Delish Spicy Tomato Basil Soup

I love soup and I love making a big pot on Monday’s and eating on it all week. My family does not like me doing it every Monday, but I proimse you this, if I could I would! It is so great to have yummy soups, on hand, that use only whole, unprocessed ingredients! Added bonus you avoid going through a drive through at lunch when you have a healthy soup in the fridge to eat on all week!

This past week I tried a recipe that I adapted for my family from Primal Mom. If you don’t know her I highly suggest you checking her out. EVERYONE loved it! I served it with grilled cheese and during the week when I ate from it, I just added some advocado on the side and bam….healthy and clean living at lunch! So give this soup a try and let me know what you think!

Spicy Tomato Basil Soup

Ingredients:

1 package of boneless, skinless, chicken thighs ( I used 8)

3 tomatoes

Crushed jarred garlic

2 cups spinach

1 tablespoon dried oregano

1 tablespoon dried basil

Fresh cilantro (1 bunch)

1.5 cups heavy cream

5 cups bone broth (I used chicken)

2 tablespoons butter

salt and pepper to taste and parmesan for topping

Avocado for side

Prep and Instructions:

In a gallon bag add your chicken, 2 tablespoons of the crushed garlic, oregano, basil, and as much chopped cilantro as your family would like. I chopped up 1/2 cup and it was perfect. Shake it really well and put it in your slow cooker for 3 hours on high along with some of your broth. Not all of the broth. I used enough to have some liquid in their with the chicken. Mom Tip: I put my chicken in the crockpot in the morning and my crockpot once done goes to warm so make sure if you are doing this to add enough liquid so the chicken does not dry out.

About an hour to and an hour and a half before you want to eat shred your chicken but keep all the liquids from the crockpot. Chop your tomotoes. In another stock pot add your tomatoes and another tablespoon or two of chopped crushed garlic with your butter. Saute for 2 minutes. Add the rest of your broth and everything from your crockpot and mix well. Simmer for 1 hour and then add your cream and spinach to the stockpot. Mix well and simmer 20 more minutes.

Serve with grilled cheese or if trying to be healthy half an avacado sliced and parmesan cheese! So good!

Bon Apetit!

Amy

Homemade Cream of Chicken and Mushroom Soup

I love soup! I could eat it all the time! And I love experimenting with ways to make soup healthier because we all know the canned stuff is not healthy! Growing up I would eat Campbell’s Soup all the time, but now that I am 48 and my metabolism has a mind of its own I just can’t! Not to mention the amount of sodium they put in those cans!

So I have been forced to get creative and healthy and it has actually worked out great! Why you might ask? Well, because I try to make a big pot of soup on Monday night with sandwiches or whatever and then I eat off of it the rest of the week for lunch! The fact that it is healthy and quick is just a bonus!

This past week I made my version of Cream of Chicken and Mushroom soup. Now I cannot take all the credit for this as I was inspired by my friend Amber over at Primal Mom If you do not know who I am talking about, click the link and check her out. Amber is AMAZING in that she has converted her entire family into primal eating. I wish I could say the same over here, but I cannot and the truth is I don’t try that hard. I hate to admit that, but hey, it is what it is! I do try and cook healthy but we like balance over here. A little bit of healthy and a little bit of chocolate chip cookie, ice cream, and coconut cream pie! I like to think of it as balance! Ha! But every once in a while I come up with something so healthy and so good and this recipe is just that! Take a look and give it a try! I promise your family will love it! Mine did!

Homemade Cream of Chicken and Mushroom Soup

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken (I get the ones at Tom Thumb that are roasted and already cooked)

1 green bell pepper

2 cups of chicken broth

2 tomatoes

1 onion (I get a box in the produce section that is already chopped and use the entire box)

1-2 Tablespoons butter

2 garlic cloves or 4 tablespoons of the chopped garlic in the jar (this is what I use)

1/2 box of mushrooms

1/2 to 1 box of chopped celery from produce section (or if you want to buy your own chop it I would say 4-6)

1/2 box of chopped carrots from produce section (or buy your own and chop them I would say 4-6)

1/2 Tablespoon dried parsley

1/2 Tablespoon dried rosemary

1/2 Tablespoon ground thyme

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 Cup of heavy whipping cream

1 Tablespoon apple cider Vinegar

Prep:

Shred the Chicken

Dice the bell pepper

Dice the tomatoes

Dice the onion unless you are lazy like me and buy it that way!

Mince the garlic unless you take the short cut I do!

Dice the Mushrooms

Dice the celery unless you buy it diced like I do!

Dice the carrots unless it is already done like mine is! Ha!

Instructions:

In a large skillet melt your butter and add your bell pepper, onion, garlic, mushrooms, and celery. Saute about 10 minutes and add more butter if you need it.

Add remaining ingredients, except the chicken: Add your chicken broth, tomatoes, carrots, parsley, rosemary, thyme, salt, pepper, cream, and apple cider vinegar. Bring to a boil.

Add the chicken and stir. Reduce the heat and simmer for 2 hours stirring every 30 minutes or so, but truth be known I forgot to this time and it was still good! Just saying!

That is it! And it is so good yall! And full of healthiness! So make yourself a pot of soup and taste the goodness!

Until next time…

XO,

Amy

Hello, World!

Need a new soup pot? Here are a few I like as well as an insta pot! Anyone have one of those? Should I get one?

Ju Ju's Taco Soup

It's Fall Baby!  Time for the leaves to fall, the weather to change, and time for SOUP!  I love me some soup y'all!  And Ju Ju's taco soup is just the thing I needed to welcome in brisk cool air of fall!  I love it!!!!! I think you will too!  Give it a whirl and let me know your thoughts!  I bet it makes you Happy!

Ju Ju's Taco Soup

Ingredients:

1 Lb Ground beef,  Olive Oil, Onion, garlic, 2 cans ranch style pinto beans (my family prefers one with Jalapeños  and one without) 1 can corn, 1 can chopped green chilies, 1 package of ranch dressing, 1 package of taco seasoning mix, 1 can of stewed tomatoes or 2 can’s of rotel. If you do 1 can of stewed tomatoes then use 1 can of rotel (I prefer the one with lime in it) and we prefer 2 cans of rotel because the tomatoes are chopped up better. 1 can of water and 1 beer of choice (and no it is not to drink!). Pepper and Lawrys season salt.

Place 1 tablespoon of Olive Oil in a big pot, Throw in one chopped onion and as much chopped garlic as your family would like.  Let those soften a little then throw your ground beef in and brown. Next dump every can in and do not drain.  Throw in your seasoning packets and as much salt and pepper as your family would like for taste.  Add your beer of choice and one extra can of water and let it simmer.

When you go to serve garnish with Shredded Cheese, jalapeños, sour cream, and chives and serve it up with a nice slice of cornbread!  Oh so Good!  

What kind of soup do you like?  I would love to know!

xo,

Amy