the aroma of chicken being simmered with broccoli, garlic and onion is hovering in the air. That excites the taste buds, doesn’t it? For me it really arouses my gastronomic desires.. Let me take you to a gastronomic trip of chicken soup, especially chicken noodle soup.

Chicken Soup

Ingredients required:

• 3 pounds chicken cut into small pieces
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 3 cups water
• 1 large onion chopped
• 1 can diced tomatoes (14.5 ounces)
• 3 medium sized carrots diced
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder.
• 4 medium sized capsicums cut into medium sized pieces
• 1/1 cup thawed peas
• 1 green or red chili cut into fine pieces (add the seeds if more heat is required).

Preparation

Combine the chicken broth, tomatoes, the pepper, chili and the salt with the finely chopped onion, carrot, capsicum, minced cloves and garlic in a stockpot. Cover it and let it cook for 30-40 minutes on simmer until the vegetables are soft enough. Add the peas and the chicken pieces and simmer it for another 5-7 minutes. The soup is ready to be eaten with a little oregano sprinkled over it.

Servings

It would serve 8-10 people.

Nutritional Value

Chicken Soup from the earlier times is considered to be an effective concoction for cough and cold. It is a folk decongesting agent, the steam of which helps in clearing the sinuses. It also slows and tones down the effect of flu. Chicken soup also has anti-inflammatory effect that could get you temporary relief from the symptoms of cough, cold or flu.

It is also a low fat food since the fat is continually removed as and how it is cooked. Adding turkey in the chicken soup since turkey contains iron can increase the food value. Soups also retain the nutritional value of the vegetables and the chicken that is lost in all other kinds of food in the process of frying and cooking. Soups have a two-fold function of pacifying our taste buds as well as providing the required nutrition. Chicken Soup is easy to cook, delicious to have and being a simple mixture, can also be digested easily.

This recipe was a simple Chicken Soup. It can be made in a number of ways and there are number of recipes for the same. Chicken Noodle Soup is quite popular among all these varieties.

Recipe for Chicken Noodle Soup is as follows:

Ingredients

• 4 cups chicken broth
• Shredded boneless chicken breasts
• 3 cloves gar4lic minced
• 1 carrot chopped
• 1 small onion chopped
• 1/4 cup of parsley
• 1 teaspoon of salt (can increase or decrease it as per taste
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 6 ounces noodles
• 2 1/2 capsicum cut into small pieces.
• 1 spoon of vegetable oil.

Preparation

Put the onion, garlic, clove, carrot and capsicum in the oil-coated pan and wait for the vegetables to be cooked, not browned. That would take about 5-6 minutes. Keep stirring it so that the vegetables do not get overcooked. Now pour in the chicken broth and boil the mixture. Then add the noodles and simmer the soup until the noodles are soft. Now put in the chicken pieces and cook it for another couple of minutes. Once made, when serving garnish with parsley and to add taste add some salt and pepper.

Chicken noodle also has almost the same nutritional value as the simple soup. Some people find the simple chicken soup too bland; this might appeal to their taste buds. Another important thing while going through or any chicken soup recipe, for that matter, remember for those who don’t know that chicken broth or stock is the water in which the chicken is boiled so do not throw away the water and as is obvious the first step to make the soup would be to boil the chicken first. Enjoy the weather and the chicken noodle soup.

Chicken Soup Recipe - Chicken Tortilla Soup

"Most astounding" is the word to describe this Mexican delicacy called Tortilla soup and chicken Tortilla soup would actually act as a stress buster besides being an effective way of slowing down the virus that inflicts cough and cold on us. It has the mighty power to give you temporary relief from all your worries, even your mother-in-law. The taste of tortilla is magical enough to transport you to the idyllic world where there is only good food and good music. But for now let me tell you how you can gain the divine endowment of providing somebody the pleasure of forgetting his/her mom-in-law.

Chicken Soup

Let me first give you an idea as to how you can make chicken soup. The ingredients that are required are as follows: 3 pound of chicken shredded, 4 cups of chicken stock, 1 onion finely chopped, 1 ½ cup of tomatoes chopped, 2-3 minced garlic cloves,2 medium carrots diced,4 capsicums cut into small pieces,1/2 cup parsley,1 teaspoon vegetable oil,1 teaspoon salt,1 red or green chili if you want to spice it up.

• Cook the vegetables and the onion till brown, then put the chicken stock and simmer it for 5-6 minutes. Then add the chicken pieces and simmer it for another 5 minutes. Sprinkle the parsley on the soup and serve hot. This is when you are making plain and simple chicken soup. Now to make chicken tortilla soup, there’s some more that has to be done.

This is a Mexican dish and is absolutely a delight to the taste buds. Tortilla is unleavened bread made of corn flour and a simple tortilla soup can also be made without chicken if you want it to go super easy on your digestive system.

Tortilla Soup

Ingredients would almost the same as below mentioned for the chicken tortilla soup except that we would not require the chicken but definitely the chicken stock. Put all the ingredients in a pressure cooker and cook it for 30-40minutes.When serving, serve it with cilantro leaves, avocado and cheese.
Yummy hot Tortilla soup!!!!!!!!!

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Ingredients

• 1 onion chopped
• 1 jalapeno pepper chopped
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 2 pounds boneless chicken shredded
• 1 Tbs chili powder
• 1 Tbs Cumin
• 6 cups chicken stock
• 2 cups tomato, chopped
• 1 cup Zucchini, diced
• 4 tortillas, cut in squares
• 1/4 cup grated cheese
• 1/4 bunch cilantro, leaves only
• 2 medium carrots diced
• 2 capsicums cut into small pieces
• Salt and pepper as and how you require

Preparation

• Combine chicken stock, onion, capsicum, carrots, tomato, garlic, pepper, and oregano. Bring to boil and simmer it for 25 minutes. Add zucchini, chicken pieces and simmer for another 25 minutes. Cut tortillas into small pieces and sauté in oil until crisp. Take them out on paper towels to drain out excess oil.
• To serve, place tortilla pieces in bowls and cover them with cheese and then pour in the soup and garnish the soup with cilantro leaves.
• You can also prepare the soup in an oven. Set the temperature to 350°F and place a nonstick Dutch oven with cooking spray; add chicken and cook until it is brown or the pink is no longer visible. Add carrots, capsicum, pepper, onion, garlic, oregano and cumin; cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.
• Put in the chicken broth and tomato and heat it to boil. Then cover it and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Bake the tortilla strips for about 10 minutes until crisp. Put cilantro in the bowls and ladle the soup into bowls and top it with tortilla soups.)

Low on carbohydrate and fat, these soups make a good supper or dinner with the added advantage of being "delicious". Try the Mexican diversion of chicken soup. I’m sure you will love it.

Chicken Enchilada Soup

There are many of us who love to have soups as appetizers before meals, don't we? Soups are surely a healthy way to start off a family or casual dinner. Chicken enchilada soup is one such chicken soup recipe you can't overlook then. This Mexican food is not only popular but healthy as well and despite being a soup recipe, it makes you feel full and satisfied. Now, if you have tried it, you know why I am emphasizing it so much! However, those of you who want to experiment the recipe for chicken enchilada soup, here is how to go about it. Take a look.

Chicken Enchilada Soup Recipe

Given below is the most popular recipe for chicken enchilada soup. However, beforehand, see our article on how to make enchiladas which will help you through the preparation of enchiladas.

Easy Chicken Enchilada Soup Recipe
Ingredients

• 12 corn tortillas
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 small onion; chopped
• 1 clove garlic; crushed
• 1 cup chopped chilies
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 cup cream of chicken soup
• 1 cup chunk style chicken
• 1½ cup water
• 1 tablespoon steak sauce
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• ⅛ teaspoon pepper
• 3 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
• Paprika

Method
Take 6 tortillas and cut them into half inch strips. Take the remaining 6 tortillas and cut them into triangles. Keep both the tortillas aside in a dish. Now, in large pot, add onions and garlic to oil and fry until onions turn brown in color. Next, add rest of the ingredients one by one except the cheese and the paprika. Cook the mixture until it boils. Now reduce the flame and simmer for 1 hr. Get the tortilla strips and add them to the mixture and stir for 10 minutes. Your soup is ready! Serve it with cheese, the triangular tortilla chips and paprika.

Chili Chicken Enchilada Soup Recipe
Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 pound chicken breasts
• ½ cup onions; diced
• 1 clove garlic; pressed
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup green chilies; chopped
• 3 cups water
• 1 cup enchilada sauce
• 4 cups beef broth
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• shredded Cheddar cheese
• 6 corn tortillas
• 1 teaspoon steak sauce
• Paprika
• 2 teaspoons fresh peppers; chopped

Method
Initially, in a cooking pot, fry the chicken breasts for 5 minutes until they turn brown from both the sides. Keep them aside. To the same pot, add some oil and cook onions and garlic until onions become brown as well. Next, add chicken and beef broth and stir properly. Add this mixture to the cooking pot along with remaining water, enchilada sauce, cheese, steak sauce and spices. Cook the mixture until it boils. While it is boiling, cut the chicken breasts into smaller pieces and add these to the large pot and simmer the soup for 40 minutes to get thicker consistency. Take the corn tortillas and cut them into smaller strips of half inches and place them on a plate. Serve this recipe for chicken enchilada soup with shredded cheddar cheese, chopped peppers and the tortilla chips!

So, here you have it; the ingredients and the method of preparation for chicken enchilada soup recipes. Well, you need to buy all the ingredients before hand to make the recipe work. Though both the recipes have number of ingredients, they are easy to try out. So do experiment and enjoy this healthy appetizer!

Chicken Soup Recipe

Chicken soup ha been scientifically proven to have anti-inflammatory properties, even if diluted with water. It cures, beyond a doubt, the wounds of the soul and also helps in clearing cold ridden stuffed noses and sore throats. The actual reason may well be the placebo effect. The very fact that chicken soup is eaten hot and most of us grew up believing it had Mom’s magic touch, could be the actual curative here. But whatever the reason, it is a fact that when one is down with an irritating cold, chicken soup is the best idea for dinner.

Nutritionally speaking, it is rich in white meat proteins, vegetables and also has hot liquid that a cold- effected body so badly needs.

The basic chicken soup recipe is of course, chicken pieces and bones with lots of vegetables and water, cooked in a crock pot over slow flame for hours together. The flavor of the chicken is to die for, while all the other additives also taste no less. Besides, the broth is the real thing. To this basic recipe, each culture adds its own touch. Depending on the local taste and availability, Central European chicken soup does not taste the same as Mexican chicken soup, which differs from the South East Asian variety. Thai chicken soup is laced with galangal while Mexicans prefer theirs red hot with a dash of lime, served with a large dollop of salsa. The only common things are the poor bird and the water in gallons!!

The basic chicken soup recipe is as below:
1.5 kilograms chicken pieces
2 litres water
Condiments for flavoring:
2 bay leaves
3 cloves
1 stick of cinnamon
5peppercorns
2 tsp butter
½ cup chopped green onions / celery
1 medium sized carrot – cubed
1 cup corn kernels
1 clove garlic
100 grams streaky bacon
Salt for seasoning

In a HUGE pot, heat the butter and put in the garlic, crushed, the spices all and the chicken pieces. Seal the chicken by sautéing them together for some time, till the chicken pieces are slightly browned. Then add the chopped vegetables. Stir for some more time till the juices of the chicken pieces coat the vegetables well. Add the water and cover. Cook for about two hours on very low heat. The cooking has to be done till the chicken is no longer pink and the vegetables are soft.

Asian Chicken Soup Recipe

For that tangy Asian touch, this Chicken soup recipe is a great idea:

2 cups sliced cooked chicken
5 cups chicken stock
2 tablespoons minced ginger root

2 cloves garlic, minced
3 peppercorns
2 tsp sesame oil
1 cup snow peas, sliced oblique
1 cup sliced bamboo shoots, rinsed
½ cup chopped green onions / celery
1 tablespoon rice wine or white wine vinegar
Salt and red pepper flakes, to taste

In a large pot, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the gingerroot and crushed garlic and sauté, not letting the garlic brown. Add the chicken stock and bring the mixture to a boil.
Stir in the snow peas, green onions and bamboo shoots and simmer the mixture until the peas are tender, say about 5 minutes.

Stir in the chicken, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, salt, and red pepper flakes and the peppercorns. Simmer the soup until the chicken is heated through.

Serve hot.

Chicken Soup: Calories in Chicken Soup

You must have heard your grandma saying that chicken soup is good for health. Chicken soup has been proclaimed to work great for just about every ailment, from the common cold to a nasty scrape on the elbow. A properly prepared chicken soup is really packed with nutrients like proteins and calcium.

Generally carrots and onions are added along with chicken pieces while preparing chicken soup. Carrots are the best source of beta carotene and onions contain quercetin, a powerful anti-oxidant. Various other vegetables and flavorings can also be added to it, depending upon your own liking. For instance, celery, black peppers, ginger, garlic, broccoli, etc. Chicken soup, generally, is a combination of clear broth and small pieces of chicken or vegetables with or without noodles, dumplings or grains like rice and barley. It is difficult to quote the exact calories in chicken soup as everyone can prepare it using different ingredients. The quantity of the ingredients is also not fixed as such. It can vary depending upon the person's choice. The following table illustrates the chicken soup calories. The numbers are just for your guidance.

Chicken Soup Calories

Name of the Item	Quantity Served	Calories
Homemade Chicken Soup	1 Bowl	152
Chicken Broth	1 Cup (240 gm)	38
Chicken Soup with Noodles	1 Cup (240 gm)	60
Chicken Rice Soup	1 Cup (240 gm)	88
Chicken Vegetable Soup	1 Cup (240 gm)	75
Chicken Broth Canned Reduced Sodium	1 Cup (240 gm)	17.5
Chicken Gumbo Soup	1 Cup (240 gm)	56.12

You may like to read more on chicken soup recipes.

Here are some important chicken soup nutrition facts which might tell you about the chicken soup nutritional value. Following values are for 1 cup of Campbell's cream of chicken soup.

• Calories: 160
• Calories from fat: 48
• Total fat: 3 gm (5%)
• Saturated fat: 1.5 gm (8%)
• Sodium: 860 mg (36%)
• Calcium: 6%
• Iron: 10%
• Vitamin A: 10%
• Protein: 8gm (16%)
• Dietary fiber: 8 gm (32%)
• Sugars: 4 gm
• Total carbohydrates: 25 gm (8%)
• Estimated percentage of chicken soup calories from: Fat - 16.9%, Carbs - 62.5%, Proteins - 20%

Now let us have a look at the health benefits of chicken soup.

Health Benefits of Chicken Soup

• Some studies have reported that chicken soup helps to control the white blood cells that are responsible for the inflammatory response. The anti inflammatory properties of chicken soup play an important role in inhibiting neutrophils, which are extremely active during a cold or flu. The unnecessary movement of neutrophils leads to the production of the mucous that irritates the nasal passages, the sinuses, and the throat.
• Oats or barley are often added to chicken soup, to make it more healthy. They contain beta-glucan, that has antioxidant and antimicrobial properties in it. Beta-glucan helps in speeding up wound healing and it boosts immunity. Garlic and onions, added to chicken soup also help to increase the immune boosting quality of the chicken soup.
• Though it is not scientifically proved that chicken soup cures a cold, it is a common experience that it helps alleviate some of the annoying symptoms that accompany common cold and flu. Chicken soup surely provides a hot, comforting meal and rehydrates the body well.
• Beta carotene from carrots is converted into vitamin A by the body. Vitamin A boosts the actions of white blood cells that destroy harmful bacteria and viruses. Thus it prevents and fights off infections.
• Though there's no real scientific proof that chicken soup can cure a cold, it is said that chicken soup contains an amino acid called cysteine that is similar to a drug used to treat some respiratory infections.
• Some studies conducted have proved that the soup works great for congestion as it helps ease the flow of nasal secretions.
• The powerful antioxidant quercetin from onions works as a natural anti-histamine and anti-inflammatory agent.

Well, it is safe to conclude that those old wives were probably right on. What seems probable is that chicken soup may cure a cold. To avail all the above mentioned benefits, just slurp up homemade chicken soup, made from natural ingredients, when you're feeling a little under the weather. You can always include chicken soup in your diet as it definitely is a delicious, comforting meal that helps keep your body hydrated. It's a guaranteed kid-pleaser. Chicken soup calories are helpful as the growing kids need a lot of energy. But, when the smell of chicken soup welcomes you home on a cold day, you don't really want to take the trouble of calculating the chicken soup calories. I am sure that next time your nose starts sniffling, you will try some chicken soup and make your grandma proud!

How to Make Chicken Soup

Chicken soup. Mmmm...The aroma, the flavors, the hot steam rising up to your face, the pieces of sweet corn in it - something so comforting about it all, don't you think? The official comfort food when you're down with a temperature; or when nostalgia of home and mum's cooking grips you. The really really simple food. Essentially complete all by itself. No frills required, no elaborate preparations and hardly any time spent. Let's do this together, let's learn how to make chicken soup, shall we? Read more on

• How to Cook Soup
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How to Make Chicken Soup From Scratch
Ingredients You'll Need

• 1 Chicken (4-5 Pounds)
• 2 - ½ Quarts of cold water
• Parsley
• 2 Teaspoons salt
• Chicken bouillon (2 cubes)
• 1 chopped onion
• 2 Chopped carrots (chopped)
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 stalks of celery (chopped)
• Pepper and salt to taste.

Preparation

1. Wash the chicken thoroughly.
2. Get rid of all the excess fat.
3. Make quarter pieces of the chicken. Then place it in a stock pot.
4. Add the cold water, the bay leaf and 2 teaspoons salt.
5. Then bring to boil by covering the pot with a cover.
6. Once it boils, uncover it and remove the froth that has collected on the top layer.
7. Let this simmer for 2 - 2 and 1/2 hours.
8. Add the remaining ingredients - Celery, carrot, parsley and onions into the pot.
9. Let this simmer for about 45-50 minutes.
10. The soup is ready to be eaten.
11. You can mix cooked rice dumplings or noodles with the soup to add more substance to it.
12. Add seasonings like coriander leaves or dill or sweet corn to add to the flavor.

How to Make Chicken Stock
The answer that needs to be given when asked how to prepare chicken soup at home is that of adding chicken stock to it. It is the most crucial ingredient when making chicken soup and tastes best when prepared at home. Chicken stock lends a very full and creamy texture to the chicken soup. It increases the taste and flavors of the soup, making it more wholesome and delicious. Chicken stock cannot be substituted with broth or bouillon for that authentic taste. To make this:

1. Put 5-6 pounds of chicken pieces ion a pot and add cold water till the pieces are covered it it.
2. Boil it. When it begins to boil then reduce the heat and let it simmer.
3. Skim it till no impurities remain. (around 30 minutes).
4. Then add the following ingredients to it - 1 coarsely chopped onion, 1 celery stick, some parsley, 1 carrot, 1 bay leaf, a teaspoon of thyme.
5. Simmer this for 3 hours, after adding water so that it comes above all the ingredients.
6. Then strain into a pot and refrigerate.
7. the stock is ready to be used.
8. Keep in mind to get rid of the fat that collects on the surface before using the stock.

How to Make Chicken Soup at Home
Let's give you another recipe in answer of how to make chicken soup.

Ingredients You'll Need

• 3-4 Chicken drumsticks
• 1 Onion
• Oil (2 tablespoons).
• Water (3 cups).
• Turmeric (Quarter teaspoon).
• Garlic Paste (Quarter teaspoon)
• Salt and pepper to taste.

Preparation

1. Take the chicken and clean the skin and fat. Wash it thoroughly.
2. Take 2 tablespoons of oil and heat it in a pan.
3. Add thickly cut onion slices in the oil and fry.
4. After the onion color changes to light or golden brown, add the chicken drumsticks and fry for 4-5 minutes.
5. Boil 3 cups of water in a pot.
6. Then add the fried chicken and onions into this water.
7. Add the turmeric power, garlic powder, pepper and salt into the pan and stir well.
8. Add the chicken stock and stir till it mixes.
9. Cover the pot and let simmer for 30 minutes.
10. The soup is ready to be served.

Now that 'how to make chicken soup' has become clear to you, you can make a delicious, homemade batch and re-visit nostalgia. And while you are at it, call your friends over and wow them. Happy cooking!... 

Cream of Chicken Soup Recipe

Cream of chicken soup is both nourishing and very very filling at the same time. It is believed that only a cupful of this soup has about 1185 mgs of sodium, which is like 49% of the recommended Daily Value stipulation of this particular mineral! It is also rich in carbohydrates (13.3 gm) out of which 4.1 gms are energy giving sugars and it also caters to about 1.8 gms of the protein requirements of the body. Also a relatively good source of Vitamin A and calcium, it contributes very small amounts of vitamin C and iron to the system as well. So, let us see how to boil up some of this scrumptious soup in that cauldron. Here's a very yummy but easy cream of chicken soup recipe for you.

Easy Cream of Chicken Soup Recipe
To nourish and quieten the tummy rumblings of about 6 people, see to it you throw in these ingredients in you cauldron,

• Chicken breasts, 1½ pound (boneless, skinned, diced and slow cooked for 3 hours)
• Potato, 1 (cubed)
• Celery, ¾ cup (cubed)
• Carrots, 3 (sliced)
• Leeks, 3 (minced)
• Onion, 1 (cubed)
• Mushrooms, ½ cup (finely slivered)
• Chicken broth, 5 cups
• All-purpose flour, ½ cup
• Cream, ½ cup (33%)
• Milk, ¼ cup
• Canola oil, 2 tsp.
• Thyme, ½ tsp.
• Parsley, 1 tbsp. (chopped)
• Tarragon, 1 tbsp.
• White pepper, ¼ tsp. (ground)
• Salt, to taste

Procedure
Pour oil in a pan and heat. Then throw in the mushrooms, celery, onion, leeks and carrots and sauté until they all get a little fried. Now add the cubed chicken and fry for about 15 seconds and then pour in the broth. To this add the flour, mixed with a little hot water. Ladle for some time. When a light simmer starts to appear, add the potato, parsley, herbs, salt, pepper and the milk to it and wait till a full boil sets in. Remember to stir occasionally. After approximately 40 minutes, gently introduce the cream and ladle for just a moment. And voila! Ready to be voraciously gorged down. A very delicious and creamy chicken soup recipe indeed!

Now, in soothe, there is truly just one problem with the quintessential cream of chicken soup recipe and that has got to do with cream of chicken soup calories and saturated fat content. Just a cupful of cream of chicken soup has about 3.4 gms of saturated fat and 107 calories, 48 of which are donated by fats. Naturally, the diet conscious will break into a cold sweat on hearing this. So, for them I have an option over here.

Low Fat Cream of Chicken Soup Recipe
This will take about 40 minutes of your time in the kitchen and cater to a small get together of 8. Take out the following from the larder.

• Chicken, 2 cups (cooked and cubed)
• Chicken broth, 4 cups (low sodium and low fat)
• Mushrooms, 1½ cups (slivered)
• Peas, 1 cup
• Half and half, 1 cup (low fat)
• Carrots, 1 cup (chopped)
• Onions, 1 cup (shredded)
• Cornstarch and milk solution, ¼ cup (use fat free milk)
• Canola oil, 2 tsp.
• Mixed herbs, 1 tsp.
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Procedure
You need to start by heating the oil and then adding the onions and the carrots to it. Sauté this for about 8-9 minutes and then add the mushrooms and herbs to it. Sauté for some time more and then initiate the peas and the chicken cubes to it. Stir and pour the broth. Bring to a steady boil of 15 minutes and then pour in the cornstarch solution to it. Stir and allow it to simmer for another 5-7 minutes. Serve piping hot!

Believe me, the calorie count from fat comes down to 21 per bowlful and the saturated fat content reduces to a nominal 0.6 gms. So, more worries!

Cream of Chicken Soup Substitute
For those who do not eat chicken but love the broth and are naturally looking for a cream of chicken soup substitute recipe, I shall keep from disappointing you either. Check out this super tasty recipe for low fat cream of chicken soup substitute.

Arrange for

• Granulated instant chicken bouillon, ¼ cup (low sodium)
• Milk powder, 2 cups (fat free)
• All-purpose flour (or other cornstarch substitute), 3 tbsp.
• Onion powder, 2 tbsp.
• Butter, 1 tbsp.
• Thyme, 1 tsp.
• Dried basil, 1 tsp.
• Pepper and salt, a dash

Procedure
Mix and blend all the ingredients except the butter and flour. Now heat the butter in a pan and add the flour to it. Keep stirring until they form a pasty mixture. Now add the ground mixture to this, ladle once and add about 1¼ cups of water to this and then keep stirring to form a uniform solution. When the consistency thickens, add the salt and pepper as per preference and it is ready to serve. You may garnish with some chopped celery.

Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

Warm soups on cold days are on my list of the best things in the world. They have this wonderful comforting effect, that helps you forget your battles of the day, and gets you ready for a well earned good night's rest. Another great quality of soup is that helps you consume those foods that you aren't very fond of. However, chicken tortilla soup does not fall into this category as it combines tasty chicken soup with a crunchy goodness of corn tortilla chips. It's also very easy to make, especially if you use purchased tortilla chips, instead of making them from scratch at home. If you have the time and inclination to do it from scratch, you can make you own tortilla chips and chicken broth. This soup is high in nutrition, because it includes chicken that is a good source of protein and vegetables that gives you vitamins, minerals and fiber. In the hunt for the best chicken tortilla soup recipe, this is what we came up with...

Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 cups chicken stock
• Corn tortilla chips
• 1½ to 2 tbsp lime juice
• Vegetable oil
• 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes with juice
• ½ cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese or a shredded Mexican blend
• ½ Jalapeno pepper, finely chopped, optional
• 1 cup cooked chopped chicken
• 1 can mild green chile, undrained (4 ounces)
• ¾ cup corn kernels
• 2 tbsp chopped cilantro leaves
• 1 medium carrot, diced
• 2 green onions, with most of the green, chopped
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• Salt to taste

Directions

To prepare this easy chicken tortilla soup recipe, combine chicken stock with tomatoes, jalapeno, lime juice, green chiles, green onion, cilantro, carrots and corn in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 40 minutes. Toss in the chicken and cook for another 5 minutes. Pour into soup bowl and top with tortilla chips and and shredded cheese. Serve hot. Read more on chicken soup recipe.

Amazing Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• ½ cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish
• 2 medium white onions, diced
• ½ cup shredded Jack cheese
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 avocados, halved, pitted, peeled, and diced
• 2 jalapenos, seeded and minced
• 1½ cups shredded cooked chicken
• 3 ripe medium tomatoes, chopped
• 8 corn tortillas, cut into 1/8'' thick strips
• 1 quart chicken stock
• Canola oil, for pan-frying
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 lime, cut in wedges, for serving

Directions

Add 2 tablespoons of the olive oil to a stockpot/saucepan and place on medium heat. Toss in the garlic, onions, jalapenos, and tomatoes, with a gap of about 2 minutes between each addition. Cook all together for 10 minutes until you have a paste like consistency. Then pour in the stock, and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 20 minutes. While the stock mixture is cooking, add 1'' of canola oil to a skillet, and place on medium heat. When the oil starts to smoke, carefully ease in the tortilla strips, and fry in batches until they turn crisp. Transfer them to paper towels, and sprinkle lightly with salt. Pour the soup into 4 soup bowls, and add some shredded chicken to each bowl. Over do some diced avocado, fried tortilla strips and cheese. Garnish with cilantro and serve with lime wedges.

Cheese Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 cups chicken broth
• Flour tortillas sliced in strips and fried in oil
• 1 lb. skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp lemon pepper
• ½ tsp hot sauce
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tbsp cumin
• 1 tbsp garlic, chopped
• 1 tbsp chili powder
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• ¼ cup flour
• sour cream (optional)
• 1 lb. (16 oz.) Velveeta Cheese, any flavor
• 1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained (optional)
• 2 (10 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with green chilies, untrained

Directions

This recipe for chicken tortilla soup is great for a family get together. To start, combine the chicken, lemon pepper & chicken broth in crockpot. You want the chicken to be covered by the chicken broth. Cover and let it cook for 5 hours on low heat. After this time elapses, take out the chicken breasts from the broth, and leave the broth in slow cooker. Once the chicken is cool, shred it. Combine oil, garlic and onion in a saucepan, and saute over low heat. Then add the flour, stir and remove. Empty the contents of the pan, and mix it together with the shredded chicken, and add it back to the broth in the slow cooker. Pour in the chili powder, cumin, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce and corn, Velveeta cheese and diced tomatoes to the slow cooker. Cook for another 2 hours and stir occasionally. Pour into soup bowls and top with a scoop of sour cream and tortilla chips strips.

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

One of the oldest home remedies to cure cold is a hot bowl of homemade chicken soup. This age old recipe is thought to have been first advised as a cold recipe in ancient Egypt. Chickens were boiled and then shredded after cooking. This shredded chicken was then put in a pot of water and boiled again. Thus, lead to the invention of crude chicken soup recipe. The curative powers of homemade chicken soup were mentioned in a writing by Ali Sina Balkhi. He was a Persian physician of the 10th century.

Today, many studies have proven the many health benefits of drinking homemade chicken soup. It has been proven to be a nutritious, easily digested and having anti-inflammatory effect. Homemade chicken soup is known to clear the sinuses and act as a natural decongestant. It is also known to be packed with calcium, when cooked for a long time with chicken bones. With so many health benefits, one is bound to be looking for some easy chicken soup recipes. Many people love Chinese food, so let us add a dash of Chinese flavor to our homemade chicken soup recipes to make it even more palatable. This article will cover a few quick homemade chicken noodle soup recipes to suit everyone's taste.

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup with Chicken Broth
Ingredients

• 8 cups chicken broth, divided
• 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
• 1 leek,
• White and light green parts thinly sliced
• 1 carrot, diced
• 2 cups shredded chicken meat
• 8 oz. egg noodles
• Salt to taste

Method of Preparation

Warm ¼ cup chicken broth in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add celery, leeks, and carrots to the broth. Cook the vegetables for about 5 minutes, until they are softened. Stir occasionally. Add remaining broth to the pot. Bring the broth to boil and reduce heat to simmer and cook, undisturbed, for around 10 minutes, until vegetables are tender.
While the vegetables are being cooked, bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add noodles and cook until tender to the bite. Drain and set the noodles aside. Add chicken to chicken broth soup and cook for 2 minutes until heated thoroughly. Add cooked noodles to the chicken soup and cook for 1 minute, until heated thoroughly. Add salt to taste. Serve your hot homemade chicken noodle soup with chicken broth.

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup from Scratch
Ingredients

• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3 tbsp. milk
• 1 cup flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 whole chicken
• 8 cups chicken broth
• Dash of salt

Method of Preparation

Combine the eggs, milk, flour and baking powder. Make a soft dough by combining the mixture and roll it out real thin. Cut the dough into strips like noodles. Lay the noodles on towel to dry for approximately 1 hour. After drying the noodles, add to boiling water till the noodles become tender. Bake chicken, saving the juices. Once baked, let the chicken cool and remove meat from chicken. Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces. Add the chicken to the boiling chicken broth. Add desired amount of water to remaining chicken broth, if needed. Add noodles, celery and carrots. Cook till heated thoroughly, serve the homemade chicken noodle soup from scratch hot.

Easy Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• ½ cup chopped onion
• ½ cup chopped celery
• 4 cans chicken broth
• 1 can vegetable broth
• ½ pound chopped cooked chicken breast
• 1½ cups egg noodles
• 1 cup sliced carrots
• ½ teaspoon dried basil
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method of Preparation

Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Cook onion and celery in the butter for 5 minutes, until just tender. Pour in chicken and vegetable broths in the butter and stir in chicken, noodles, carrots, basil, oregano, salt and pepper. Bring to boil and then reduce heat. Simmer for 20 minutes. Serve your homemade chicken noodle soup hot.

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup in Crock Pot
Ingredients

• 3 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
• 3 stalks celery, cut into chunks
• 1 large onion, quartered
• 3 boneless skinless chicken breast halved
• 2 cans chicken broth
• 2 to 3 cups of water
• Dried dill and parsley as garnishing
• 8 oz. noodles

Method of Preparation

Add all the vegetables in a 5 qt crock pot along with the chicken. Pour in the broth, water and add dill and parsley. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. After 8 hours, remove the veggies and chicken from the crock pot. Add the noodles and turn to high and heat. In the meantime, shred the chicken and mince the vegetables. Return chicken and vegetables to crock pot and heat thoroughly. The noodles will take about 20 minutes to cook. Serve homemade chicken noodle soup in crock pot hot. You can even read more on chicken tortilla soup.

These were just a few tasty homemade chicken noodle soup recipes that you can try preparing in your kitchen. Homemade chicken soup recipes are very filling and nutritious and can be served when a person is unwell. Kids love drinking homemade chicken noodle soup and enjoy slurping up the noodles. I hope you too enjoy trying out the above delicious and healthy homemade chicken noodle soups.

French Onion Soup Calories

French onion soup is considered as one of the most popular recipes in the world. The delicious combination of caramelized onions and beef broth contribute towards the rich flavor of the soup. While serving, thick slices of oven toasted French bread are placed in each bowl and slices of Swiss cheese are added over the toast. The crunchy croûtons of crusty bread with melted cheese, and the mellow and sweet caramelized onions in the broth, make this soup a truly comforting winter warmer. As more and more people are becoming calorie conscious, many are interested to know about the calories in French onion soup. As a matter of fact, French onion soup calories vary according to the French onion soup recipe, as this classic dish is a favorite in many countries and is prepared by following various cooking methods, using various ingredients.

French Onion Soup

Whatever may be the cooking method, the sweetness of the caramelized onions that go wonderfully with the sharpness of the cheese and the pleasant taste of the beef broth gives the soup a rich flavor. Traditional French onion soup is known for its perfectly contrasting flavors as it is a combination of rich beef broth and sweet, caramelized onions. Amongst all the delectable soup recipes, French onion soup is one of the most simple to prepare.

These days, more and more people are opting for vegetarian diet, and obviously, a vegetarian French onion soup would use vegetable broth instead of beef broth. Moreover, vegan cheese can also be used for a vegan onion soup recipe. Although these recipes might not be authentic French onion soup recipes, these are also really flavorful and it is not necessary to stick closely to the classic French onion soup recipe. Here is the most awaited information regarding French onion soup calories.

French Onion Soup Calories

• Calories in French onion soup without cheese and croûtons: 250 g - 80 kcal
• Canned frozen French onion soup calories: 285 g - 200 kcal
• Baked French onion soup calories: 1 serving - 547 kcal
• Calories in French onion soup with cheese and croûtons: 280 g - 200 kcal
• Calories in French onion vegetable classics: 230 g - 50 kcal
• Calories in onion au gratin soup with reduced fat cheese and croûtons: 1 bowl - 150 kcal
• Calories in organic French onion soup: 240 g - 35 kcal
• Calories in French onion fresh soup: 500 g - 155 kcal
• Calories in red French onion with croûton soup: 140 g - 70 kcal

If you take into consideration the French onion soup nutrition facts, you will notice that frozen or canned soup is highly processed and is high in sodium and cholesterol. So, instead of considering only the calories in French onion soup, you also need to take into consideration whether the soup contains healthy nutrients or not. Homemade soup is the best option as you can make changes in the ingredients according to your requirements regarding daily calorie intake. Homemade beef broth and fresh onions are the onion soup basics but you can enjoy different recipes with different ingredients. Chefs usually don't disclose their secrets but it is an open secret that they add a splash of sherry or cognac to the soup near the end of the caramelizing process, to enhance the flavor of the soup.

You will be glad to know that some of the best onion soup recipes are the simplest ones. So if you are a beginner and not a seasoned chef, you can prepare an easy French onion soup which would be just as delicious as a more complex one. Checking French onion soup calories is essential if you are on a weight loss diet. I am sure, next time while surfing on the Internet, there would be a hot bowl of rich, delicious French onion soup beside your laptop.

French Onion Soup Nutrition Facts

Mention some of the delectable soup recipes and you really cannot miss out French onion soup. Originated in France in the ancient times, this soup is favored by people all over the world. Served with melted cheese and baked croutons as toppings, it is unique in flavor and taste. Speaking about French onion soup nutrition facts, nutrition value of each serving will vary based on the ingredients used and the cooking method. So, we will take look at the basic ingredients added in the recipe.

French Onion Soup Ingredients

The main ingredients used in traditional French onion soup recipe are caramelized onions, beef stock (or beef broth), croutons and cheese, along with other flavoring spices. As per your preferred taste, you can add beef consume, chicken broth, butter, white wine, cognac and culinary herbs. Consequently, French onion soup nutritional value varies, depending on the ingredients and their amounts that you have used in cooking the soup. And for those people who don't have time for cooking, canned soup of the same recipe is sold in the frozen foods section of grocery stores.

French Onion Soup Nutrition Facts

Today, most people are conscious about the nutrient content and calorie value of a food dish, along with its taste. The same is applicable to popularly served soups, sauces, salads, etc. Thus, for the interest of health conscious people, French onion nutrition facts are analyzed in detail. It is understandable that the more fatty ingredients you add in the recipe, the higher will be its calorie value and vice versa. Refer to the following information to understand the calorie count and nutrition facts of French onion soup:

French Onion Soup Calories
The canned French onion soup is very high in calorie content. One serving, approximately 285 g of this soup yields about 200 calories. Homemade French onion soup prepared with simple ingredients provide only 80 calories per 250 g serving. Out of this, the fats contribute to about 27 calories. On the other hand, baked French onion soup ordered from a fine restaurant gives as much as 545 calories per order.

French Onion Soup Nutritional Value
Coming to French onion soup nutritional information, it contains ample amount of carbohydrates, proteins and fats. You will find different data concerning the percentage content of each nutrients. Serving 285 g of canned French onion soup provides 39 g carbohydrates, 16.5 g total fats, 16 g proteins, 3 g dietary fiber and 3.5 g sugar. Regarding homemade French onion soup having low calorie count, breakdown of the nutrients are 3 g fats, 12 g carbohydrates, 2 g proteins and 2 g dietary fiber.

At any point of time, take time out to prepare French onion soup at home. Because canned soup available in groceries is loaded with salt and processed ingredients, so that they can be preserved for a longer time. If at all, you are purchasing it, remember to check the label for French onion soup nutrition information. Different brands have varied nutrition value, and you can opt for the one that meets your requirements.

As you are aware with French onion soup nutrition facts, you can alter the serving amount according to your daily calorie intake. Or else, you can make changes in the meal menu for a satiable serving of this soup. If you like chicken broth, you can also replace beef stock or broth with it. Likewise, vegetarian French onion soups are made by using vegetable broth. They yield lower calories than soups made with beef broth or chicken broth. So, nutrition of French onion soups largely depends on how you made them.

Canned Soup Brands

When it's cold outside, there is nothing more satisfying than a hot bowl of soup. But as our lives get busier each day, we look for alternatives to satisfy out taste buds. Instead of cooking with fresh produce, we reach for the canned foods. And therefore, despite knowing the benefits of cooking soup in our own kitchen, we end up choosing any one of the canned soup brands. Majority of people have their favorites, such as Campbell's, Progresso and/or Healthy Choice. However easy and simple these canned soup brands and companies make our lives, people tend to overlook the fact that there is a specific shelf life of canned goods. If you want to know what are some brands of canned soup, besides the most popular ones we just discussed about, take a look at the article below. Find out more information on soup recipes.

Brands of Canned Soup

Following are some popular, legit canned soup brands available in supermarkets across the country. As canning soups have become the first choice for majority of people, they come in different varieties of flavors. The order in which they are listed does not indicate their ratings. You can also read about the canned soup reviews, so that you can make your selection accordingly.

Amy's

• Curried Lentil Soup
• Organic Alphabet Soup
• No Chicken Noodle Soup
• Hearty Spanish Rice & Red Bean Soup
• Organic Black Bean Vegetable Soup
• Organic Chunky Tomato Bisque Soup
• Organic Chunky Vegetable Soup
• Organic Cream of Mushroom Soup
• Organic Cream of Tomato Soup
• Organic Fire Roasted Southwestern Vegetable Soup
• Organic Lentil Soup
• Organic Lentil Vegetable Soup
• Organic Minestrone Soup
• Organic Pasta & 3 Bean Soup
• Organic Split Pea Soup
• Organic Tuscan Bean & Rice Soup
• Organic Vegetable Barley Soup
• Summer Corn & Vegetable Soup
• Thai Coconut Soup
• Organic Butternut Squash Soup

Campbell's

• Beef Broth
• Beef Noodle Soup
• Double Noodle Chicken Soup
• Goldfish Pasta Soup
• Goldfish Pasta & Meatball Soup
• Bean with Bacon Soup
• Beef with Vegetables & Barley Soup
• Beefy Mushroom Soup
• Broccoli Cheese Soup
• Chicken Broth
• Chicken Gumbo
• Cheddar Cheese Soup
• Chicken & Dumplings Soup
• Chicken Mushroom Barley Soup
• Chicken Noodle Soup
• Chicken Rice Soup
• Chicken Vegetable Soup
• Chicken Won Ton Soup
• Chicken with White & Wild Rice Soup
• Cream of Asparagus Soup
• Cream of Broccoli Soup
• Cream of Celery Soup
• Cream of Chicken Soup
• Cream of Chicken & Mushroom Soup
• Cream of Chicken with Herbs Soup
• Cream of Mushroom Soup
• Cream of Mushroom with Roasted Garlic
• Cream of Potato Soup
• Cream of Shrimp Soup
• Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup
• Curly Noodle Soup
• Fiesta Nacho Cheese Soup
• French Onion Soup
• Golden Mushroom Soup
• Green Pea Soup
• Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup
• Italian-Style Wedding Soup
• Lentil Soup
• Manhattan Clam Chowder
• Minestrone Soup
• New England Clam Chowder
• Old Fashioned Tomato Rice Soup
• Old Fashioned Vegetable Soup
• Oyster Stew
• Pepper Pot Soup
• Scotch Broth
• Southwest-Style Chicken Vegetable
• Split Pea with Ham & Bacon Soup
• Tomato Bisque
• Tomato Soup
• Vegetable Beef Soup
• Vegetable Orzo

Healthy Choice

• Beef & Ham Soup
• Beef Pot Roast Soup
• Chicken & Dumplings Soup
• Chicken Tortilla Soup
• Chicken with Rice Soup
• Country Vegetable Soup
• Fiesta Chicken Soup
• Garden Vegetable Soup
• Hearty Chicken Soup
• Italian Style Wedding Soup
• New England Clam Chowder Soup
• Old Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup
• Split Pea & Ham Soup
• Tomato Basil Soup
• Vegetable Beef Soup
• Zesty Gumbo Soup

Pritikin

• Okra Soup
• Onion Soup
• Pepperpot Soup
• Red Bean Soup
• Runner Bean Soup
• Rutabaga Soup
• Artichoke Soup
• Barley & Shiitake Soup
• Black Bean & Tomatillo Soup
• Black Bean Soup
• Black Lentil Soup
• Butternut Squash Soup
• Carrot & Cilantro Soup
• Carrot Ginger Soup
• Cream of Crab & Mushroom Soup
• Cream of Potato Soup
• Creamy Celery Soup
• Curried Eggplant Soup
• Garbanzo & Spinach Soup
• Lima Bean Soup
• Matzo Ball Soup
• Minestrone Soup
• Moroccan Lentil Soup
• Mushroom & Edamame Soup
• Sweet Potato Kale Soup
• Sweet Potato Soup
• Tomato Cream Soup
• Tuscan Leek Soup
• Wild Mushroom Soup

Health Valley

• Organic Vegetable Barley Soup
• Organic Tomato Vegetable Soup
• Organic Split Pea & Carrots Soup
• Organic Lentil & Carrots Soup
• Organic Italian Minestrone Soup
• Organic Corn & Vegetable Soup
• Organic Black Bean & Vegetable Soup
• Organic 5 Bean Vegetable Soup
• Organic 14 Vegetable Soup
• Organic Cream of Celery Soup
• Organic Cream of Chicken Soup
• Organic Cream of Mushroom Soup
• Organic Chicken Noodle Soup
• Organic Chicken Rice Soup

Wolfgang Puck

• Tortilla Soup
• Classic Minestrone Soup
• Creamy Butternut Squash Soup
• Chicken with Egg Noodle Soup
• Thick Country Vegetable Soup
• Roast Chicken with Wild Rice Soup
• Country Tomato with Basil Soup
• Hearty Lentil & Vegetables Soup
• Old Fashioned Potato Soup
• Black Bean Soup
• Vegetable Barley Soup
• French Onion Soup
• Chicken & Dumplings Soup
• Corn Chowder Soup
• Roasted Red Pepper Tomato Soup
• New England Clam Chowder Soup

Progresso

• Chickarina with Meatballs Soup
• Chicken Noodle Soup
• Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
• Chicken & Wild Rice Soup
• Hearty Chicken & Rotini Soup
• Homestyle Chicken with Vegetables & Pasta Soup
• Italian Style Wedding Soup
• Southwestern Style Chicken Chowder
• Split Pea with Ham Soup
• Chicken Barley Soup
• Chicken Rice with Vegetables Soup
• 99% Fat Free Beef Barley Soup
• 99% Fat Free Chicken Noodle Soup
• Chicken & Herb Dumplings Soup
• Beef & Vegetable Soup
• Beef Barley Soup
• Roasted Chicken Rotini Soup
• Roasted Garlic Chicken Soup
• Turkey Noodle Soup
• Chicken Cheese Enchilada Flavor Soup
• Manhattan Clam Chowder
• New England Clam Chowder
• Potato Broccoli & Cheese Chowder
• 99% Fat Free New England Clam Chowder

Truesoups by Heinz

• Hearty Beef & Vegetable Stew
• Sirloin Beef & Vegetable Soup
• Vegetable Beef Barley Soup
• Artichoke & Chicken Florentine Soup
• Chicken Florentine Soup
• Chicken & Vegetable Soup
• Cream of Chicken with Wild Rice Soup
• Homestyle Chicken with Dumplings Soup
• Chicken Noodle Soup
• Asiago Cheese Bisque
• Broccoli Cheddar Soup
• Corn & Red Pepper Chowder
• Country Potato Soup
• Loaded Baked Potato Soup
• Potato Cheddar Soup
• Potato Cream Cheese Soup
• Potato Leek Soup
• Chicken Coconut Curry Soup
• Chicken & Green Chile con Queso Soup
• Chicken Pueblo Soup
• Vegetarian Corn & Green Chile Bisque
• Curried Rice & Lentil Soup
• Italian Style Wedding Soup
• Louisiana Red Beans & Rice Soup
• Pasta e Fagiolo Soup
• Santa Fe Tortilla Soup
• Southwest Roasted Corn Soup
• Lobster Bisque
• Autumn Butternut Soup
• Autumn Pumpkin Soup
• Black Forest Lentil Soup
• California Medley Soup
• Cream of Carrot Soup
• Country Vegetable Soup
• Five Star Mushroom Soup
• French Onion Soup
• Garden Vegetable Soup
• Green Split Pea Soup
• Harvest Mushroom Bisque
• Market Vegetable Soup
• Minestrone Soup
• Navy Bean Soup
• Old Fashioned Tomato Soup
• Portobello & Roasted Tomato Bisque
• Roasted Garlic Tomato Soup
• Spring Asparagus Soup
• Vegetarian Black Bean Soup
• Vegetarian Chili Soup
• Vegetarian Lentil Soup
• Vegetarian Minestrone Soup
• Vegetarian Tomato Basil Soup

Chef Francisco by Heinz

• Country Vegetable with Beef Soup
• Pot Roast Vegetable Soup
• Spicy Chili with Beans Soup
• Steak & Black Bean Soup
• Stuffed Green Pepper Soup
• Timberline Chili with Beans Soup
• Vegetable Beef & Barley Soup
• Cheeseburger Chowder
• Chili with Red Beans Soup
• Chuckwagon Chili with Beans Soup
• Hearty Vegetable Beef Soup
• Homestyle Vegetable Beef Soup
• Lasagna Soup
• Timberline Chili with Beans Soup
• Vegetable Beef Soup
• Chicken & Dumblings Soup
• Chicken Noodles Galore Soup
• Chicken Pot Pie Soup
• Creamy Tortellini Chicken & Spinach Soup
• Creamy Turkey Vegetable Soup
• Northwoods Chicken & Wild Rice Soup
• Old Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup
• Oven Roasted Turkey Noodle Soup
• Wild & Brown Rice with Chicken Soup
• Baja Chicken Enchilada Soup
• Cauliflower Cheese Soup
• Cream of Asparagus Spears Soup
• Cream of Broccoli Soup
• Cream of Potato Soup
• Creamy Tomato Bisque
• Potato with Bacon Soup
• Mediterranean Lentil Soup
• Seven Bean Medley Soup

Other Canned Soup Brands

• Swanson
• Manischewitz
• Bookbinder
• College Inn
• La Preferida
• Butterball
• Pacific
• Imagine
• Kitchen Basics
• Fantastic Foods
• Tasty Adventure
• Shari Ann's
• Muir Glen

Nowadays people avoid cooking and buy ready-to-cook foods instead. Although canned items help us save a lot of time and effort in the kitchen, does it have an ill effect on our health? Are these canned soup brands really promising us tasty and healthy soups? Or are they just advertising their benefits in the wrong light? The next time you grab any of the varieties furnished by these canned soup brands, think long and hard, check the ingredients list and see if they are in fact healthy for you and your family.

Canned Soup

Canned items came about to save people's time and effort. Busy lives and what not. And so it settled into society rather comfortably. Then the everlasting issue arose - canned foods vs natural foods. Which are better for us and why. In the same lines of that then, follows the question about canned soup - Is there a concept about healthy canned soup or is it that all the brands of canned soup is just as bad for our health, no matter what? Let us try and find out exactly that through this article.

Canned Soup Reviews

Is canned soup bad for you? Simple answer? Yes it is. Very much so. That urge to eliminate the efforts of cooking soup from scratch and reaching instead for that tantalizing pack of canned soup, just sitting there on the shelf, waiting for you to pick it up, are probably always going to be too high to ignore. But before you do that, let's first take you through why canned soup recipes should be left on their own.

Excess Salt
Ever felt a salty residue in your mouth after you're done with your bowl of canned soup? That happens because canned soup has a overload of salt and sodium in it. Why? To preserve it for long. So what's wrong with salt? Let's give you a brief idea - a profusion of salt levels can create havoc in your body. Excess salt leads to water retention (edema) which makes you end up feeling bloated and heavy. It also leads to other health complications like high blood pressure, risks of heart arrests, stomach cancer, kidney malfunction, asthma, osteoporosis and others.

We need salt in very less amounts (2,300 mg) but canned soup usually contains way more than that. We need only the above mentioned amount everyday but end up eating a lot more than that. Over time, the salt and sodium levels in our bodies will go up and invariably lead to health problems.

Preservatives
Just as canned goods require salt and sodium for preservation, they also need other preservatives for the same. These usually include preservatives like Monosodium Glutamate (MSG), Potassium benzoate, Benzoic acid, Tartrazine, Potassium nitrate., Sodium sulphite, and Sulphur dioxide among others. All of these not only take away from the natural textures and tastes of the food, but leave in their wake a number of other health issues. So even if it is a low carb canned soup, and let's assume that that is healthy, the inclusion of all these other preservatives works to negate its effect any which way, so it would do you good to understand the MSG side effects and other preservatives in food to avoid.

Preservation Methods
For canned goods to last, not only are preservatives added, but the way in which the goods are prepared is also completely different and need not always follow a very healthy route. Normal vegetables and meats won't last in canned soup. For them to last, they are either grown in a hybrid manner and then added to the can or artificial means of storing them are used. These include taking out all their water content so that they shrivel up and thus, last in the soup. This I'm sure is pretty obvious that a normal piece of carrot and one that is found in a can of soup, does not taste the same and neither does it look the same. It does not provide the same health benefits either!

Weight Gain
All those trying to watch their weight - there should be warning bells ringing every time you reach for canned soup. The excess of all these preservatives and salts is not only going to lead to other health issues but also lead to tremendous weight gain and obesity! The entry of foreign substances puts a lot on pressure on the digestive system such that proper digestion does not happen (that by itself gives rise to several problems) but it also works by storing the excess fat and preservative in our body. This in turn increases the toxic levels of the body and leads to a lowered metabolism and thus, weight gain.

Over-consumption
The servings for canned soup is usually meant for two or more people. But the amount is less, so that one ends up consuming the entire contents by themselves. Direct translation? You are eating the sodium/fats/preservatives that were supposed to be distributed among two people all by yourself! Thus it will harm you more because it's a direct overload on your system. If you know what are the processed foods to avoid along with canned soup, you can be aware of this.

The next time you reach for that canned soup, check the ingredients list carefully and see for yourself what you're trying to get into your stomach. Instead of nourishing you, many of these items which undergo canning are simply attacking you. Let not that which was meant to nourish, poison you instead.

Canned Soup Reviews

None of us can resist the aroma of delicious, frothy chicken soup on a rainy day. The piping hot soup is indeed one of the best culinary delights invented by mankind. The rich, creamy texture of the soup satiates the taste buds of a gourmet. However, it is not always possible to concoct fresh soup recipes every time. More so, if you are a busy person or need to travel a lot. Canned soups can come to your rescue whenever and wherever you feel like having a bowl of soup. However, the myriad canned soup brands that dominate the market can really leave you confounded. Hence, read this canned soup reviews so that you can take your pick according to your taste.

Reviews for Canned Soup

Given below are the canned soup reviews for some popular (not necessarily best) canned food brands. The order in which they appear has nothing to do with the rating.

Progresso's

Split Pea
This flavor by Progresso has nice cloud green brew with little peas floating in it. It tastes simply superb when combined with coarsely chopped ham, spices, and cheddar cheese.

Chickarina
This is the ultimate soup which we all love coming back to. Delicious meat balls in good, solid chicken broth, you cannot possibly go wrong here!

Beef Barley
Nice barley flavored broth with pieces of beef (or was that a carrot?). Anyway, not bad if you are fan of beef barley soup recipes.

Beef and Vegetable
The beef is nice and lean and the vegetables soft. The beef broth flavor, though not particularly delicious certainly passes off as acceptable.

Lentil Soup
This is a fat free soup from Progresso with a smooth and chalky texture. Don't have much to say about flavor.

Potato and Ham
If you go for cheese version, it is good with a decent flavor. It's thick but contains very little of ham (though you might get lucky and find more!).

Zesty Herb Tomato
This tomato soup is smooth and has a distinct herbal flavor. Some people might find the strong flavor a bit nauseating.

Campbell's

Sirloin Burger
The broth is thick and the ground sirloin pieces are grilled to perfection. The sirloin pieces are crumbly and chewable.

Potato and Cheese and Chicken and Broccoli
Chicken, broccoli and potato are cut to right sized, though you might find chicken a little sticky rather than the dry breast chunk you are used to.

Italian Wedding
It's actually not bad at all. Mini meat balls with spinach and distinct Italian herb. Perfect, if you are looking for an unusual taste.

Chicken Rice
Standard taste, standard broth, though wedge shaped potato and carrot pieces come as a welcome change from the randomly cut pieces you are used to.

Chicken with Egg Noodles
Chicken is nice and dry and the noodles a little chewy. Overall good.

Split Pea with Ham
A typical product from Cambell's, it tastes like any other split pea soup with ham.

Wolfgang Puck's

Organic Creamy Broccoli
Delicious with a perfect texture. Neither too creamy nor too runny.

Organic Split Pea
Its taste is at par with other split pea soup brands. The broth is a perfect combination of graininess and smoothness.

Old Fashioned Potato
The flavor is superb but the broth too thick. It is recommended that you add water to it and split it in two servings.

Health Valley's

Vegetable Barley
It has a peculiar flavor of barley and the quality of vegetables is also good. Sprinkle some grated Alpine cheese for a rich flavor.

Split Pea
Passable flavor but the broth is too thick. Haven't got anything much to say about this one.

Potato and Leek
The flavor is entirely missing in this one. You will have to add a spoonful of cream and some salt before you can even consider about drinking it.

All these soups cost you pretty much the same amount. There are other soup brand's like Amy's, Pacific, Swanson, Safeway, Eating Right, ShopRite, Great Value which are comparable with the above brands. Some brands also offer your healthy, fat free varieties. However, you may not have a particularly good experience with their flavor.

Usually, it is best to stick to the brand you have always trusted with canned foods. More than flavor, go for the ingredients and quality of the soup. Since, canning involves adding preservatives, they may not be the best health food you can have. Yet, be cautious with the manufacturing date and the state of the can. Discard the can if you find it tampered or if it exceeds the expiry date.

Hope these canned soup reviews help you to choose the best one as per your individual taste and requirements.

Mung Bean Soup

Mung bean is a widely consumed legume type, eaten with or without outer skin. Call it green bean or green gram, it is a versatile bean rich in proteins. You will also find red type and split beans of the same in the market. Mung beans can be prepared as regular dishes, soups, dried snacks, pancakes, etc. While some people serve sweet mung bean soup as dessert, others prefer to have spicy mung bean soup. Wondering how to cook mung bean soup? Following are some mung bean soup recipes for you:

Sweet Mung Bean Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried mung beans
• 1/4 cup coconut milk ( or 1 tablespoon dried coconut milk powder)
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• Vanilla or cardamom pods
• 4-5 cups water

Directions for Preparation

Wash beans thoroughly and drain. In a saucepan, add mung beans, pods and cover with water. Put on the lid and simmer for 25-30 minutes. When mung beans pop their skin, add sugar. Wait till sugar dissolves completely in the soup and then, turn off burner. Before serving, add coconut milk and serve while still hot.

Green Mung Bean Soup with Spinach

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole mung beans (washed and drained)
• 10 ounces frozen spinach
• 4 garlic cloves, finely minced
• 1/2 onion, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cups cooked ham, diced
• 2 chilies, finely chopped
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 4 cups water
• Tabasco sauce (optional)
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions for Preparation

Add washed beans in a cooking pot and pour 4 cups water. Bring it to boil and simmer for 30 minutes, until beans are softened. On another burner, preheat a thick skillet. Add olive oil, and saute garlic, onion and chili. Remove from heat and keep aside. When beans have turned tender (or burst), add chicken broth and boil for 2-4 minutes. To this, add ham, spinach and cooked onion mixture. If required, add seasonings (salt, pepper and Tabasco sauce). Simmer green bean soup for another 10 minutes and serve.

Mung Bean Soup with Pork

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups dried mung beans, rinsed
• 1 onion, sliced
• 3-4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2-3 tomatoes, sliced
• 1/2 cup pork belly (cut into smaller pieces)
• 2-3 tablespoons dried shrimp
• 2-3 tablespoons shrimp past
• 1-2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1/2 cup greens (chili leaves)
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions for Preparation

Add rinsed mung beans in a saucepan, pour water to cover beans and put over medium high heat. Bring the mixture to a boiling temperature and cook until soft. Remove from heat and allow beans to soak up water. Preheat a thick frying pan and fry pork pieces, until crisp or brown (as per your preference). Using a spoon, transfer cooked pork into a platter and return the pan (with oil) to the burner.

Saute garlic and add onion slices. Saute till transparent and add tomatoes. Cook for 2-3 minutes, and add boiled mung (along with cooking water), dried shrimp and shrimp paste. Bring the mixture to a boiling temperature and simmer for about 15-20 minutes. Season mung bean soup with fish sauce, salt and pepper. Stir well, and add fried pork and greens. Simmer in low heat for 5 minutes and serve hot.

Spring Onion Soup

All of us have heard of one of the most popular soup recipes in the world, the French onion soup recipe. Well, spring onion soup is a lighter version of that delicious soup, it is light and easy to make and it is equally delicious. One can also try other variations of spring onion soup recipes. It's not exactly a variation but accompanied with tomatoes and potatoes they may be even more appetizing. People who don't care much about the calorie intake need not be disheartened. We also have a creamy version of this spring onion soup that are sure to please your palate. Nonetheless, all the recipes should be tried to know the real taste and simply judged by the ingredients. So I won't keep you waiting for long. Given below are the different spring onion soup recipes that are tasty and healthy.

Easy Spring Onion Soup Recipes

Spring Onion Soup Recipe (Serves 4)

Ingredients

• Chopped spring onions - 2 cups
• Chicken stock - 1 ½
• Extra-virgin olive oil - 2 tablespoons
• Water - 2 cups
• Salt to taste

Recipe

• In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat.
• Add the chopped spring onions and stir until it turns translucent. This should take about 6-7 minutes.
• Add the chicken stock, water and salt to the cooked onions and bring them to a simmer and leave it to cook or for 15 minutes.
• Remove the pot from heat and allow it to cool for sometime.
• Now puree this cooled off mixture in a blender until the texture is smooth. While putting it in the blender, do not put all of it at once. Put them in batches so that the puree turns out nice and smooth.
• Now serve the soup in 4 large bowls and drizzle some olive oil over it. Serving it with crisp flat breads on the side would be great.

Alternate Spring Onion Soup Recipe (Serves 6)

Ingredients

• Chopped spring onions - 2 cups
• Chopped sweet onions - 1 cup
• Beef Broth - 2 or 1 ¾ cups or a 14 ounce can
• Cooked chickpeas - 2 cups or a 15 ounce can
• Garlic - 2 tablespoons
• Finely chopped chives - ¼ cup
• Sherry - ¼ cup
• Chopped thyme - 1 teaspoon
• Salt and pepper to taste

Recipe

• Heat oil in a large saucepan or a pot over medium-high heat.
• Add the chopped sweet oils and stir until it starts to brown. This should take about 8-10 minutes.
• To it add the chopped spring onions, thyme and garlic. Cover it and cook until it starts to soften.
• Add sherry and pepper to the mixture, keep stirring and bring it to a simmer. Cook until it thickens.
• Add the beef broth and chickpeas and bring it to a boil and allow it to cook for about 10 minutes.
• Add the chopped chives to it once it's off the heat.
• Pour the soup in 6 large bowls and serve it with slices of toasted wheat breads on the side.

Tomato and Spring Onion Soup Recipe (Serves 6)

Ingredients

• Tomatoes - 6
• Chopped spring onions - 2 cups
• Chicken stock - 2 cups
• Water - 2 cups
• Extra-virgin olive oil - 1 tablespoon
• Worcestershire sauce - 2 teaspoon
• Paprika - 2 teaspoon
• Salt to taste

Recipe

• First of all, the tomatoes need to be blanched. So, put the tomatoes in a pot of boiling water for a minute or so and then drop them into the cold water. Peel the skin and also remove the seeds.
• Heat the oil in a pan over medium-high heat, add the spring onions and saute them until they are translucent.
• Add the tomatoes and let them cook until it becomes soft.
• Add the chicken stock, water and Worcestershire sauce to it. Also add paprika at this stage.
• Bring the mixture to a boil and simmer it for about 15-20 minutes.
• Add salt and pepper to taste and mix it a blender.
• Serve it with toasted bread on the side again.

Potato and Spring Onion Soup Recipe (Serves 6)

Ingredients

• Chopped spring onions - 2 cups
• Peeled and chopped potatoes - 2 cups
• Chicken stock - 4 cups
• Chopped sweet onion - 1 cup
• Vegetable/ Sunflower oil - 3 tablespoons
• Salt and pepper to taste

Recipe

• Heat the oil in a large pot over a medium-high heat.
• Add the chopped spring onions and sweet onions to the oil and until soft.
• Once cooked, add the potatoes, chicken stock and bring it to boil. Leave it until the potatoes cook properly.
• Remove the pot from fire and puree the mixture in the blender until smooth.

Creamy Spring Onion Soup Recipe (Serves 8)

Ingredients

• Chopped spring onions - 4 cups
• Chopped sweet onion - 1 cup
• Thinly sliced fennel bulb - 1
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• Cream - 2 cups
• Water - 3 cups
• Buttermilk - ¾ cup
• Dry white wine - 2 cups
• Softened goat cheese - ¼ cup

Recipe

• Heat oil in a large pot over a medium-high heat. Add the spring onions, sweet onions and the fennel bulb to the oil and saute it until softened.
• Add wine and let it boil until it reduces to a few tablespoons.
• Now add cream and water and bring it to a simmer.
• Cook the mixture for about 10 more minutes.
• Remove it from heat and allow it to cool. Puree the mixture in the blender and add salt and pepper for seasoning.
• Mix the softened goat cheese and buttermilk and drizzle it on top of the soup when it is ready to be served.

This applies to all the spring soup recipes mentioned above. After pureeing the spring onion mixture in the blender, do remember to heat them again before you serve them. I hope you enjoyed reading about these delectable spring onion soup recipes and also that you'll try these healthy recipes and please your loved ones with your cooking skills. Bon Appetite!