Comforting Home style Soups

During winter time one of our favorite family traditions is to gather around a big crockpot of our favorite soups,with an added touch of fast and easy breadsticks or moist homemade cornbread.

Creamy Chicken Soup Recipe-

Ingredients:

4- Boneless and Skinless Chicken Breasts 

1/2 cup- chicken granules ( or 4 cubes)             2- stalks of chopped celery

4- peeled potatoes (diced)

3- peeled carrots diced

1- green onion cut finely

2- 10.5 oz. cream of chicken soup

1- cup sour cream

1- cup velveeta cheese

Directions:

-In a large pot of water add chicken breasts,1/2 cup chicken bouillon, and celery

- Boil until done

- Remove cooked chicken and put aside

- Add to chicken broth carrots, and green onions 

- Boil for 5 minutes, and add potatoes

- Boil until potatoes and carrots are tender

- Turn heat on low, and wait until soup stops boiling

- Add chopped chicken, sour cream,cream of chicken soup, and velveeta cheese

- Stir occasionally until sour cream and velveeta cheese are melted

- Transfer to crock pot set on warm and enjoy!

Notes: 

*Several of the ingredients in this chicken soup recipe can be made ahead , and kept in your freezer for those last minute meal ideas

*As shown in the picture large amounts of chicken can be cooked ahead of time with the chicken bouillon and celery. After chopping chicken into pieces place in freezer bags or containers

 (sprinkle additional chicken bouillon in bag with chicken, then place in freezer)

* You can melt velveeta cheese and cream of chicken soup in a saucepan ahead of time (stirring frequently until melted) Put in freezer containers and place in freezer

Fiesta Taco Soup-

Ingredients:

1 lb- hamburger

1/2 cup-onion finely chopped or 2 teaspoons onion salt

2- 16 oz. cans kidney beans drained

3- cups water

2- 8 oz. cans tomato paste

1- large can stewed tomatoes chopped or 2- 16 oz. cans diced tomatoes

1~ 2- packages of taco seasonings (to taste)

1- large can of corn

1- can sliced olives

Garnish with sour cream, corn chips, and grated cheese                             

Directions:

1- brown hamburger with onion and drain
2- add hamburger to crockpot

3- add kidney beans, water, tomato paste, tomatoes, and seasonings

4- set on low for 8 hrs.

5- stir occasionally

6- serve with chips, sour cream, and cheese

Quick and Easy Breadsticks-

Ingredients:

1- loaf rhodes bread dough

1- stick butter

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder or garlic salt    

1/2 teaspoon basil

2 cups parmesan cheese

Directions:

1- Remove Rhodes dough from freezer and place in plastic bag in fridge over night

2:- In the morning take dough out of fridge and place on counter to let raise

3- Roll out dough on greased surface in a rectangle shape

4- Slice dough in half horizontally and cut in strips vertically

5- Take a 9x13 pan and place on stove top on low, melt butter

6- Add garlic powder and basil

7: Remove from stove and take each bread stick and dip in melted butter 

8: Place in the same 9x13 pan 

9: Sprinkle with parmesan cheese on top

10: Let breadsticks raise for 1 hr ( cover with greased plastic)

11: Bake at 375 F for 15- 20 min, or until light brown on top

The BEST cornbread around-

Ingredients: 

1 1/4 cups flour

3/4 cup corn meal

1/4 cup sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup milk

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1 egg beaten

1/2 box yellow cake mix (made as directed on box)

Directions:

1- Mix above ingredients and add 1/2 box cake mix (made up as directed on package)

2- Mix together well (stirring only)

3- Pour into greased 9x13 baking pan

4- Bake at 400 F for 20-25 min. or until light brown

5- Drizzle with melted butter on top