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Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• onion
• split pea
• ham bone
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a medium pot, add onions and saute until tender. Stir in split peas, ham bone, and enough water to cover ingredients; season with salt and pepper.
2. 2 Cover, and cook until there are no peas left, just a green liquid, 2 hours. While it is cooking, check to see if water has evaporated. You may need to add more water as the soup continues to cook.
3. 3 Once the soup is a green liquid remove from heat, and let stand so it will thicken. Once thickened you may need to heat through to serve.

By TEETOE

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• cornish hen
• celery
• carrot
• onion
• garlic
• potato
• chicken broth

Instructions

1. 1 Remove gizzards from hen and wash hen thoroughly with water. Cut hen into several pieces.
2. 2 Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add hen pieces and cook in hot oil until browned on all sides. Add celery, carrots, onion, garlic, and potatoes; cook and stir until onion is tender.
3. 3 Pour in chicken broth. Use more or less broth to your taste, but make sure to cover all the ingredients in the pot. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender and hen is cooked through.
4. 4 Remove hen from the pot and remove meat from the bones. Discard bones and return meat to soup. Serve hot.

By Dani

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• onion
• garlic
• curry powder
• chicken broth
• mixed vegetable
• all-purpose flour
• milk
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic until tender. Stir in curry, and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add broth and vegetables, and bring to a boil. Simmer 20 minutes, or until tender.
2. 2 Dissolve flour in milk, then stir into the soup. Simmer until thickened. Season with salt and pepper.

By Dick

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• chicken thigh
• onion
• all-purpose flour
• water
• potato
• carrot
• chicken soup base
• herbes de provence
• mushroom
• green bell pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium heat. Add chicken and onion; cook and stir until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add flour; cook and stir until mixture is coated, 2 to 3 minutes.
2. 2 Add water, potatoes, carrot, soup base, and Herbes de Provence. Cover and simmer, 15 to 20 minutes. Add mushrooms and peppers; simmer until vegetables are tender, 10 to 15 minutes more.

By Gillian

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• onion
• garlic
• carrot
• potato
• vegetable broth
• ginger
• curry powder
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and cook stirring often until onion is translucent. Add carrots and potatoes, and cook for just a few minutes to allow the carrots to sweat out some of their juices.
2. 2 Pour the vegetable broth into the pot, and season with ginger, curry powder, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, until carrots are tender.
3. 3 Puree soup in small batches using a food processor or blender, or if you have an immersion blender, it can be done in the soup pot. Reheat soup if necessary, and serve.

By GiannaDawn

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• egg noodle
• chicken broth
• salt
• poultry seasoning
• celery
• onion
• cornstarch
• water
• chicken

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add egg noodles and oil, and boil until noodles are tender, about 8 minutes. Drain, rinse under cool running water, and drain again.
3. 3 Bring broth, salt, and poultry seasoning to a boil in a Dutch oven. Stir in celery and onion; reduce the heat, cover, and simmer until vegetables have softened, about 15 minutes.
4. 4 Mix cornstarch and water together in a small bowl until cornstarch is completely dissolved; gradually stir into soup. Stir in noodles and chicken, and cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
5. 5 Serve hot and enjoy!

By CORWYNN DARKHOLME

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• chicken breast
• onion
• garlic
• chicken broth
• red potato
• cabbage
• carrot
• egg
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
2. 2 Heat vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add chicken breasts, onion, and garlic; cook and stir until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 5 minutes.
3. 3 Pour chicken broth into the pot; bring to a boil. Stir in potatoes, cabbage, and carrot. Simmer soup until potatoes are tender, 30 to 40 minutes.
4. 4 Bring soup back to a boil. Drizzle in eggs and stir until cooked, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper.

By JAMINA1

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• onion
• ginger root
• butternut squash
• carrot
• apple
• vegetable broth
• coconut milk
• salt
• pepper
• lemon
• maple syrup

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a large pot over low heat. Add onion and ginger; cook and stir until soft and translucent without browning onion, about 10 minutes. Add butternut squash and carrot; cook and stir, about 3 minutes. Add apple and cook for 2 minutes. Pour in broth, increase heat to medium, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until vegetables are soft, about 20 minutes. Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth.
2. 2 Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth.
3. 3 Pour in coconut milk and season with salt and pepper. Add lemon juice and maple syrup; stir until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.

By kochbiene

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• beef chuck
• flour
• tomato
• green chili
• serrano chile
• yellow onion
• beer
• water
• cumin
• cilantro
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan over medium high heat. Dredge beef cubes in flour. Cook in hot oil until browned on all sides, reducing heat if necessary. Add tomatoes, green chilies, serrano chiles, onions, beer, water, cumin, salt, and pepper. Cover and simmer for 2 hours. Add chopped cilantro, and simmer 1 hour longer.

By AIMEE359

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• beef
• garlic powder
• salt
• black pepper
• water
• beef broth
• carrot
• green onion
• celery
• barley
• parsley
• thyme

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
2. 2 Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add beef and sauté until browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic powder, salt, and pepper, then transfer mixture to a slow cooker.
3. 3 Add a few tablespoons water to the skillet. Stir over medium heat, scraping up any browned bits with a spoon. Transfer liquid and browned bits to the slow cooker.
4. 4 Add remaining water, broth, carrots, green onions, celery, barley, and parsley. Cover and cook on Low until vegetables and barley are tender, 6 to 8 hours.
5. 5 Stir in thyme just before serving.

By HCHImCBb

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• green onion
• carrot
• parsnip
• celery
• potato
• leek
• lentil
• tomato
• vegetable broth
• bay leaf
• soy sauce
• worcestershire sauce
• red wine

Instructions

1. 1 In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the oil, onions, carrot, parsnip, celery, potato and leek. Stir well for 5 minutes, or until onion is translucent. Add the lentils, tomatoes with liquid, stock, bay leaves, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce and wine.
2. 2 Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until lentils are tender. Remove the bay leaves and add the fresh coriander or fresh parsley to taste.

By Judith Webster

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• onion
• green bell pepper
• carrot
• garlic
• black bean
• chicken broth
• ham
• salt
• cumin
• black pepper
• cheddar cheese
• sour cream

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in onion, bell pepper, carrot, and garlic; cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Mix in 1/2 of the black beans, then add chicken broth.
2. 2 In a blender, purée remaining beans until smooth; stir into the pot and bring soup to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Mix in ham, salt, cumin, and pepper; simmer for 20 minutes. Garnish with Cheddar cheese and sour cream to serve.

By FLOPORAMA

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• chicken
• onion
• carrot
• celery
• dill weed
• salt
• chicken cracklings
• egg
• matzo meal
• salt
• vegetable broth

Instructions

1. 1 Trim off neck flap all the way up to the top of the wishbone. Trim fat and skin from around the back cavity of the chicken. Reserve both for schmaltz and grebenes. Cut chicken into quarters. Place meat in large pot with onions, and cover with about 4 quarts water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 2 hours.
2. 2 Add carrots and celery to the soup; simmer an additional hour. Season to taste with salt.
3. 3 Remove chicken pieces, and set aside. You may reserve them for another use, or shred the meat for the soup. Keep chicken covered, and at room temperature before shredding.
4. 4 Dice reserved skin and fat into 1-inch pieces. Cook in a heavy bottomed skillet over medium heat, turning occasionally. Make sure the pan never gets so hot as to cause the rendered fat to smoke. When the grebenes are crisp and brown, remove them to a cutting board and drain schmaltz into a small non-plastic bowl to cool slightly. When cool enough to handle, mince the grebenes finely.
5. 5 To make the matzoh balls; Blend fat or oil and eggs together. Mix matzoh meal and salt together. Combine the two mixtures, and mix well. Add 4 1/2 tablespoons soup stock or water; mix until uniform. Stir in minced grebenes. Cover bowl, and place in refrigerator for 20 minutes.
6. 6 Bring soup to a boil. Shape matzoh mixture into 1-inch balls. Reduce heat and drop balls into simmering soup; add dill. Cover pot, and cook 30 to 40 minutes, without removing the cover.

By MARBALET

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• brown lentil
• onion
• carrot
• cabbage
• onion soup mix
• cumin
• black pepper
• cinnamon
• allspice
• clove
• nutmeg
• salt
• lemon

Instructions

1. 1 Place lentils, onion, carrots and cabbage leaves in a pressure cooker and cover with 1 ½ inches of water and 4 tablespoons oil. Cook about 10 to 15 minutes and then cool until pressure reduces, then open.
2. 2 Puree soup with an immersion blender or food processor until smooth. Add cumin, black pepper, cinnamon, all spice, cloves and nutmeg. Transfer to a stock pot and return to heat. When soup is just beginning to boil, stir in onion soup mix. Simmer until thickened and then just before serving season to taste with lemon juice and salt.

By ALMA-LOU

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• bacon
• onion
• carrot
• celery
• salt
• black pepper
• cumin
• thyme
• cayenne pepper
• black beluga lentil
• chicken broth
• bay leaf
• flat-leaf parsley
• olive oil

Instructions

1. 1 Heat vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir bacon in hot oil until browned and crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Add onion, carrots, celery, and salt; cook and stir until onion is softened and translucent, about 10 minutes. Season with black pepper, cumin, thyme, and cayenne pepper.
2. 2 Pour lentils into bacon mixture and stir until completely coated in rendered bacon fat. Add chicken broth and bay leaf; bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low and cook, adding more chicken broth as needed, until lentils are tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
3. 3 Season with salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste. Stir in 3 tablespoons parsley.
4. 4 Ladle soup into bowls, sprinkle remaining parsley over top, and drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• garlic
• onion
• red bell pepper
• green bell pepper
• celery
• carrot
• leek
• chicken stock
• salt
• pepper
• hot pepper sauce
• soy sauce
• spinach
• egg noodle
• chicken breast

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add garlic, onion, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, celery, carrot and leek. Saute until onions are translucent and balance of veggies has been tossed through with hot oil. Add stock and season with salt and pepper to taste. If using hot pepper sauce and soy sauce, add now. Bring soup to a simmer and allow to simmer over low heat for about 40 minutes.
2. 2 Add spinach and cover pot. (Note: Volume of spinach will appear to be too great for the pot; don't worry, just put it in - within a few minutes it will be reduced to size). Stir soup; add noodles. Stir again and add chicken strips. Make sure soup is still simmering. Exactly 5 minutes later, you will have a terrific hot soup. Serve hot!

By Lloyd Newman

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• carrot
• mesquite wood chips
• hickory wood chips
• onion
• jalapeno pepper
• garlic
• celery
• turmeric
• curry powder
• vegetable stock
• butter
• cream
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Place whole, peeled carrots onto smoker rack. Smoke 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
2. 2 Heat vegetable oil in a 1 1/2 to 2 gallon soup pot over medium heat. Stir in onions, jalapeno pepper, and garlic, cook until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Chop carrots, and add to onions along with celery; continue cooking another 5 to 10 minutes until the celery softens.
3. 3 Stir in turmeric and curry powder until evenly distributed; pour in vegetable stock. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
4. 4 Strain the vegetables out of the soup and puree in a blender until smooth. Pour the puree back into the soup, and continue simmering 30 minutes more.
5. 5 Whisk butter into soup until melted, then stir in cream, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Strain soup through a fine mesh strainer before serving.

By PappaBMc

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• chicken
• water
• carrot
• celery
• parsnip
• onion
• dill
• parsley
• egg
• matzo meal
• chicken stock
• rotisserie chicken
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Place whole chicken in a large stockpot; add 6 cups water, carrots, celery, parsnips, onion, dill, and parsley. Add more water as needed to cover ingredients; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook until chicken begins to fall apart, about 1 hour. Remove chicken from soup and reserve for another use.
2. 2 Whisk eggs and oil together in a medium bowl; stir in matzo meal until well combined. Cover the bowl; refrigerate for 20 minutes. Gently roll matzo mixture into 1-inch balls; be careful not to over roll as this can make matzo balls tough.
3. 3 Bring 1 quart chicken stock to a boil in a separate large pot; reduce heat to a simmer. Gently add matzo balls to stock; cook until tender, about 1 hour. Transfer matzo balls to pot with soup and vegetables; season soup with salt and black pepper.
4. 4 Place some rotisserie chicken meat in individual soup bowls; ladle in soup and matzo balls.

By JacobAngel

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• pepper
• salt
• hot pepper sauce
• worcestershire sauce
• nutmeg
• parsley
• basil
• oregano
• white sugar
• lemon juice
• tomato
• chicken broth
• garlic
• onion
• salt
• zucchini

Instructions

1. 1 In a large colander, sprinkle salt over zucchini slices. Let stand 30 minutes to drain then pat dry.
2. 2 In a stockpot, heat vegetable oil over medium high heat. Sautee zucchini onion and garlic in the hot oil for about 10 minutes or until onions are translucent. Stir in the chicken broth and tomato; simmer for 20 minutes. Remove the vegetables from the broth using a slotted spoon and puree them in a blender or food processor.
3. 3 Return the pureed vegetables to the stockpot and stir in the lemon juice, sugar, oregano, basil, parsley and nutmeg. Season with Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for an additional 5 minutes.

By Beverley MacLeod

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• green onion
• black pepper
• salt
• worcestershire sauce
• green onion
• crabmeat
• liquid shrimp and crab boil seasoning
• heavy cream
• milk
• bay leaf
• corn kernel
• chicken broth
• cajun seasoning
• celery
• garlic
• onion
• all-purpose flour
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat; then gradually whisk in the flour. Cook 5 to 7 minutes, whisking constantly, until a golden roux forms; set aside.
2. 2 Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Combine the onion, garlic, and celery and cook 1 minute. Add the Cajun seasoning to taste. Stir in the broth, corn, and bay leaf. Bring to a simmer, then pour in the milk, cream, and liquid crab boil. When the mixture begins to simmer, reduce heat to low and simmer 7 minutes. Stir in the roux, 1 tablespoon at a time, blending thoroughly. Continue to cook, on low heat, whisking until mixture thickens. Stir in crabmeat, green onions, and Worcestershire sauce. Simmer 6 to 8 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

By Jodi Hanlon

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• cucumber
• green onion
• chicken broth
• lemon juice
• sugar
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Heat vegetable oil in a soup pot over medium heat; cook and stir cucumbers until softened, about 5 minutes. Cook and stir green onions with cucumbers until green onions are softened, about 5 more minutes. Pour in chicken broth and lemon juice. Stir in sugar and bring soup to a boil.
2. 2 Reduce heat to low, cover soup, and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.

By Kristen Langford

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• ancho chili
• egg
• shrimp powder
• onion
• water
• garlic
• chicken bouillon cube
• nopales
• cilantro

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Soak ancho chilies in a large bowl of warm water until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and set aside.
3. 3 Whisk beaten eggs and shrimp powder together in a medium bowl until well combined.
4. 4 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat; pour egg mixture into small 2-inch circles in hot oil. Fry until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer fried egg patties to a plate. Repeat with remaining egg mixture.
5. 5 Blend ancho chilies, onion, water, and garlic in a blender until smooth. Add more water if needed to make a soup consistency.
6. 6 Pour mixture into a large pot over medium heat; add chicken bouillon and fried egg patties. Cook and stir until bouillon is dissolved, about 5 minutes.
7. 7 Add nopales, reduce heat to low, and cook until soup is heated through, about 5 minutes.
8. 8 Garnish with cilantro to serve.

By Sherbear1

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• onion
• celery
• garlic
• white kidney bean
• chicken broth
• black pepper
• thyme
• water
• spinach
• lemon juice

Instructions

1. 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.
2. 2 Stir in beans, chicken broth, pepper, thyme, and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes.
3. 3 Use a slotted spoon to remove 2 cups of bean and vegetable mixture from soup; set aside.
4. 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.
5. 5 Pour blended soup back into pot; stir in reserved beans.
6. 6 Bring soup to a boil, occasionally stirring. Stir in spinach and until spinach is wilted, about 1 minute.
7. 7 Stir in lemon juice and remove from heat. Serve soup with freshly grated Parmesan cheese on top.

By colleenlora

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• chicken breast
• fajita seasoning
• red bell pepper
• green bell pepper
• poblano pepper
• onion
• black bean
• fire roasted diced tomato
• chicken broth
• hot sauce
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add chicken and cook, stirring only occasionally, until brown, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle fajita seasoning over chicken and stir until well coated. Add bell peppers, poblano pepper, and onion; cook and stir over medium heat until vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes.
2. 2 Pour in black beans, fire-roasted tomatoes, and chicken broth. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. 3 Season soup with hot sauce, salt, and pepper before serving.

By Gweb8

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• water
• octopus
• carrot
• celery
• potato
• pasilla chile pepper
• onion
• tomato
• shrimp
• corn kernel
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Place water in a large soup pot, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add octopus, and continue boiling for about 20 minutes.
2. 2 While octopus is boiling, heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add carrots, celery, potatoes, and pasilla pepper. Fry for about 15 minutes, adding onion and tomato at the very end. The ingredients do not need to be fully cooked.
3. 3 When octopus has boiled for 20 minutes, add shrimp in their shells to octopus, and let it boil for 5 more minutes. Add vegetables from skillet, and season with salt to your liking. If corn is used, put it in with shrimp. Let everything simmer together for 15 minutes.

By SCOOBYLADY

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• onion
• roasted red pepper
• jalapeno pepper
• garlic
• black pepper
• salt
• tomato
• chicken stock
• heavy cream
• cilantro
• tortilla chip
• sour cream
• queso quesadilla

Instructions

1. 1 Heat vegetable oil in pressure cooker over medium heat; cook and stir onions until slightly softened, 5 to 8 minutes. Add red peppers, jalapeno peppers, garlic, black pepper, and salt; cook until garlic is fragrant and onions are softened, about 5 more minutes. Stir tomatoes into onion mixture and cook until warmed, about 1 minute.
2. 2 Transfer tomato mixture to a blender. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth. Transfer tomato puree back to pressure cooker.
3. 3 Stir chicken stock into tomato puree; cook and stir over high heat until just boiling, about 5 minutes. Cover and lock pressure cooker. Cook over high heat until steam begins to build and steadily escapes. Lower heat to medium-low; cook for 20 more minutes. Remove from heat; allow all the steam to naturally release. Remove lid.
4. 4 Bring soup to a boil; stir in cream and cilantro. Remove from heat. Let cool for 5 minutes.
5. 5 Crush tortilla chips into serving bowls; pour soup over tortilla chips. Top with sour cream and queso quesadilla.

By Dennis Errichiello

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• ginger
• red curry paste
• lemongrass
• chicken broth
• fish sauce
• brown sugar
• coconut milk
• shiitake mushroom
• shrimp
• lime juice
• salt
• cilantro

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add ginger, curry paste, and lemongrass; cook and stir in the hot oil for 1 minute.
3. 3 Gradually stir in chicken broth, then stir in fish sauce and brown sugar; reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.
4. 4 Add coconut milk and mushrooms; cook and stir until mushrooms are soft, about 5 minutes.
5. 5 Add shrimp; cook until no longer translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in lime juice; season with salt and garnish with cilantro.
6. 6 Enjoy!

By Jessica

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• lentil
• water
• long grain white rice
• ground beef
• egg
• garlic
• parmesan cheese
• parsley
• bread crumb
• salt
• black pepper
• tomato sauce
• parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. 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.
2. 2 Bring rice and 1 1/3 cup water to boil in a pot. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
3. 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.
4. 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.

By Kristin

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• chicken broth
• sauerkraut
• forest mushroom blend
• black peppercorn
• bay leaf
• salt
• paprika sausage
• ham
• prune
• onion
• all-purpose flour
• paprika
• water
• sour cream

Instructions

1. 1 Combine broth, sauerkraut, dried mushrooms, peppercorns, bay leaves, and salt in a large stockpot over medium heat; bring to a boil. Add whole sausage links and ham slice; simmer for 1 hour. Add prunes and continue to simmer for 30 minutes.
2. 2 Transfer sausage and ham to a plate. Remove and discard bay leaves.
3. 3 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle flour and paprika over onion; cook and stir for 1 minute. Gradually add water and stir with a fork until no lumps remain. Bring to a boil, then cook until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes.
4. 4 Meanwhile, cut sausage and ham into cubes.
5. 5 Pour thickened liquid into the stockpot, then stir in sausage and ham. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
6. 6 Ladle into bowls and top each with a dollop of sour cream.

By zizala

Ingredients

• ✓ vegetable oil
• pork sausage
• beet
• carrot
• baking potato
• cabbage
• tomato
• onion
• tomato paste
• water
• garlic
• white sugar
• salt
• pepper
• sour cream
• parsley

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Crumble sausage into a skillet set over medium-high heat. Cook and stir until no longer pink. Remove from the heat and set aside.
3. 3 Fill a large pot halfway with water (about 8 cups) and bring to a boil.
4. 4 Add sausage to pot, cover pot, and return to a boil. Add beets and simmer for 10 minutes. Add carrots and potatoes and continue to cook until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes more. Stir in cabbage and tomatoes.
5. 5 Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook until tender. Stir in tomato paste and remaining 3/4 cup water until well blended; transfer to the pot.
6. 6 Add garlic to the soup, cover, and turn off the heat. Let stand 5 minutes. Stir in sugar and season with salt and pepper.
7. 7 Ladle into serving bowls. Garnish with sour cream and dill. Enjoy!

By Patti