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Quick Super-Delicious Zuppa Toscana
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 45 min
- Total
- 60 min
Instructions
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1
Cook and stir Italian sausage and red pepper flakes in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat until sausage is browned and crumbly, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer sausage mixture to a bowl.
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2
Stir bacon into the same Dutch oven and cook over medium heat until bacon is crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain fat, leaving a few tablespoons of drippings in the Dutch oven.
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3
Stir onion and garlic into bacon; cook and stir until onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Pour chicken broth into bacon mixture; bring to a boil. Stir potatoes and kale into broth; cook until potatoes are tender and soup is flavorful, about 15 minutes.
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4
Stir sausage and heavy whipping cream into soup, reduce heat to medium, and cook until soup is heated through, about 5 minutes more.
Butternut Squash Soup With Sage and Sausage
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 40 min
- Total
- 60 min
Instructions
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1
Cook and stir pork sausage in a large heavy pot or Dutch oven over medium heat until sausage is browned and crisp, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove sausage with a slotted spoon, leaving drippings in the pot. Brown the sage leaves in the hot drippings until crisp, about 30 seconds; remove sage leaves and set aside.
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2
Cook butternut squash, celery, carrots, and onion in the remaining sausage drippings until the vegetables are softened, stirring only one time after about 5 minutes. Pour sherry into the pot and stir to dissolve any browned bits of food on the bottom of the pot. Pour in chicken and beef broth and stir in brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice. Bring the soup to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until squash is tender, about 20 minutes.
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3
Puree soup with an immersion blender, leaving a few chunks of vegetables. Pour in half-and-half and season with black pepper. Divide soup into 4 large bowls and top each serving with 1 teaspoon sour cream, cooked sausage, and 2 fried sage leaves.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 90 min
- Total
- 110 min
Instructions
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1
Remove casings from sausage. Brown sausage and cook until crumbly. Remove meat from pot. Reserve 1 tablespoon drippings.
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2
Cook onion and garlic in the drippings until tender. Add broth, water, wine, carrots, tomatoes, basil, oregano, tomato sauce, and the cooked sausage. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer uncovered 30 minutes.
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3
Add zucchini, green peppers, parsley, and tortellini. Simmer another 25 minutes, covered, for fresh tortellini, or 45 minutes, covered, for frozen tortellini. Serve with fresh parmesan cheese sprinkled over the top.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Total
- 25 min
Instructions
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1
Gather the ingredients.
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2
Bring chicken broth to a boil in a large pot. Add tortellini and cook in boiling broth until tender, about 6 minutes.
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3
Stir tomatoes, beans, zucchini, red wine vinaigrette, basil, and black pepper into broth; cook until zucchini is tender, about 6 minutes more.
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4
Top with Parmesan cheese to serve.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 35 min
Instructions
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1
Gather all ingredients.
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2
Whisk broth, canned tomatoes, juice, and tomato soup in a saucepan over medium heat.
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3
Add sugar, spinach, nutmeg, salt, and pepper to taste, without thawing spinach. Allow to heat gently on medium-low heat until spinach is tender, about 20 minutes. Keep hot without letting it boil.
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4
Add cooked pasta and cook until warmed through, about 5 minutes.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 45 min
Instructions
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1
Place sausage and onion into a large stockpot over medium heat. Break sausage up with a spoon and cook until onion is translucent and sausage is browned and crumbly, 7 to 8 minutes. Drain if desired.
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2
Add chicken broth and potatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until potatoes are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in spinach and cook until wilted, 1 to 2 minutes.
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3
Remove from the heat and stir in evaporated milk. Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed.
KK's Italian Meatball Soup
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 45 min
Instructions
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1
Heat oil in a large pot over high heat. Saute onion, carrots, celery, and garlic until onion is pale golden, about 4 minutes. Pour broth and water into pot; cover the pot and bring mixture to a boil.
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2
Stir beans and meatballs into broth mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover the pot, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender and meatballs are heated through, about 20 minutes.
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3
Mix spinach, Asiago cheese, salt, and pepper into soup; simmer until spinach wilts, about 1 minute.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 40 min
- Total
- 50 min
Instructions
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1
Pour 1 can broth into a small saucepan and add tortellini; bring to a boil. Cook tortellini until tender yet firm to the bite, about 5 minutes.
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2
Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium heat; cook and stir sausage, onion, garlic, and Italian seasoning until sausage is browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes. Add tortellini-broth mixture, remaining can of broth, tomato puree, and spinach to sausage mixture; cover stockpot and simmer until flavors blend, about 30 minutes.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Total
- 50 min
Instructions
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1
Combine ground beef, egg, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, basil, and onion powder in a bowl.
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2
Shape beef mixture into 3/4-inch balls and place on a parchment-lined tray.
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3
Heat broth in a large pot over medium-high heat until boiling. Stir in escarole, orzo, carrot, and meatballs and return to boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook at slow boil, stirring frequently to prevent sticking, until pasta is tender yet firm to the bite, about 10 minutes.
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4
Serve hot and enjoy!
Italian Sausage and Tomato Soup
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 35 min
- Total
- 55 min
Instructions
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1
Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir turkey sausage is browned, about 5 minutes. Add onion and garlic, cooking and stirring until onion is tender, about 5 minutes more. Season with Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper. Stir in carrots; cook and stir until carrots start to soften, 5 to 7 minutes.
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2
Pour beans, diced tomatoes, beef broth, chicken broth, and tomato sauce into turkey mixture. Stir in bay leaves. Continue to simmer until carrots are tender, about 5 minutes. Add rigatoni pasta; cook and stir until pasta is cooked through but firm to the bite, about 13 minutes.
- Prep
- 25 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Total
- 55 min
Instructions
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1
Gather all ingredients.
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2
Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat; cook onion and garlic until soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in kale and cook until wilted, about 2 minutes.
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3
Stir in water, potatoes, beans, tomatoes, vegetable bouillon, parsley, and Italian seasoning.
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4
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are cooked through, about 25 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup
- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Total
- 60 min
Instructions
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1
Melt butter with olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Cook and stir zucchini, celery, onion, red bell pepper, carrots, and garlic in hot butter-oil until vegetables are soft, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in flour until vegetables are coated; cook for 2 more minutes.
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2
Pour in chicken broth and stir until flour paste combines with broth and soup is thick and smooth, about 5 minutes. Pour in both kinds of half-and-half; bring to a simmer. Cook until soup is slightly thickened, about 5 more minutes.
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3
Gently fold chicken, gnocchi, and spinach into soup. Season with thyme, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Adjust thickness by adding more chicken broth, if desired.
Sausage, Potato and Kale Soup
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 50 min
- Total
- 60 min
Instructions
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1
Gather all ingredients.
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2
Heat a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Crumble sausage into the pot; cook and stir until browned, about 10 minutes. Drain and discard grease.
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3
Stir half-and-half, potatoes, chicken broth, milk, onion, oregano, and pepper flakes into sausage, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes.
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4
Season with black pepper. Stir in kale; simmer until kale is tender, 10 to 15 more minutes.
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Serve and enjoy!
Pasta e Fagioli a la Chez Ivano
- Prep
- 60 min
- Cook
- 120 min
- Total
- 180 min
Instructions
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1
In a large pot over medium heat, cook beef until no longer pink. Drain and set aside.
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2
In the same pot, heat the olive oil. Cook onion, celery, garlic and black pepper until vegetables are tender, 10 minutes. Stir in beef broth, crushed tomatoes and tomato paste. Season with thyme, basil, oregano and parsley. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 1 hour. (At this point, you may put the pot on a back burner to keep warm and continue with the next steps about 1 hour prior to serving, if you wish.)
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3
Stir in the beef and simmer 15 minutes. Stir in the pasta and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in the beans and heat through, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Total
- 40 min
Instructions
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1
Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add carrot, celery, and onion; cook and stir until soft. Add garlic and sauté briefly.
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2
Stir in tomato sauce, chicken broth, parsley, basil, and pepper; simmer for 20 minutes.
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3
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ditalini pasta and cook for 8 minutes or until al dente; drain.
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4
Add beans and cooked pasta to soup; simmer until heated through, 1 or 2 minutes.
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5
Enjoy!
Kale, White Bean, and Farro Stew
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 90 min
- Total
- 110 min
Instructions
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1
Blend contents of 1 can cannellini beans with its liquid in a blender until puréed. Set aside.
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2
Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir celery, carrots, Spanish onion, and leek in hot oil until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and continue cooking until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes more.
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3
Stir farro into vegetable mixture; add water, puréed cannellini beans, drained cannellini beans, tomatoes, vegetable broth, zucchini, tomato paste, thyme, and red pepper flakes. Stir together well and bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low, cover the pot, and simmer until farro is tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
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4
Stir kale, salt, and pepper into stew. Add more water if needed to keep everything covered in liquid. Continue cooking until kale is bright green and fully tender, about 30 minutes more.
Italian-Style Winter Soup
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 105 min
- Total
- 120 min
Instructions
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1
Gather all ingredients.
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2
Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add garlic and onion and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes, or until tender. Add sausage, browning well on all sides, about 5 minutes.
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3
Add chicken stock, oregano, basil, and parsley. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer 1 hour.
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4
Add rice and simmer 30 minutes longer.
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5
Add cream, stirring well. Remove from heat and let soup rest briefly before serving.
Creamy Italian White Bean Soup
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Total
- 50 min
Instructions
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1
Heat oil in a large soup pot over medium-low heat. Add onion and celery; cook and stir until tender, about 5 to 8 minutes. Add garlic, and cook for 30 seconds, continually stirring.
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2
Stir in beans, chicken broth, pepper, thyme, and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes.
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3
Use a slotted spoon to remove 2 cups of bean and vegetable mixture from soup; set aside.
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4
Blend remaining soup in small batches in a blender at low speed until smooth — it helps to remove the center piece of the blender lid to allow steam to escape.
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5
Pour blended soup back into pot; stir in reserved beans.
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6
Bring soup to a boil, occasionally stirring. Stir in spinach and until spinach is wilted, about 1 minute.
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7
Stir in lemon juice and remove from heat. Serve soup with freshly grated Parmesan cheese on top.
- Prep
- 25 min
- Cook
- 60 min
- Total
- 85 min
Instructions
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1
Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add leek, carrots, zucchini, green beans, and celery. Cover, reduce the heat to low, and cook for 15 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally.
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2
Uncover and stir in stock, tomatoes, and thyme; bring to a boil. Cover again, reduce the heat to low, and simmer gently for 30 minutes.
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3
Stir in undrained cannellini beans and pasta. Simmer for an additional 10 minutes, or until pasta is tender yet firm to the bite. Season with salt and pepper before serving.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 80 min
- Total
- 90 min
Instructions
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1
Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in hot oil until translucent. Stir in garlic and cook until tender. Reduce heat and stir in water, tomato sauce, cannellini beans, navy beans, Parmesan, parsley, basil, oregano, and salt. Simmer for 1 hour.
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2
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes; drain. Stir into soup.
Hearty Italian Lentil Soup
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 90 min
- Total
- 105 min
Instructions
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1
Place lentils in a pot with 3 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook 20 minutes or until tender. Drain and set aside.
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2
Bring rice and 1 1/3 cup water to boil in a pot. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
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3
Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. In a bowl, combine the ground beef, beaten egg, garlic, 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese, parsley, bread crumbs, salt, and pepper. Form ground beef mixture into 1 inch balls. Place meatballs in skillet and cook 5 minutes or until evenly brown.
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4
In a large pot, bring the tomato sauce and 4 cups water to a boil. Transfer the browned meatballs to the pot. Mix in cooked lentils and rice. Return to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese to serve.
Mom's Italian Beef Barley Soup
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 300 min
- Total
- 310 min
Instructions
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1
In a slow cooker, combine beef, water, bouillon, onion, tomato sauce, barley, salt and pepper.
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Cover, and cook on Low for 5 hours.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Total
- 50 min
Instructions
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1
In a large soup pot, combine vegetable stock, undrained tomatoes, potato, onion, celery, carrot, cabbage, and Italian seasoning. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer for about 15 minutes.
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2
Stir in beans, corn, zucchini, and pasta; simmer for 10 to 15 more minutes until the vegetables are tender. Season with salt and pepper.
Grilled Chicken and Artichoke Soup
- Prep
- 50 min
- Cook
- 40 min
- Total
- 90 min
Instructions
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1
Place the dried mushrooms into the boiling water and set aside until softened, about 20 minutes. Once softened, squeeze excess water from mushrooms and finely chop. Reserve the mushroom-flavored water.
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2
Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil grate.
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3
Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Grill chicken breasts until no longer pink in the center, about 6 minutes per side. Once cooked, set aside.
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4
Pour chicken broth into a large pot, and bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in sun-dried tomatoes, tomato paste, and reserved mushroom liquid. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 15 minutes.
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Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in garlic and onion, and cook until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the chopped mushrooms, artichokes, pepper, parsley, lemon juice, and white wine. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes; add to the simmering chicken broth.
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6
Slice the grilled chicken breasts into strips and stir into the simmering soup. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese before serving.
Florentine Caramelized Onion Soup
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 180 min
- Total
- 195 min
Instructions
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1
In a large heavy pot, heat oil over medium heat. Cut onions in half lengthwise, then slice thinly. Place sliced onions in pot and toss to coat with oil. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are softened and beginning to color, 30 minutes.
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2
Increase heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, uncovered, until onions are amber in color, 45 minutes.
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3
Sprinkle onions with sugar and a little bit of salt; cook, stirring, until sugar melts and onions are caramel colored, 5 minutes. Pour in wine and broth, and place cinnamon stick in pot. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 hour.
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4
Stir the bread into the soup and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally until the bread disintegrates, 30 to 45 minutes.
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5
Remove the cinnamon stick. Whisk the soup to incorporate the bread. Adjust seasoning. Serve hot.
Salmon Turnip Greens Soup
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Total
- 50 min
Instructions
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1
Pour water into a large pot. Add celery, carrots, potatoes, onion, and ginger to the water; season generously with salt and pepper. Bring the water to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until carrots are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir turnip greens and soy sauce into the soup; cook until greens wilt, about 5 minutes.
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2
Stir spaghetti into the simmering mixture; cook until the pasta is just beginning to soften, about 10 minutes. Add salmon and lemon juice to the liquid. Remove pot from heat and let salmon steep in the soup until warmed, about 5 minutes.
Potato Soup with Gravlax Rosettes
- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Total
- 55 min
Instructions
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1
Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat, and cook and stir the potatoes and onion until the onion starts to become translucent, about 3 minutes. Raise heat to medium, pour in the vegetable broth, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, cover, and cook until the potatoes are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Pour the mixture into a large bowl, and puree through a food mill back into the saucepan. (Discard any fibrous vegetables left in the food mill.)
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2
Bring the pureed soup back to a simmer over medium-low heat, and whisk in 6 tablespoons of mascarpone. Season with salt, pepper, and lemon juice to taste.
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3
Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C), and warm 4 oven-safe soup plates for about 5 minutes.
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4
Roll a slice of smoked salmon loosely into a rose shape, pinching the roll at the bottom and fanning the roll out at the top. Place a rosette of salmon into the bottom of each warmed soup plate, gently pour the soup over the rosette, and drizzle each bowl with about 1/2 tablespoon of mascarpone cheese. Sprinkle with chives, and serve.
Vegan Butternut Squash Soup
- Prep
- 45 min
- Cook
- 40 min
- Total
- 85 min
Instructions
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1
Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions, garlic, and ginger. Cook and stir until browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in ½ teaspoon salt, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, cumin, cloves, coriander, paprika, and chili flakes. Add butternut squash, yam, carrots, and celery. Add enough water to just cover.
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2
Increase heat and bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until all vegetables are fork-tender, 30 to 45 minutes.
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3
Fill a blender halfway with soup. Cover and hold lid down with a potholder; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Pour back into the saucepan. Repeat with remaining soup. Add maple syrup, apple cider vinegar, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 80 min
- Total
- 100 min
Instructions
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1
Gather all ingredients.
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2
Heat olive oil in a stock pot over medium-high heat and cook cubed lamb until nicely browned and some of the fat has rendered, about 5 minutes.
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3
Toss in diced onion and a generous pinch of salt. Cook, stirring often, until onion is soft and lightly browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Season with smoked paprika, coriander, cumin, ground ginger, black pepper, and cinnamon. Add minced garlic and cook and stir until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
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4
Add tomato paste and cook and stir for about 1 minute.
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5
Add chicken broth, crushed tomatoes, and celery; stir until well combined. Add water and bring to a boil over high heat.
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6
Once soup is boiling, add chickpeas and green lentils; season with salt to taste. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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7
Mix flour and 2 tablespoons cold water in a small bowl and drizzle slurry into the soup to thicken.
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8
Bring back to a simmer and add 1/2 of the cilantro and 1/2 of the parsley; stir to combine.
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9
Simmer on medium-low heat until meat and lentils are perfectly tender and soup has thickened, about 20 more minutes.
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10
Stir in vermicelli pasta and cook until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning with cayenne and salt. Add remaining chopped cilantro and parsley and finish by drizzling lemon juice to taste into the soup.
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Serve immediately with a drizzle of olive oil.
Bramblett's Vegetable Stock
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 95 min
- Total
- 110 min
Instructions
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1
Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-low heat. Place onions in pot and cook 20 minutes, stirring occasionally until very tender and golden brown.
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2
Mix celery root, potato peels, carrots, mushrooms and squash into pot. Season with salt. Continue cooking 45 minutes or until vegetables are very tender and golden brown.
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3
Pour water into pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Strain out the solids, taste for sufficient salt and voila! Your stock!