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Tomato Soup. Easy Cheesy Broccoli Soup. A hint of honey: Mushroom, Sweet Potato, and Smoked Gouda Chowder. I fell in love with this recipe long before I tasted it. Just a glance at its list of ingredients and I was infatuated. I had to have it. And as soon as the opportune day (of the dreary cold variety that are meant for soup encounters) presented itself, it was a date. As predicted, this chowder and I got along swell. 6 slices bacon, diced 1 onion, diced 1 lb. cremini mushrooms, sliced 2 large sweet potatoes (about 2 lbs.), peeled and cubed 2 cloves garlic, minced pinch dried thyme 1 bay leaf 2 1/2 cups vegetable broth (or chicken broth) 1 cup half and half 4 oz. smoked gouda salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 1. 2. 3. 4. Serves 4-6. (Adapted from Our Life in Food) Garlicky Tortellini, Spinach, and Tomato Soup. Now that the nights are getting chilly once again, it’s the perfect time for a bowl of garlicky soup, filled with garden tomatoes and spinach.

This soup is substantial enough for supper, along with a crisp salad and a loaf of crusty bread (or the tomato-corn muffins in this issue), or you can serve it for lunch on a weekend. Either way, this is Italian country soup with garden flavor and lots of healthy nutrition: cancer-fighting lycopene from tomatoes and eye-loving lutein from spinach along with the healing magic of garlic make this one soup recipe you’ll want to keep. It’s easy to make, too! Here’s how: 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 5 to 10 garlic cloves, chopped 8 cups good-quality vegetable broth 12 ounces fresh or frozen cheese tortellini 3 cups ripe tomatoes, diced (or one 28-ounce can, with liquid) 1 pound spinach, washed and stemmed; coarsely chopped if large 10 to 20 basil leaves, coarsely chopped Grated Parmesan, preferably Parmigiano Reggiano 1. 2. 3. Serves 4 to 6. Roasted Red Pepper Soup. This soup is an excellent source of healthy vitamins – and it's delicious!

If you don't have an immersion blender, a regular blender works fine. You can use jarred roasted peppers but roasting fresh red peppers is easy and adds a depth to the pepper flavor that can't be beat. One bowl will fill you up. Roasted Red Pepper SoupGina's Weight Watcher RecipesServings: 4 • Serving Size: 1 1/2 cups • Old Points: 2 pts • Points+: 4 pts Calories: 138 • Fat: 3 g • Protein: 3 g • Carb: 21 g • Fiber: 3 g Ingredients: Cover the bowl with a lid or a dish to make it airtight to build up steam. Heat 1 tsp of oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat. With an immersion hand blender, puree the soup in the pot with the sour cream until it is smooth. Baked Potato Soup.

Everything you love about a baked potato loaded with cheddar, bacon and chives, in the form of a soup! I've had several requests to make-over this soup (You really like to challenge me, don't you!) I was a little stumped on how I was going to take something as carb rich as potatoes, with added fat like sour cream, cheese and bacon, light! I knew I had to hide a vegetable in this soup to bulk it up without added calories. My first attempt was parsnips, but the flavor was too overwhelming.

My second attempt was cauliflower, knowing how much you all love my Creamy cauliflower puree recipe and it was a winner. It really made me feel like I was eating a loaded baked potato, without all the guilt. Ingredients: Pierce potatoes with a fork; microwave on high for 5 minutes turn over and microwave another 3 - 5 minutes, until tender. Meanwhile, steam cauliflower with water in a large covered pot until tender. Remove from heat. Broccoli Cheese and Potato Soup. Thick and creamy lick-the-bowl good! This soup is loaded with potatoes, broccoli and cheese.

A one-pot meal your whole family will love, ready in under 30 minutes.Snow Day!! It's a blizzard out there, the East Coast got slammed with snow and winds and even thunder and lightning in some places. Almost everything shut down here in New York and the tri-state area today. Being snowed in, I was craving something warm, hearty and satisfying and this soup hit the spot. I don't think my photo captured how good this was.

My whole family devoured it, even my one year old. Broccoli Cheese and Potato SoupGina's Weight Watcher Recipes Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 1-1/4 cups • Old Points: 5 pts • Points+: 7 ptsCalories: 281.6 • Fat: 8.0 g • Carb: 33.0 g • Fiber: 5.0 g • Protein: 20.4 g Ingredients: Chop onion, carrot, celery, garlic in a chopper or mini food processor In a large soup pot, melt butter. Add flour, salt and pepper to the pot and stir until smooth. Using an immersion blender. Broccoli Cheddar Witches Brew Soup and Broomsticks. Witches brew soup For today’s Friday night dinner and a movie recipe I’m inspired by one of my favorite Halloween flicks: Hocus Pocus. So I’m stirring my bubbling cauldron (aka, my soup pot) to make this Hocus Pocus Witches Brew Broccoli Cheddar Soup with Cheezy Garlic Broomsticks and witches hats.

Grab a spoon and dive into this spooky-delicious, witchy green soup. There are plenty of broomsticks to go around!.. Hocus Pocus Movie Poster, Walt Disney Pictures One of my favorite Halloween movies is Hocus Pocus. Released by Walt Disney Pictures in 1993, it stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy at 3 “back from the dead” witches out on the prowl to gain eternal life. Because if there is any way to get your kids to enjoy a “green soup” it is by 1) covering it in cheddar (vegan shown here) cheese. Broomstick breadsticks The flavor inspiration for this soup is broccoli-cheddar. Side of the roasted broccoli and cheddar green witchy broccoli cheddar soup, vegan To Make: 1. 2. Recipe for Sausage, Kale and Tortellini Soup at Life.