Basic Soup Recipes

Basic Soup Recipes

In my original post I talked about consistency and eating the same thing over and over. Is still love my bowel of oatmeal for breakfast, I haven't gotten tired of that at all. However I do have regular bran cereal sometimes or some eggs and toast, but mostly I stick to the oatmeal. However, now I am to the point where I really want some more variety with the soup that I have for lunch. So I am starting to make different types of soups.

To come up with these, I look for recipes on the internet and then make sure that they are based on vegetable, and if not, I add more vegetables to the recipe. I think if we can think in terms of a vegetable based soup and meals, with the carb being the secondary source then it will be something healthy and better suited for weight loss. 

This is a list of the soups that I have so far (I will add to it as time goes on):

1. Basic mixed veggie soup
2. Zupa's Garden Chowder (light version)
3. Indian Spinach Garbanzo soup
4. Mexican soup
5. Asian Soup

So today I am going to include the recipe for: 


Basic Mixed Veggie Soup

cook in a sauce pan: 1 lb package mixed veggies, 1 medium potato, 1 cup butternut squash, and 1 Maggi bullion cube) 

Zupa's Garden Chowder (Light Version)

Dice and saute (with water, not oil or butter)

1 large onion with 2 Knorr or Maggi bullion cubes, or just use salt

Add the following and boil until zucchini is tender:

2 cans of diced tomatoes

4 small zucchini, diced into small pieces

1 can corn

Parsley (fresh or dried)
Chicken broth (if you didn't use bullion cubes) or water

Remove from heat and add:

1/4 cup cream

1 tsp- 1 1/2 TBSP dried Basil LITEHOUSE (it's the best!)

1-2 tsp lemon juice

This isn't exactly like Zupas, but it is a really great imitation and is very satisfying and best of all, it's healthy and light. 

Indian Spinach Garbanzo soup.

In a 4-6 quart pan saute 1-2 diced onions.

Add:
2 bags of 16 oz frozen spinach (you can use fresh spinach as well)
2 cans of diced tomatoes
1 medium diced potato
1/2-2 TBSP garam masala
1/2-1 tsp turmeric
1-2 bullion cubes (I prefer Maggi or Knorr)
dash of sugar
Water

Boil until the potato pieces are almost tender, then simmer for a while

Add:
1 can Garbanzos (chickpeas)
1-3 cloves minced garlic and enjoy!
1/4-1/2 cup cream or yogurt (can be fat free)