'Clean Out The Fridge' Soup
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Ready In: 2 hrs 30 mins
Serves: 6-12
Ingredients
- 1 -2 tablespoon oil or 1 -2 tablespoon butter
- 1 onion, chopped (or leek, shallots, green onions)
- 1 clove garlic, crushed (optional)
- 300 g boneless meat chicken
- 3 cups finely chopped firm vegetables (potato, sweet potato, carrot, celery, turnip, parsnip, zucchini squash, sweet corn)
- 6 cups stock (beef, chicken, vegetable or fish; liquid or cubes)
- 1 cup penne pasta
- 1 cup chopped green vegetables (eg broccoli, spinach, green beans, peas, canned vegetables)
- salt and pepper
- herbs (eg, fresh or dried basil flat-leaf parsley, oregano)
- 1 cup red sweet pepper
- salt and pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried herbs (or fresh to taste)
optional ingredients
- Worcestershire sauce
- soy sauce
- chili sauce
- tomato paste, juice,puree
- creamed corn
Directions
- Heat oil or butter in large pan, then add onion and garlic.
- Add the chicken or boneless meat, thinly sliced or finely chopped, and cook, stirring, until browned.
- Add firm vegetables as they take the longest to cook.
- Cook, stirring, until vegetables are just soft.
- Add enough stock to cover the vegetable mixture in pan.
- Bring the stock to the boil.
- For a tomato-based soup, add a can of undrained crushed tomatoes.
- For a hearty soup, at this stage add pasta, if desired.
- Simmer, uncovered, until grains and vegetables are just tender.
- Pasta takes about 10 minutes to cook.
- When grains and vegetables are almost tender, add quick-cooking green vegetables, such as chopped broccoli, spinach, beans, peas, onions, or canned vegetables.
- If you prefer a thicker, smooth soup, blend or process mixture to the desired consistency.
- For a thicker soup with chunks of vegetables, blend only half of the soup until smooth.
- Return the soup to pan, adjust the consistency with a little water or extra stock, if necessary, and stir until hot.
- If using canned beans or lentils, drain, rinse, then add them.
- Stir until hot.
- Season soup with salt, pepper and chopped fresh herbs (or a teaspoon of dried) to taste.
- If soup needs a little more flavour, ingredients such as Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, chilli sauce, tomato paste, tomato puree or a can of creamed corn are great boosters.
- Suitable to freeze.
- Suitable to microwave.
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