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Amish Chicken Noodle Soup
Baked Potato Soup
Beef Barley Soup
Beer Cheese Soup 
Best-Ever Corn  Chowder
Brunswick Stew
Chicken Gumbo Soup
Chicken Soup with Potato Dumplings 
Chicken Velvet Soup
Chili Cornbread Pie
Easy Bean Soup 
Quick Chili
Quick and Easy Dumpling Soup
Quick Beef Soup
Quick Chicken Noodle Soup
Ham Hock and Bean Soup 
Hobo Stew 
Shepherd's Pie Soup 
Taco Soup
Tortilla-Corn Soup
Turkey & Broccoli Cheese Soup 
White Bean Chili

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Quick Chili
 

2 tbs. vegetable or  oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1 lb. ground beef
1 can red or black beans, undrained
1/2 c. chopped onion
1/2 green pepper, chopped
2  8-oz cans tomato sauce
1 to 2 tsp. chili powder

Cook garlic and beef in hot oil until meat loses its red color. Add beans and their liquid, onion, and green pepper. Pour in tomato sauce. Add chili powder (and salt to taste, if desired).

Simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, until desired thickness (about 45 minutes).
 



Chicken Gumbo Soup

2 tbs. bacon drippings
3 chicken breasts, cooked, deboned, diced
2 celery stalks, diced
1 onion, diced
4 c.  chicken broth
1 (16 oz.) canned tomatoes, undrained
2 tsp. salt
1/3 c. green peppers, diced
1/3 c. long grained rice, uncooked
1 c. frozen okra
2 tbs. parsley, chopped
1 bay leaf
dash of Worcestershire sauce

In a large soup pot, add all ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until all vegetables and rice are tender. Remove bay leaf and serve.


Hobo Stew

1 lb. ea. ground beef and sliced hot dogs
1 envelope onion gravy mix
8 oz. can tomato sauce
1 lb. can mixed veggies
1 c. water
salt to taste

Brown beef in a large skillet, drain. Stir in remaining ingredients and cook till hot and bubbly.


Beer Cheese Soup

       1/2 c. finely chopped onion
       1/4 c. finely chopped carrot
       4 T. butter
       5 T.flour
       1/2 t. paprika
       1/2 t. dry mustard
       1 (12 oz.) can of beer
       1 c. chicken broth
       1 lb. grated cheddar cheese
       1 c. heavy cream (evaporated
       milk will do in a pinch)
       1/4 t. Tabasco
       popcorn for garnish

Saute carrots and onions in butter.
Stir in flour, cook on low heat 3-4 minutes, but don't brown. Stir in paprika, mustard,beer,and chicken broth.
Use wire whisk until smooth.  Add cheese, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmerfor 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and fold in  heavy cream .Add Tabasco. Serve with popcorn.


Brunswick Stew

       1-1/2 lbs. chicken cut into bite size pieces
       1/2 lb. pork, cut into bite size pieces
       Paprika to taste
       1/4 c. butter
       2 med. size onions, diced
       1 med. green pepper, diced
       3 c. water
       2 c. tomatoes, undrained
       2 T. fresh parsley,chopped
       1/2 t. hot sauce
       1 t. Worcestershire sauce
       2 c. whole kernel corn
       1 (10 oz) pkg. frozen lima beans
       3 T. flour

Sprinkle chicken and pork with  paprika.   Heat butter in a large saucepan; add chicken and  pork and brown on all sides.  Add onion and green pepperand cook until onion  transparent. Add water, tomatoes, parsley   and sauces.  Bring to a boil; cover and simmer for 30 minutes Add corn and lima beans;  cook 20 minutes longer.  Blend flour with a little coldwater and gradually stir into  stew; cook 10 minutes longer.


Baked Potato Soup

            4 lg.potatoes
            2/3 c. butter
            2/3 c. flour
            1- 1/2 qt. milk
            Salt and Pepper
            4 green onions
            1 c . sour cream
            2 c.  crisp-cooked bacon,crumbled
            5 oz. grated cheddar cheese

Heat oven to 350º  and bake the potatoes until for tender.  Melt butter in a medium saucepan. Slowly blend in flour with a wire whisk until thoroughly blended.  Gradually add milk to the butter-flour mixture, whisking constantly.  Whisk in salt and pepper and simmer over low heat, stirring constantly. Cut potatoes in half, scoop out the meat and
set aside.  Chop half the potato peels and discard the remainder.

When milk mixture is very hot, whisk in potato. Add green onion and potato peels. Whisk well, add sour cream and crumbled  bacon. Heat thoroughly. Add cheese a little at a time until it is all  melted in.


Chicken Soup with Potato Dumplings

        1/4 c. onion, chopped
        1T.vegetable oil
        2 c. chicken, cut up & cooked
        1 c. carrots, sliced
        1- 1/2 c. bisquick
        1T. green onion, chopped w/ top
        1/4 c. milk
        1  garlic clove, crushed
        6 c. chicken broth
        1 c. celery, sliced
        1/4 t. sage
        1 c. mashed potatoes, cold
        1/8 t. pepper

The first 8 ingredients (onion to sage) make up the soup. Cook onion and garlic in oil in 4 qt. Dutch oven, stirring frequently, until golden
brown. Add broth, checken, celery, carrots, and sage. Heat to boiling.

Prepare the potato dumplings by mixing the Bisquick, mashed
potatoes, green onion, pepper, and milk until a soft dough forms. Beat vigorously 30 seconds.Knead about 2 minuted or until smooth, adding
more baking mix if necessary. Roll dough into 18 balls, about 1- 1/2 inches in diameter.Drop the dumplings into the boiling soup. Cook uncovered over low heat 10 minutes.Cover and cook 10 minutes longer.


Best-Ever Corn  Chowder

           2 c. water
           2 c. diced potatoes
           1/2 c. sliced carrots
           1/2 c. sliced celery
           1/4 c. chopped onions
           1-1/2 t. salt
           1 t. pepper
           1/4 t. thyme
           1- 17 oz. can creamed corn
           Cut up ham or bacon,(opt.)
           White Sauce:
           1/4 c. margarine
           1/4 c. flour
           2 c. milk
           1 c. grated cheddar cheese

Combine water, potatoes,  carrots, celery, onion, salt,  pepper and thyme. Cook  until all vegetables are  soft--do not drain. Add  creamed corn and ham or  bacon, if desired.
Make the white sauce and add cheddar cheese. Slowly add this sauce to the vegetable mixture. Do not boil.


Ham Hock and Bean Soup

           3 or 4 ham hocks
           6 chicken bouillon cubes
           1 lg. onion
           6 carrots, sliced
           1 lg. pkg. lima beans

Put all ingredients in large soup pot. Add enough water to fill 3/4 of pot. Simmer for 3 or 4 hrs. Remove meat  from bones, and remove  onion. Serve with toasted  bread.


Easy Bean Soup

           1 lb. lean ground beef
           1 pkg.  taco mix
           1 pkg. Ranch style dressing mix
           2 cans diced tomatoes
           1 can Rotel tomatoes (mild,
           regular, or hot,)
           1 can whole-kernel corn, drained
           1 can red kidney beans,drained
           1 can black beans, drained
           1 can great northern beans, drained

Brown hamburger meat in a skillet. Drain and add drained beans. Stir until mixed and pour into large saucepan. Add remaining  ingredients. Bring almost to  boil, lower heat to simmer  and cook for 15 to 30  minutes. This dish is great in  the winter.


Quick and Easy Dumpling Soup

           2 c. chicken broth
           1 can Campbell's Cream of
           Chicken soup
           1 lg. pkg. flour tortillas
           Salt and pepper (to taste)

In medium saucepan, bring chicken  broth to slow boil. Add cream of chicken soup, stir well. Cut tortillas into strips and add to broth mixture. Simmer on low for  5 to 10 minutes.Remove from heat. Add more broth if needed to thin consistency.Salt and pepper to taste.


Taco Soup

           1 lb. ground beef
           1 can chopped tomatoes
           1 can red kidney beans
           1 can pinto beans
           1 can white corn
           1 env. taco seasonings
           1 env. ranch dressing mix

Brown beef in a skillet.Drain; add all cans (undrained) and  envelopes to the beef in large pot. Let simmer for at least 30 minutes. It works great in a crock pot.


Chicken Velvet Soup

  5 Servings

      6 tb Butter or margarine
    1/2 c  Milk
      3 c  Chicken broth
      1 ds Pepper
      6 tb Flour
    1/2 c  Light cream
      1 c  Fine chopped cooked chicken

  In saucepan, melt butter or margarine.  Blend in flour, then stir in
  milk, light cream and chicken broth.  Cook over medium heat, stirring
  constantly, until mixture thickens and comes to a boil.  Reduce heat.
  Stir in finely chopped cooked chicken and dash of pepper.  Return
  soup to boiling and serve immediately.  Makes about 5 cups of soup.

*
  This recipe was a standard at the L.S. Ayres Tea Room at the L.S.
  Ayres Department store. Ayres' opened for business in 1907.



 

Amish Chicken Noodle Soup

      4 lb Chicken
      3 qt Cold Water
      1    Onion, Sliced
      1    Carrot, Sliced
      1    Bay Leaf
      1 ts Parsley
           Salt & Pepper

  Wash and clean chicken carefully; cut in pieces. Cover with the cold
  water. Add the vegetables and seasoning and let simmer for 3 hours or
  until chicken is tender. Skim off fat. Remove the chicken and add 2
  cups of noodles and cook 15 minutes.

Source: Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book - Fine Old Recipes, Culinary Arts Press, 1936.


Beef Barley Soup

 1 c  Carrots, minced
 1 c  Celery, minced
 1 c  Onion, minced
 2 T  Beef base OR 4 bouillon cubes
 2 T  Chicken base OR 4 bouillion cubes
 6 1/2 oz Pearl barley
 3 qt Water
 1/2 lb Ground beef
 2 T  Butter
Salt and pepper
 

Saute all veggies in butter until tender. In separate pan, cook beef; drain. Add to veggies. Add bases, water and barley; simmer 30 mins. Season with salt and pepper.


Quick Beef Soup

1 1/2 lbs. lean ground beef
1 cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic,finely chopped
1 can (28 ozs.) tomatoes,undrained
6 cups  water
6 beef bullion cubes
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/2 uncooked orzo*
1 1/2 cups frozen peas,carrots and corn vegetable blend.

Cook beef,onion and garlic in large saucepan over medium-high heat until beef is brown,stirring to separate meat;drain fat.

Puree tomatoes with juice in covered blender.Add tomatoes,water,bouillon cubes and pepper to meat mixture.Bring to a boil;reduce heat to low.Simmer,uncovered  20 minutes.

Add orzo and vegetables .Simmer 15 minutes more.  Makes 6 servings.

*Orzo is a rice shaped pasta.


Turkey & Broccoli Cheese Soup
 

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
1 small onion, chopped
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 cups milk
1 container (12 ounces) turkey gravy
2 cups diced cooked turkey
1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped broccoli, thawed
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
 

Melt the butter in a soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté
for 3 to 4 minutes, or until tender.
Add the flour, stirring until the onions are well coated. Add the remaining
ingredients; mix well. Cook for 12 to 15 minutes, or until heated through
and the cheese has melted, stirring occasionally .
 



 
 

Shepherd's Pie Soup
 

1 pound ground beef
5 cups water
2 cans (10 1/2 ounces each) condensed beef broth
1 package (16 ounces) frozen diced potatoes
1 package (16 ounces) frozen mixed vegetables
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 cups instant potato flakes

In a soup pot, cook the ground beef over medium-high heat for 8 to 10
minutes, until browned and no pink remains. Add the remaining ingredients except the potato flakes and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for 15 minutes. Stir in the potato flakes and cook for 5 to 7 minutes, or until thickened.
Serve immediately.



 

Chili Cornbread Pie

1 lb. lean ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup coarsely chopped green bell pepper
1 15 1/2-oz. can chili beans
1 8-oz. can tomato sauce
1 6-oz. can tomato paste
2 to 4 Tbsp chili powder
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. bottled hot pepper sauce
1 11 1/2-oz. pkg. (8) refrigerated cornbread twists
1 8-oz. carton dairy sour cream
2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 cups Fritos corn chips, coarsely crushed to about 1 cup in volume
chopped green pepper to garnish

In a large skillet, cook ground beef, onion, and the 1/2 cup green pepper
till meat is no longer pink; drain off fat.  Stir in UNDRAINED beans, tomato sauce, tomato paste, chili powder, cumin, and hot pepper sauce.  Bring to boiling, reduce heat.  Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
Meanwhile, for the crust, lightly grease a 9- or 10-inch pie plate.  Unwrap
and separate cornbread twists, but do not uncoil.  Arrange biscuits in pie
plate, pressing into bottom and up the sides of the plate, extending biscuits about 1/2-inch above pie plate.  Spoon ground beef mixture into crust.  Combine sour cream and flour; spread atop beef mixture.  Sprinkle with cheese and corn chips.  Place on a baking sheet.  Bake, uncovered, in a 375-degree oven for 30 minutes.  Let stand 10 minutes before serving.  Garnish with green pepper if desired.



 

Quick Chicken Noodle Soup

  3 quarts water
  5 chicken bouillon cubes
  1 cup thinly sliced carrot
  1/2 cup chopped celery
  1/2 cup finely chopped onion
  1 bay leaf
  1 teaspoon salt
  1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
  3 cups chopped cooked chicken
  3-3/4 cups (6 oz.) AMERICAN BEAUTY Medium Egg Noodles,uncooked

In 6-quart saucepan, combine all ingredients except chicken and noodles; heat to boiling.
Add chicken and noodles; cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, 8 minutes or until noodles and vegetables are tender. Discard bay leaf. 13
servings (1 cup each)
 



 

White Bean Chili

     1 large oven bag
     3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
     2 (15-ounce) cans cannellini beans or navy beans, undrained
     1 (14 1/2-ounce) can chicken broth
     1 medium onion, diced
     1 pound skinned and boned chicken
     breast halves, chopped
     2 (4.5-ounce) cans chopped green chiles
     2 teaspoons ground cumin
     Hot sauce

     Preheat oven to 350°.

Place oven bag in a 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Add flour to oven bag; twist end of bag, and shake.

Add 1 can beans to oven bag, and squeeze to mash. Add remaining beans, broth, and next 4 ingredients to oven bag; squeeze bag to blend ingredients. Arrange ingredients in an even layer.
Close bag with nylon tie; cut 6 (1/2-inch) slits in top of bag.

Bake at 350° for 40 to 45 minutes or until chicken is done. Serve with hot sauce.
Makes 9 cups.



 

Tortilla-Corn Soup

     1 large onion, chopped
     2 (15 1/4-ounce) cans corn with red and green peppers, drained
     4 (10 1/2-ounce) cans condensed chicken broth
     1 (14 1/2-ounce) can Mexican-stylestewed tomatoes
     1 (4.5-ounce) can chopped green chiles
     1 cup chopped cooked chicken
     2 tablespoons chili seasoning mix
     1/4 teaspoon pepper
     Toppings: fried flour tortilla strips,
     cubed avocado, shredded Cheddar cheese

Sauté chopped onion in a large Dutch oven coated with vegetable cooking spray until tender. Stir in corn and next 6 ingredients.

Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes. Serve with desired toppings. Makes 10 cups


 




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