HEALTHY RECIPES

When the temperatures drop and the days get shorter, nothing hits the spot like a bowl of warm soup. You can prepare one of these canned soups but they aren’t always healthy with conservatives and other products. It’s better for you to prepare your own soup, it’s much healthier.

Here are some healthy soups recipes with amazing tastes.

The first healthy soup recipe you can try on is the avocado buttermilk soup with crab salad:  place buttermilk, chopped fresh tomatillos, chicken broth, salt, ripe pilled avocados, serrano pepper, garlic clove, minced red bell peppers, in and blender then process until smooth; combine bell pepper and chopped fresh chives, lemon juice and crabmeat; toss gently to combine; spoon about 3/4 cup soup into each of 4 bowls; top each serving with about 1/3 cup crabmeat mixture. Isn’t that amazing?!

The second healthy soup recipe you can try is the chili-spiced chicken soup recipe: put canola oil, chicken breast, sweet onion, red, green and yellow bell peppers in a bowl to prepare the spice blend; then to prepare the soup heat oil in a saucepan with medium heat; add chicken and one and half tablespoon of spice blend; sautee for 8 minutes; then heat oil with onion, bell peppers, garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon salt; sprinkle vegetable mixture with remaining spice blend; sauté until vegetables are tender; stir in chicken, corn, broth, and tomatoes; bring to a boil; then reduce heat; simmer 15 minutes; and add lime juice.

You can serve with cilantro sprigs if you want.

There are other easy healthy soup recipes, and  you can even create your own recipe using any kind of vegetables you can find: healthy broccoli soup recipe or even a healthy crock pot soup recipe. Making a healthy soup is not a hard task, you just need to use some of your imagination, or take an easier way and find some simple, easy and healthy recipe on the net or in some cook books, such as the chicken and spinach soup with fresh pesto recipe which is very a fragrant and Italian-flavoured soup recipe.

CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP RECIPE

What is more delightful than a cream soup? The following are some cream soup recipes that you have to try. First, try this cream of asparagus soup recipe, maybe one of the most famous cream soups: first cut tips from asparagus one and half inch from top and chop the remaining; melt butter in pot; add onions and cook until translucent; then add the chopped asparagus to the onions; sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste; then cook for 5 minutes; add broth, water, and thyme to the pot; augment the heat to a boil, then reduce to a simmer; simmer, covered, until the asparagus are tender; then at the end of cooking, stir in chopped parsley; while soup is on fire, blanche the asparagus tips in a small pot of boiling, salted water until the tips are just tender; drain; rinse to stop the cooking; then set aside; then use an immersion blender to blend the soup until smooth; stir in cream, vermouth and a squeeze of lemon juice; season with salt and pepper to taste; finally garnish with asparagus tips, and you can enjoy the greatest soup!

You can also try this easy cream of celery soup recipe: heat oil and fry onion and garlic in a pot; add celery and potatoes and fry on low heat for 5 minutes; add chicken stock, salt and pepper, then bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes; then blend with a stick blender; add cream and stir well; then add some crusty rolls and you can serve.

Among numerous cream soup recipes, you can also try the cream of chicken soup recipe: in a saucepan, place water, stock, chicken, onion, celery and leek; bring to boil, reduce heat; then simmer for one hour; transfer chicken to a bowl, remove bones and shred; next, melt butter, add flour; cook for one minute; stir in mixture and cream gradually; then bring to boil; reduce heat and add chicken; cook for 15 minutes; season with salt and pepper; sprinkle with parsley and serve.

Enjoy your cream soup!