Nancys Homemade Vegetable Soup Food

CHICKEN VEGGIE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the chicken, quinoa, celery, carrots, sweet potato, onion, Yukon gold potato and some salt and pepper to the pot. Top with the Beef Bone Broth and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook until the vegetables are tender and the chicken and quinoa are cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes. Stir in the oregano, thyme, sage and kale and cook until the kale is tender, another 3 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Rinse the beef bones thoroughly with cold water, then pat dry and put on a baking sheet. Add the tomato paste, carrots, celery, garlic and onion and mix with the bones. Roast until the bones char, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer the bones and veggies to a slow cooker. Add the peppercorns, thyme and bay leaves. Cover with water and cook on high for 6 hours.
• Strain the broth through a colander into a bowl (discard the bones and vegetables).

ROOT VEGETABLE ONE-DISH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Butter a lasagna pan or other 4-quart baking dish. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook until sizzling, about 1 minute, then pour in the cream and add the bay leaves. Bring to a simmer and remove from the heat.
• Toss all of the root vegetables with the sage and thyme in a large bowl and season well with salt and pepper. Layer half of the vegetables in the prepared dish. Sprinkle with half of both cheeses. Layer the remaining vegetables on top. Remove the bay leaves from the hot cream and pour the cream over the vegetables. Sprinkle with the remaining Cheddar and Parmesan. Place the dish on a baking sheet and cover with foil (tenting it, so it doesn't touch the cheese). Bake until the vegetables are just tender and the cream is bubbly, 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Remove the foil and continue to bake until golden on top, about 45 minutes more. Let rest 20 minutes before serving.

NANCY'S BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Pour enough water into a baking dish to be about 3/4-inch deep. Lie squash halves into the water with the cut side facing up.
• Roast in preheated oven until a fork easily pierces through the flesh, 45 to 50 minutes; Remove from oven and flip squash; let cool enough to handle.
• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Saute shallots in hot butter until softened, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Pour 3 to 5 cups chicken stock into the pot; stir. Add apples to the stock; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until the apples are tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Use a fork to scrape the flesh from the butternut squash, finishing with a spoon to get the last bits away from the skin; add to the simmering stock. Add remaining 3 cups stock to the pot, bring mixture to a simmer, and continue to cook until everything is heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth.

NANCY'S BOILED GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Bring the tomato juice to a simmer over medium-high heat. Stir in the beef bouillon cubes until dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add the tomato, cucumber, bell pepper, onion, celery, red wine vinegar, vegetable oil, Worcestershire sauce, and hot pepper sauce. Cover and chill for 6 to 8 hours before serving.

NANCY'S VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in slow cooker. Do not drain vegetables.
• Add water to fill slow cooker to within 3 inches of top.
• Cover. Cook on Low 8 hours, or until meat is tender and vegetables are soft.
• Variation: Add 1 large onion, sliced, 2 cups sliced carrots, and 3/4 cup pearl varley to mixture before cooking.

SUMMERFIELD VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a heavy soup pot over medium heat. Add onion, mushrooms, garlic, fennel and red pepper, and stir to coat with butter. Sprinkle with salt and cook until vegetables are limp and onion is transparent.
• Add herbs and cook 1 minute, stirring. Add tomatoes and glace de veau. Bring to a simmer and cook, covered, 30 minutes. Add spinach and cook just long enough to wilt.
• Process soup in a food processor, in batches if necessary. Add a little sour cream to each batch.
• Return all the soup to the pot and bring back to a simmer. Add more salt, if desired, along with black pepper and nutmeg. Serve immediately.