Cozy Warm Soup
My co-worker LL made this soup and shared a taste of it with me. It's so good! I'm calling it Cozy Warm Soup, because it's perfect for a day like today that's full of drizzling rain and emphatic gusts. Though the original recipe is for beef and beef bouillon, an easy switch makes it vegetarian, and the ingredients are things that I usually have around in the freezer/cupboards. I've found vege bouillon at PCC; alternately, you can substitute the water for vegetable broth or stock as long as you adjust for the quantity of salt.
Beef Soup
One pound of leanest ground beef or vegetarian product
One large onion
One small bag of mixed veggies (carrots, peas, corn, green beans, cannelli or white kidney bean)
¼ cup orzo
6 cups water
6 beef bouillon cubes
1 28oz can of whole peeled tomatoes (liquefy in blender)
pepper
two cloves of garlic
Cook beef onion and garlic together until beef is browned, pour off grease. If you are using TVP or other meatless, cook the onion and garlic in a few tablespoons of oil (olive oil adds a good flavor) until they are soft but not browned, then add the vegetarian product to warm it. Add tomatoes, water, pepper and bouillon cubes and bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to simmer for twenty minutes. Add orzo and vegetables and simmer for 15 minutes.
Since I'm a comment whore today, why don't you tell me about your favorite comfort food?
Beef Soup
One pound of leanest ground beef or vegetarian product
One large onion
One small bag of mixed veggies (carrots, peas, corn, green beans, cannelli or white kidney bean)
¼ cup orzo
6 cups water
6 beef bouillon cubes
1 28oz can of whole peeled tomatoes (liquefy in blender)
pepper
two cloves of garlic
Cook beef onion and garlic together until beef is browned, pour off grease. If you are using TVP or other meatless, cook the onion and garlic in a few tablespoons of oil (olive oil adds a good flavor) until they are soft but not browned, then add the vegetarian product to warm it. Add tomatoes, water, pepper and bouillon cubes and bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to simmer for twenty minutes. Add orzo and vegetables and simmer for 15 minutes.
Since I'm a comment whore today, why don't you tell me about your favorite comfort food?