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On the Menu - May 2017
Simple Slow Cooker Soups
These soups are so simple, and being cooked in the slow cooker, easy too. No need to keep an eye on a pot on the stove. Put them on in the morning and tea is ready when you walk in the door at night.
Best of all they are tasty and use simple ingredients - things you'll have in your well stocked pantry
These soups are so simple, and being cooked in the slow cooker, easy too. No need to keep an eye on a pot on the stove. Put them on in the morning and tea is ready when you walk in the door at night.
Best of all they are tasty and use simple ingredients - things you'll have in your well stocked pantry
Mushroom and Chicken Soup
Ingredients:
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/4 cup water
2 skinless chicken fillets, halved and then cut into 1cm dice
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
500g fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 large carrot, cut into dice
2 stalks of celery, sliced
1/2 tsp garlic powder
Method:
Place the soup into the crock pot.
Add the water and stir to combine well.
Salt and pepper the chicken cubes then add them to the crock pot.
Place the mushrooms, carrots and celery into the mixture.
Sprinkle in the garlic powder and stir to incorporate all the flavours together.
Cover and cook on the low temperature setting 7 hours.
Serving Size: 4
Notes:
Any type of mushrooms can be used just be sure they are fresh not canned. If you really like mushrooms double the amount. No extra cooking time will be needed.
Ingredients:
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/4 cup water
2 skinless chicken fillets, halved and then cut into 1cm dice
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
500g fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 large carrot, cut into dice
2 stalks of celery, sliced
1/2 tsp garlic powder
Method:
Place the soup into the crock pot.
Add the water and stir to combine well.
Salt and pepper the chicken cubes then add them to the crock pot.
Place the mushrooms, carrots and celery into the mixture.
Sprinkle in the garlic powder and stir to incorporate all the flavours together.
Cover and cook on the low temperature setting 7 hours.
Serving Size: 4
Notes:
Any type of mushrooms can be used just be sure they are fresh not canned. If you really like mushrooms double the amount. No extra cooking time will be needed.
Pearl Barley Chicken Soup
Ingredients:
500g pearl barley
1 small, whole boiling chicken*
2 carrots, diced
2 stalks celery, sliced
2 tbsp parsley, chopped
Water
Method:
Place the barley in the crock pot.
Add the chicken.
Place the carrots and celery on top of the chicken.
Sprinkle the parsley over the top of the other ingredients.
Cover just over the top of the ingredients with water.
Cover the crock pot and cook on low 5 hours.
Remove the chicken from the crock pot.
Use forks to remove the chicken meat from the bones.
Discard the bones and any skin.**
Return to the chicken meat to the crock pot.
Cover and continue cooking on low 1 hour or until the barley is soft.
Serving Size: 6
Notes:
Pearl barley is processed by removing the hull and bran. This type of barley is used more often in cooking because it cooks much faster than regular barley. This type of barley can be found in most supermarkets.
*A No. 8 or No. 10 chicken is ideal and they can often be bought very cheaply from butchers in twin packs.
**Use the bones and skin to make stock after you've made the soup.
Ingredients:
500g pearl barley
1 small, whole boiling chicken*
2 carrots, diced
2 stalks celery, sliced
2 tbsp parsley, chopped
Water
Method:
Place the barley in the crock pot.
Add the chicken.
Place the carrots and celery on top of the chicken.
Sprinkle the parsley over the top of the other ingredients.
Cover just over the top of the ingredients with water.
Cover the crock pot and cook on low 5 hours.
Remove the chicken from the crock pot.
Use forks to remove the chicken meat from the bones.
Discard the bones and any skin.**
Return to the chicken meat to the crock pot.
Cover and continue cooking on low 1 hour or until the barley is soft.
Serving Size: 6
Notes:
Pearl barley is processed by removing the hull and bran. This type of barley is used more often in cooking because it cooks much faster than regular barley. This type of barley can be found in most supermarkets.
*A No. 8 or No. 10 chicken is ideal and they can often be bought very cheaply from butchers in twin packs.
**Use the bones and skin to make stock after you've made the soup.
Bow Tie Beef Soup
Ingredients:
500g chuck steak, cut into cubes
2 cans diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano*
1 litre beef stock
1 can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 large carrot, sliced thin
1 small onion, diced
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 cup bow tie pasta, uncooked
Method:
Place the cubed beef into the crock pot.
Add the tomatoes, with the juice, to the crock pot.
Pour the stock into the crock pot.
Stir in both types of beans.
Add in the sliced carrots and diced onions.
Sprinkle in the salt and pepper and stir to incorporate the ingredients together.
Cover and cook on the low temperature setting 8 hours.
Stir in the uncooked pasta.
Recover, set the heat to high and continue cooking 40 minutes or until the pasta is tender.
Serving Size: 8
Notes:
In a hurry then cook this soup on the high setting for 4 hours. Remember the additional time for the pasta cook. When ready to serve sprinkle the top of each bowl with a little grated Parmesan cheese.
*I use Aldi diced tomatoes with garlic and oregano
Ingredients:
500g chuck steak, cut into cubes
2 cans diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano*
1 litre beef stock
1 can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 large carrot, sliced thin
1 small onion, diced
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 cup bow tie pasta, uncooked
Method:
Place the cubed beef into the crock pot.
Add the tomatoes, with the juice, to the crock pot.
Pour the stock into the crock pot.
Stir in both types of beans.
Add in the sliced carrots and diced onions.
Sprinkle in the salt and pepper and stir to incorporate the ingredients together.
Cover and cook on the low temperature setting 8 hours.
Stir in the uncooked pasta.
Recover, set the heat to high and continue cooking 40 minutes or until the pasta is tender.
Serving Size: 8
Notes:
In a hurry then cook this soup on the high setting for 4 hours. Remember the additional time for the pasta cook. When ready to serve sprinkle the top of each bowl with a little grated Parmesan cheese.
*I use Aldi diced tomatoes with garlic and oregano
Light and Creamy Broccoli Soup
Ingredients:
1kg fresh broccoli, chopped
1 tbsp unsalted margarine
Water
2 cups milk*
200g cream cheese, cubed
Method:
Remove any tough stalks from the broccoli and discard.
Place the chopped broccoli into the crock pot.
Dot the margarine over the broccoli.
Fill the crock pot with just enough water to cover the broccoli pieces.
Cover and cook on the high temperature setting for 2 hours.
Pour in the milk, recover and continue cooking 30 minutes.
Stir in the cheese, cover and continue cooking 20 minutes or until the cheese has completely melted into the soup.
Serving Size: 6
Notes:
If you want a little meat with your soup chop some cooked ham and add it to crock pot at the same time you add the broccoli.
*You can use low fat milk and cream cheese if you want to.
Ingredients:
1kg fresh broccoli, chopped
1 tbsp unsalted margarine
Water
2 cups milk*
200g cream cheese, cubed
Method:
Remove any tough stalks from the broccoli and discard.
Place the chopped broccoli into the crock pot.
Dot the margarine over the broccoli.
Fill the crock pot with just enough water to cover the broccoli pieces.
Cover and cook on the high temperature setting for 2 hours.
Pour in the milk, recover and continue cooking 30 minutes.
Stir in the cheese, cover and continue cooking 20 minutes or until the cheese has completely melted into the soup.
Serving Size: 6
Notes:
If you want a little meat with your soup chop some cooked ham and add it to crock pot at the same time you add the broccoli.
*You can use low fat milk and cream cheese if you want to.
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