Provincial Soup

[she_flies]

In an attempt to get rid of leftover vegetables in my fridge I decided to make a veggie soup. It turned out quite good. Here's what I did. (though with this type of recipe everything is totally changeable - I love that

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[terriblelynne]

that sounds AMAZING.

Not to be outdone, I expanded on your balsamic mushrooms today by putting two turkey thighs and a cup of chicken stock in my crock pot with a bunch of mushrooms and about 2/3 bottle of newman's own balsamic. And it turned out lovely!

[she_flies]

hey, I am totally happy to be the foundation for good recipes! It sounds fab! Mushrooms are the best :)

[terriblelynne]

Yay spongy yumyums!

[tsarren]

That sounds yummy! I have a personal preference for starting out any soup by sauteing onion (and celery, red pepper flakes, and ground black pepper if present) - it really adds to the flavour (and adds fat, which I seem to have trouble getting enough of unless I constantly stock ice cream and avocados). I used to just throw stuff in a pot until it was all cooked, but once I tried frying the onion first, I never went back.

Suggestion - add some beans, to complete the protein in the rice?

[she_flies]

I wanted to add beans....thought I had a can, but didn't. It wasn't a planned recipe, just a throw-whatever-ya-got-in-the-pot. But, next time I will try to have some beans on hand :)

And I am definately going to try your suggestion for sauteing! Not that I need the extra fat, but it sounds yummy!