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West African Peanut Soup
Soup African

West African Peanut Soup

4.7

Prep
15 min
Cook
60 min
Total
75 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
  2. 2 Heat oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Add onions and bell peppers; cook and stir until tender. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  3. 3 Stir in vegetable stock, tomatoes, pepper, and chili powder. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
  4. 4 Stir in rice; cover and simmer until rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Stir in peanut butter until well blended; serve.

By PIETOGO

Roasted Tomato Soup
Soup American

Roasted Tomato Soup

4.8

Prep
10 min
Cook
50 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil.
  2. 2 Spread tomatoes, onion, and red bell pepper in one layer onto the prepared baking sheet. Drizzle olive oil over the tomato mixture and season with salt and pepper.
  3. 3 Roast in the preheated oven for 30 minutes; add garlic and continue roasting until tomato mixture is tender, about 15 more minutes.
  4. 4 Meanwhile, bring chicken broth, basil, and parsley to a boil in a large stockpot; reduce heat and simmer.
  5. 5 Put half the tomato mixture into a blender. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend until smooth, adding a small amount of the warm chicken broth if liquid is needed.
  6. 6 Pour pureed tomato mixture into the stockpot with chicken broth. Puree remaining half of the tomato mixture and add to chicken stock mixture, stirring well. Simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes.
  7. 7 Serve and enjoy!

By Cindy Anschutz Barbieri

Shrimp Bisque
Soup American

Shrimp Bisque

4.6

Prep
25 min
Cook
25 min
Total
50 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In saucepan, heat olive oil. Add red pepper and onion; saute on low heat until soft, 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add shrimp, half-and-half, tomato sauce, hot sauce, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Add butter.
  2. 2 Put 1/2 hot mixture in a blender and carefully process at high speed about 10 to 15 seconds, or until no large pieces remain. Transfer bisque into soup bowls.
  3. 3 Repeat with remaining mixture. Sprinkle on Parmesan cheese.
  4. 4 Optional garnishes: herbs and additional shrimp.

By USA WEEKEND columnist Pam Anderson

Easy Chicken Fajita Soup
Soup Mexican

Easy Chicken Fajita Soup

4.7

Prep
20 min
Cook
55 min
Total
75 min

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

Festive Fall Soup
Soup American

Festive Fall Soup

3.0

Prep
30 min
Cook
20 min
Total
50 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat a Dutch oven or stockpot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef, red bell peppers, green onions, and garlic in the hot Dutch oven until browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes; drain and discard grease. Add water, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper to ground beef mixture; bring to a boil.
  2. 2 Stir farfalle pasta into ground beef-tomato mixture; cook for 10 minutes. Add corn, peas, and mushrooms to mixture and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until pasta is cooked through yet firm to the bite, about 5 more minutes.

By Elisabeth

Calypso Black Bean Soup
Soup American

Calypso Black Bean Soup

4.5

Prep
35 min
Cook
90 min
Total
125 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place the olive oil in a deep, heavy pot, and heat over medium-high heat. Stir in the onion, garlic, and 1 red pepper; cook until onion is transparent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the black beans. Add the mango, banana, cumin, ginger, and hot pepper sauce; stir and cook until fruit softens. Pour in the coconut milk and vegetable broth. Bring soup mixture to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low, and simmer until liquid reduces, about 1 hour. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  2. 2 Place soup in batches into a blender, and blend until smooth; or use a stick blender to blend in the soup pot. Serve garnished with dollops of sour cream and sprinkled with red bell pepper.

By Doug Matthews

Creamy Reuben Soup
Soup European

Creamy Reuben Soup

4.6

Prep
20 min
Cook
50 min
Total
70 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat a large stockpot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, celery, red bell pepper, butter, garlic, tarragon, and caraway seeds in the hot stockpot until vegetables are tender, 6 to 8 minutes.
  2. 2 Slowly stir flour into vegetable mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, over low heat until flour is lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
  3. 3 Stir in beef stock, half-and-half, corned beef, sauerkraut, seasoned salt, and black pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer until soup is heated through and slightly thickened, about 30 minutes.
  4. 4 Stir 2 cups Swiss cheese into soup until melted. Ladle soup into individual bowls and top with rye croutons and remaining 1/2 cup Swiss cheese.

By Shannon Felgner

Ginger Beef Noodle Soup
Soup American

Ginger Beef Noodle Soup

4.6

Prep
20 min
Cook
15 min
Total
35 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat oil in a stock pot over medium heat and cook and stir steak until it begins to brown, about 2 minutes; season with onion powder and garlic powder. Stir chopped onion into steak mixture; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes.
  2. 2 Stir beef broth, brown sugar, soy sauce, ginger, and sriracha sauce into beef mixture; bring to a rolling boil. Reduce heat to low. Stir in rice noodles, carrots, cabbage, green and red bell peppers, and celery. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until noodles are tender, about 8 minutes.

By Islandartist

Sweet Lentil Soup with Asparagus Tips
Soup American

Sweet Lentil Soup with Asparagus Tips

4.2

Prep
15 min
Cook
75 min
Total
90 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
  2. 2 Cut the top off of the head of garlic and place in a shallow dish in 1 inch of water. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil, sprinkle with basil, cover and place on a baking sheet. Halve and seed the bell pepper, drizzle with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and place on the baking sheet.
  3. 3 Bake garlic and pepper in preheated oven until pepper is browned and garlic is soft, 20 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven and, when cool enough to handle, remove skin from pepper and chop. Squeeze out garlic cloves and mash together in a bowl to form a paste.
  4. 4 While garlic and pepper are baking, combine lentils and chicken broth in a large pot over medium heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 40 minutes, until lentils are just tender.
  5. 5 Stir garlic paste, bell pepper, carrots, onion, asparagus, peas into lentil mixture, adding more broth to thin if necessary. Season with sugar, marmalade, curry powder, saffron, salt and pepper. Simmer 30 minutes more, until vegetables are tender and flavors are well blended.

By Natalie Haight

Lloyd's Healthy Chicken Zoopa
Soup American

Lloyd's Healthy Chicken Zoopa

4.6

Prep
30 min
Cook
45 min
Total
75 min

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

Roasted Acorn Squash and Crawfish Bisque
Soup American

Roasted Acorn Squash and Crawfish Bisque

4.7

Prep
40 min
Cook
140 min
Total
180 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
  2. 2 Combine the brown sugar with 1/4 cup butter, cinnamon, and five spice powder in a microwave safe bowl. Cook in the microwave on High until the butter has completely melted. Place the acorn squash cut side up onto the aluminum foil; brush with the brown sugar mixture.
  3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until the squash is tender and golden brown, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove from the oven, allow to cool, and scoop out and reserve the flesh.
  4. 4 Melt the remaining 1/4 cup of butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the onion, celery, and bell pepper. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the acorn squash, garlic, and seafood stock. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 30 minutes.
  5. 5 Stir the cream and basil into the simmering soup; season with nutmeg, salt, and white pepper. Pour the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth and pour into a clean pot. Alternately, you can use a stick blender and puree the soup right in the cooking pot. Once pureed, add the crawfish tails, and simmer a few minutes until hot.

By Chef Q

Creamy Tomato And Cream Cheese Soup
Soup American

Creamy Tomato And Cream Cheese Soup

4.5

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 Place the tomatoes with juice in a well buttered oven-proof baking dish. Mix in celery, garlic, and red pepper. Cover, and bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 25 minutes.
  2. 2 In a large stock pot, melt butter or margarine over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and onions, and cook and stir for about 8 minutes.
  3. 3 Slowly stir in flour and sugar. Add beef stock, basil, rosemary, and thyme, stirring until soup comes to a boil. Add the contents of the baked tomato pan from the oven, and bring to a boil. Cover, and simmer the soup for about 30 minutes.
  4. 4 Meanwhile, in a food processor, blend the cream cheese until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Slowly stir the cream cheese into the soup. Garnish with chopped parsley.

By MARBALET

Chef John's Hot and Sour Soup
Soup Asian

Chef John's Hot and Sour Soup

4.8

Prep
20 min
Cook
30 min
Total
65 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
  2. 2 Soak dried shiitake mushrooms in hot water, stirring occasionally, until soft, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain well and slice into thin strips.
  3. 3 Whisk soy sauce, vinegar, ground white pepper, and sesame oil together in a small bowl for hot and sour mixture; set aside until needed.
  4. 4 Whisk cornstarch and water together in another small bowl for slurry; set aside until needed.
  5. 5 Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add ginger, sliced green onions, and shiitake mushrooms. Cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes. Pour in chicken broth and bring up to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 5 minutes.
  6. 6 Stir in carrot, red pepper, bamboo shoots, tofu, and the hot and sour mixture. Let simmer for 5 minutes.
  7. 7 Raise heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Stir the soup slowly with a spoon while transferring in the beaten eggs in a steady stream to create thin ribbons. Keep stirring until the soup comes back to a boil. Reduce heat to medium.
  8. 8 Stir the cornstarch slurry to make sure it's well blended, then slowly drizzle it into the soup while stirring constantly. Soup should thicken up within 1 to 2 minutes. Turn off heat, taste for seasoning, and serve.
  9. 9 Enjoy!

By John Mitzewich

Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup
Soup Italian

Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup

4.7

Prep
30 min
Cook
30 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

By Kristin

Spicy Thai Vegetable Soup
Soup Thai

Spicy Thai Vegetable Soup

4.5

Prep
15 min
Cook
75 min
Total
90 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring the rice and water to a boil in a pot. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 45 minutes.
  2. 2 Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat, and cook the onion, garlic, ginger, and carrots 5 minutes, until tender. Mix in broccoli, red bell pepper, coconut milk, broth, wine, fish sauce, soy sauce, Thai chile peppers, lemon grass, garlic sauce, and saffron. Simmer 25 minutes.
  3. 3 Pour soup in batches into a blender or food processor, and blend until smooth and creamy. Return to the pot, and mix in yogurt and cooked rice. Top with cilantro to serve.

By Krista

Easy Roasted Peppers
Dinner American

Easy Roasted Peppers

4.6

Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
  2. 2 Cut peppers into quarters. Remove and discard stems, seeds, and membranes. Place skin-side up in a large rimmed baking pan.
  3. 3 Place skin-side up in a large rimmed baking pan.
  4. 4 Roast in the preheated oven until the skin blisters and turns black, 30 to 40 minutes.
  5. 5 Remove from the oven and transfer peppers to a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap or a tea towel and let sit until cool enough to handle and skins peel away easily, 20 to 30 minutes.
  6. 6 Peel and discard skins.
  7. 7 Enjoy!

By Heather Fantasia

Roasted Red Pepper Dressing

Roasted Red Pepper Dressing

4.4

Prep
5 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack at about 6 inches from the heat source. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
  2. 2 Cut the peppers in half from top to bottom; remove the stem, seeds, and ribs, then place the peppers cut-side-down onto the prepared baking sheet.
  3. 3 Cook under the preheated broiler until the skin of the peppers has blackened and blistered, about 5 minutes. Place the blackened peppers into a bowl, and tightly seal with plastic wrap. Allow the peppers to steam as they cool, about 20 minutes. Once cool, remove the skins and discard. Transfer the roasted peppers to a blender or food processor. Add the red wine vinegar, olive oil, and salt; process until smooth.

By Sarah Agrella

Grilled Italian Sausage
Dinner American

Grilled Italian Sausage

4.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage; cook, flipping every few minutes, until golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into center reads at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), about 10 minutes. Transfer sausage to a plate, leaving drippings in the skillet.
  2. 2 Cook and stir onions and bell pepper in the same skillet until brown and tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer to the plate with sausage.

By Diane Felico

Red Pepper Soup with Feta Cheese
European

Red Pepper Soup with Feta Cheese

4.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In a food processor or blender, process undrained peppers with chicken broth, garlic, oregano, and basil until smooth.
  2. 2 Transfer liquid to a saucepan, and heat over medium-low heat. Simmer for 5 minutes. Slowly whisk in cream, and heat through.
  3. 3 Serve in soup bowls over crumbled feta cheese. Sprinkle additional feta cheese and oregano on top for garnish.

By AMYGANYO

Red and Green Christmas Jalapeno Jelly
Side Dish American

Red and Green Christmas Jalapeno Jelly

4.8

Prep
20 min
Cook
10 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Remove stems, veins and most of the seeds of the bell and jalapeno peppers. Mince peppers in a food processor.
  2. 2 In a 5-quart pot over high heat, combine bell peppers, jalapenos, sugar and vinegar. Bring to a rolling boil; boil for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and cool for 5 minutes.
  3. 3 Stirring constantly, add the pectin and let mixture continue to cool for 2 minutes more. Now stir for 1 minute.
  4. 4 Pour into hot, sterilized jars and top with sterilized lids. Secure lids with bands and allow jars to cool slowly, creating a vacuum seal.
  5. 5 Enjoy!

By MARBALET

Indian Relish
Appetizer Indian

Indian Relish

4.7

Prep
5 min
Cook
30 min
Total
275 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine bell peppers, onion, white wine vinegar, sugar, and red pepper flakes in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Cook until thickened, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
  2. 2 Transfer to a sterilized glass container; cover. Refrigerate before serving, 4 hours to overnight.

By CINDYLEE65

Red Bell Pepper Coulis
Side Dish

Red Bell Pepper Coulis

4.5

Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add red bell peppers and shallots; saute until soft. Stir in white wine and chicken broth, and simmer over low heat until reduced by half.
  2. 2 When the mixture is reduced, stir in sour cream, and transfer the mixture to a blender. Puree until smooth. Reheat before serving if necessary.

By Skapino

Nutritious Lentil Salad
Lunch

Nutritious Lentil Salad

3.8

Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
145 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place lentils in a large pot with enough water to cover be a few inches. Bring to a boil, and cook until lentils are tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water in a colander to cool. Let stand for a few minutes to drain well.
  2. 2 In a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil and lemon juice. Add the red pepper, onion and green olives, and toss to blend. Refrigerate for about 2 hours before serving to blend the flavors. This salad tastes better the longer it sits.

By KIMDEB

Italian Spinach Cheese Pie
Dinner

Italian Spinach Cheese Pie

4.4

Prep
20 min
Cook
45 min
Total
65 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch deep-dish pie plate.
  2. 2 In a large bowl, stir together the spinach, ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, eggs and bell pepper. Spread in the prepared pie dish so that it is a little thinner in the middle.
  3. 3 Bake for 40 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, until the center is set, and the edges are lightly browned.

By CANDLELADY9AH

Buffalo Jack Chicken
American

Buffalo Jack Chicken

4.3

Prep
10 min
Cook
35 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). While the oven is preheating, place the chicken breasts in a shallow baking dish. Cover with hot wing sauce, and allow to marinate at room temperature until the oven is hot.
  2. 2 Bake the chicken in the sauce for 20 minutes. Open the oven, and place the red and yellow bell pepper strips on top of the chicken. Place slices of cheese over the peppers and chicken. Bake for an additional 15 minutes. The chicken juices should run clear, and the center no longer pink.

By STACEYLYNNBO

Baja Sauce
Mexican

Baja Sauce

4.6

Prep
25 min
Cook
Total
205 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, and onion in the bowl of a food processor; puree until smooth. Stir together 4 teaspoons of this puree with the mayonnaise, and vinegar in a small bowl. Season with pepper, garlic powder, and cumin. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours to allow flavors to develop.

By TEXASDOLL714