On those cold winter days, we all look for soup to warm our body. Salmon soup is an easy dish to prepare and will keep you warm. It contains the right ingredients to provide you with the proper sustenance with a flavor you’ll be looking for again and again. Ingredients: One can of salmon Four tablespoon butter One cup onion, chopped ¼ cup celery, chopped One cup potatoes, diced One can of...

A fulfilling meal dish, salmon chowder can be made by using leftover salmon. It is a highly nutritious soup, which can be made very quickly. Ingredients: 12 oz. smoked salmon, broken into strips One onion, diced 1-1/2 lbs potatoes, diced 16 oz chicken stock 16 oz. milk One knob of butter Parsley, chopped One lemon, halved Instructions: In a frying pan, heat the butter. Add some onions to it, followed by...

Shrimp gumbo is not just a tasty dish, but is also very fulfilling. If you have it once, you want to have it again and again. Ingredients: 2 pounds shrimp, de-veined 1 onion, chopped 1 red pepper 1 can of tomatoes 1 can of okra 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 clove garlic, chopped 1/3 cup celery, chopped ¼ green pepper, chopped ¼ teaspoon marjoram Butter Thyme Sage Instructions: Take a pot and melt...

Almost every cooking enthusiast has the desire to learn the cream of potato soup recipe. Who wouldn’t be; since it is one of the favorite soups of all time, and it is easy to prepare. It is also easy on the budget; one can instantly make a fried chicken and rice combo special. Ingredients: 3 cups diced potatoes 2 cups chicken broth 1 cup sliced carrots 1 cup chopped celery stalks 1 and ½ cup chopped large...

The split pea soup has a good-for-you reputation because it contains carrots and olive oil. However, standard recipes use so much oil that they belong to the forbidden list. But, this version is different and uses either butter or olive for oil. And the good news is, you’ll never know the difference. Directions: 1 ham bone 4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 1 package dry split peas 1 pound baby carrots...

Perfectly-made tortilla soup is succulent and tasty in its own right and it offers a change of taste and a lot of additional flavors. So, if you want to have a Mexican-inspired and sumptuous soup, here’s tortilla soup recipe that would surely wow even the most finicky of gourmets. Ingredients: 8 ounces tortilla chips ( it can be a little old or not, and preferably dried) 1 small finely chopped onion 1/4...

There are a lot of recipes for Navy bean soup that can be found in cook books, cooking shows and even on the world wide web, but this recipe you are about to read is the basic Navy bean soup recipe. This version is the easiest to follow too. It is guaranteed that you will be mistaken as an expert chef once you tried this recipe in your own kitchen. Ingredients: 1 pound Navy beans 2 cups of diced smoked ham 1...

Try this at Thanksgiving in place of high-cal candied yams, and this will surely be an all time favorite. If you’re tired of the usual corn and carrots, then give your taste buds a different vegetable treat with this seasoned appetizer. It’s easy, tangy, and low in fat what more could you ask? Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter 1 small onion finely chopped 1 pound lentils 5-6 cups of water 4 cups veggie...

Here is a recipe for those who are sick of the usual spaghetti afternoons. Truly, this minestra recipe will uplift every bored soul. Ingredients: 4 cups of water 2 cups of cooked egg noodles 1 cup of dried pinto beans (cranberry beans can be used as substitute) 1 cup minced pork 1 cup grated Romano cheese ¾ cup minced onions 2/3 cup carrots ½ cup minced garlic ½ cup chopped celery ¼ cup olive oil 1 and...

The recipe of Caldo Verde, better known as the Portuguese kale soup recipe, is something that everybody must try. And one can cook it on his or her own. Here is the list of ingredients and the directions for preparing it. Ingredients: A bowl of kale, stemmed and roughly chopped 6 cups beef stock 4 cups diced potatoes 3 cups sliced spicy Portuguese sausage 2 cups diced tomatoes 1 cup kidney beans 1 cup diced...