Tortilla Soup

It's another cold day here in San Antonio and we are trying to stay warm. Today seems to be another soup day for us. This Tortilla Soup is going to really hit the spot. It's so flavorful and filling. We love the tomato base with the fresh cilantro! You can never have too much cilantro in my opinion! Yummy!! What is your favorite go to soup whenever it is really cold outside?

Ingredients:
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced                                                 
1 tablespoon olive oil                                                                     

2 teaspoons chili powder                                                                     

1 teaspoon dried oregano                                                                     

1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes                                                                     

1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed chicken broth                                                                     

1 1/4 cups water                                                                     

1 cup whole corn kernels, cooked
1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers                                                                     

1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained                                                                     

1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro                                                                     

2 boneless chicken breast halves, cooked and cut into bite-sized pieces                                                                     

crushed tortilla chips                                                                     

sliced avocado                                                                     

shredded Monterey Jack cheese                                                                     

chopped green onions

 

Instructions:

1. In a pan, heat oil over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic in oil until soft. Stir in chili powder, oregano, tomatoes, broth, and water. Bring to a boil, and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
2. Stir in corn, chiles, beans, cilantro, and chicken. Simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Once the soup has warmed through you can top with crushed tortilla chips, avocado slices, cheese, and chopped green onion.

Recipe adapted and modified by: All Recipes

White Bean Chicken Chili

I made a white bean chili several years ago that my husband I both loved, but when we were craving it the other night I couldn't find the recipe anywhere!! Isn't that frustrating?? So I looked up white bean chili's on All Recipes.com and this one seemed to be the closest to what we remember the chili having in it. It turned out just perfect and hit the spot. What type of chili is your favorite?

Ingredients:

tablespoons vegetable oil

1 onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth

1 (18.75 ounce) can tomatillos, drained and chopped

1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes

1 (7 ounce) can diced green chiles

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1/2 teaspoon ground coriander seed

1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

2 cans corn

1 lb diced, cooked chicken meat

2 (15 ounce) can white beans

1 pinch salt and black pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Heat oil, and cook onion and garlic until soft.
2. Stir in broth, tomatillos, tomatoes, chilies, and spices. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Add corn, chicken, and beans; simmer 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Recipe modified and adapted from: All Recipes

Ham & Potato Soup

Happy New Year friends! I hope everyone is finding themselves doing well this week and is enjoying the start to this new year. :)

For Christmas this year my husband and I cooked a ham. We had a lot left over so I am trying to be creative with recipes that I can put ham into. ;)
We love potato soup at our house so this year we are having Ham and Potato soup! Delicious and perfect during this cold weather.
Today I am contributing this recipe over at Memories by the Mile. Hop on over there to get this delicious recipe.
Have a great day!!

Deanna

Turkey Holiday Chili in the Slow Cooker

The chili is a great change from chili made with ground beef. The flavors all blend really well together. Perfect for left over turkey or to make brand new in the slow cooker. Also great during these cold winter months. Happy Holidays everyone!! :)

Ingredients

3 lb turkey breast

4 cups chicken stock

1 clove garlic, minced

1 medium onion, diced

1 (15-ounce) can white beans, with liquids from beans

1 (15oz) can dark red kidney beans, with liquids from beans

1 (4-ounce) can diced green chilis, with liquids from chilis

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon ground cumin

½ teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano

Directions

I bought a frozen turkey breast and slow cooked ours for 5 hrs on high. If yours is not frozen I would cut the time in half to 2 1/2 hrs or on low for 5 hrs.
Once your turkey breast is easily shreddable with two forks pull it out of the slow cooker, shred, and put back in.
Add the remaining ingredients to your slow cooker with the shredded turkey. Cook on low for another hour so it will heat thru.
We topped ours with shredded cheese. Delicious!!

Taco Soup

It is SO cold in TX right now which is not how it usually is this time of year. It's in the thirties and rainy!! We love it though because it makes it seem more like fall than if it were in the 80s. This last weekend I made us a large pot of this Taco Soup to help warm us up. It is very tasty!! We served ours with guacamole & salsa and tortilla chips. Hope everyone is staying warm this week and travels safely.

Ingredients:

Large package of hamburger 2 lbs
Large onion chopped
2 cans black beans, drained and rinsed
2 cans dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
2 cans corn, drained
1 can tomatoes with green chili's
1 can diced tomatoes
1 15oz can tomato sauce
1 can beef broth
2 packages taco seasoning
2-3  cups of water

Directions:
Brown the meat and onion together. Add in all the other ingredients and cook until it's hot. I like to put mine in the crock pot and let it cook on low for 4 to 6 hours.
Serve with cheddar cheese and tortilla chips.

Chili

You just can't go wrong with making this chili!! So So easy and just perfectly delicious on a cold Fall/ winter day. I buy 2 Alarm Chili Kit and follow its instructions on the back of the box adding all of the ingredients plus three different types of beans and an additional can of chili style tomatoes. You can cook it on the stove top and have it ready in about a half hour or you can slow cook yours for 4-6 hours in your slow cooker. I love slow cooking ours. I feel like it really gives the flavors time to cook together. What is your favorite way of making chili at your house?

Ingredients:
1 box of 2 Alarm Chili Kit
2 lbs of Ground Beef
1 8oz can of Tomato Sauce
1 15oz can of diced chili style tomatoes
2 8oz cans of water
1 15oz can of pinto beans
1 15oz can of kidney beans
1 15oz can of white kidney beans

Directions:

• Brown the ground beef and drain the fat.
• Add the tomato sauce,water, beans, and seasoning packets (except the red peppers and masa flour) that come in the 2 alarm chili box.  Add the whole packet red pepper flakes if you want Hot chili and only half the packet if you like medium heat chili. If you like your chili to be thick add the Masa Flour packet. I always leave this packet out because I like my chili to be not so thick. 
• Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until meat is tender stirring occasionally.

Olive Garden Pasta E Fagioli Soup

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs. ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 carrots, shredded
• 1 c. celery, chopped
• 2 (28oz.) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (16oz.) can red kidney beans, drained
• 1 (16oz.) can white kidney beans, drained
• 4 cups beef stock
• 3 tsp. oregano
• 2 tsp. pepper
• 5 tsp. parsley
• 1 tsp. Tabasco sauce
• 1 (20oz.) jar traditional spaghetti sauce
• 8 oz. pasta

Instructions:

• Brown ground beef in a large skillet.
• Add beef and all ingredients except the pasta into a large crock pot. 
• Cook on low for 7-8 hours or high for 4-5 hours.
• Before serving, cook pasta according to directions. Drain and add to soup.

Source: www.favfamilyrecipes.com

Crock Pot Loaded Baked Potato Soup

Tonight I tried a new potato soup recipe. Oh my goodness was it delicious!! I found the recipe on the It's what's for dinner... blog.

Ingredients:

• 5 russet potato's
• 3 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped really fine
• 64 ounces chicken broth or stock
• 16 ounces cream cheese
• bacon, sour cream, chives, or shredded cheese for garnish

Directions:

I found this recipe at around noon on a Friday and didn't have time after running to the grocery store to cook it in the crock pot so I combined all of the ingredients together (except for the garnishes) and brought them to a boil on the stove top. Once the potatos were cooked I put it on low let it simmer  until we were ready to eat (about an hour and a half).
Serve warm topped with bacon, sour cream, shredded cheese, & chives.

A few nights ago we had a honey baked ham and still had left overs. So, I cut all the remaining pieces off and threw them plus the bone into the soup and it made it DELISH!! :)