Soup help

Recently I had a terrific Greek chicken and rice soup with lemon at the Aegean Restaurant in Shalimar.
My sister and I loved it. We THINK the recipe is as follows

Chicken stock 1 box
cooked chicken pieces, cut into bite sized pieces
1/4 - 1/3 Cup uncooked white rice
half a lemon juice maybe?
garlic, salt, white pepper to taste
4 eggs (beat them, add hot stock to eggs first then add eggs to soup, VIP)
and another herb we could not identify, like cilantro or ???
Then prepare as you would any soup, heat stock, add chicken, rice seasonings, eggs with stock and simmer gently until rice is done

Anyway, the most important thing is adding the stock to the beaten eggs BEFORE adding them to the soup; that way the eggs don't cook like they do in egg-drop soup.
It was light, rich and very tasty....try it. My days/nights off are thei Wed/Thurs so I intend to try it then, will let you know how mine turns out

This is Sarawind's recipe- it is yummy! If we ever get "soup weather" here again,I will be making it!


CROCK POT CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

It's been snowing and sleeting outside :yikes:, so I just went to the store and got the ingredients for Sarawind's soup. Didn't have time for a crock pot, so I sauteed the onions and garlic and then added the rest of the stuff. Now it'll simmer until hubby gets home. It does look yummy! :clap:

Here's a really simple Chicken Tortilla Soup:

1 (16 oz.) can fat-free refried beans
1 (14 oz.) can fat-free chicken broth
1 (11oz.) can whole kernel corn with liquid
1 (15 1/2 oz.) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup chicken breasts, cooked and chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 cup chunky salsa (mild, medium or hot)
1 small can mild or spicy green chilies

Combine all ingredients and bring to a boil. Simmer for about half an hour or more, stirring occasionally. Top with sour cream, cheese, tortilla chips, etc.

I always double or triple the recipe to make a large pot of this. The hardest part is to cook the chicken so you could go even simpler and get a deli chicken.

thank you suncat, this looks perfect! soup should be simple.

It's been snowing and sleeting outside :yikes:, so I just went to the store and got the ingredients for Sarawind's soup. Didn't have time for a crock pot, so I sauteed the onions and garlic and then added the rest of the stuff. Now it'll simmer until hubby gets home. It does look yummy! :clap:

Soup was awesome. Only change I made was adding one more can of black beans because I love black beans. Thanks, Sarawind. I will definitely use this recipe again. :clap:

okay you sowallers, I'm sharing my mom's beef and vegetable soup. this is so delicious with hot southern cornbread slathered with butter. this is a "complete comfort food". and easy.

2 lbs. ground round
1 chopped onion (sweet)
1 heart of celery, chopped
1 large can Hunts whole tomatoes, pureed
1 1/2 large can water
1 cup frozen lima beans
1 cup frozen cut okra
1 cup frozen white shoepeg corn
1 cup frozen peas (blackeyed, pinkeyed,crowder, or any other)
1 hot pepper ( not necessary) I like the skinny green hot peppers, but you can use jalapeno.
Salt and pepper (Don't under or overdo)

Brown meat with onions and celery. Then add tomatoes and water. Then add veggies. (You can take the pepper out at any time, if it's getting too hot for your family.
Bring soup to a boil and then cut heat to a low heat, but still a very light boil. Cook till and veggies are done. I like to cook mine about an hour and a half. Good luck.

Here is a pretty good White Chicken Chili recipe:

4 cups cooked chicken breast meat (I sautee cut up breast meat in olive oil, but in a pinch, and to make it easy, you can use frozen or refrigerated fajita chicken, chopped)
2 16oz cans great northern beans
1 can cannellini beans
2 4oz cans chopped green chilis
4 cups chicken broth ( I also, will sometimes, use knorr chicken cubes instead)
2 cups 1/2 & 1/2
1/2 cup white wine (or more)
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp oregano
dash cayenne
3 cups grated monterey jack cheese

In a large stock pot put all the ingredients except cheese. Heat until steaming. Add the cheese until melted and serve!

any of these ingredients are optional. sauteeing onion & garlic before adding ingredients would be good as well.
This is really good on a cold night or day with corn bread and a salad.

okay you sowallers, I'm sharing my mom's beef and vegetable soup. this is so delicious with hot southern cornbread slathered with butter. this is a "complete comfort food". and easy.

Here is a pretty good White Chicken Chili recipe:

can't wait to try these.

okay you sowallers, I'm sharing my mom's beef and vegetable soup. this is so delicious with hot southern cornbread slathered with butter. this is a "complete comfort food". and easy.

2 lbs. ground round
1 chopped onion (sweet)
1 heart of celery, chopped
1 large can Hunts whole tomatoes, pureed
1 1/2 large can water
1 cup frozen lima beans
1 cup frozen cut okra
1 cup frozen white shoepeg corn
1 cup frozen peas (blackeyed, pinkeyed,crowder, or any other)
1 hot pepper ( not necessary) I like the skinny green hot peppers, but you can use jalapeno.
Salt and pepper (Don't under or overdo)

Brown meat with onions and celery. Then add tomatoes and water. Then add veggies. (You can take the pepper out at any time, if it's getting too hot for your family.
Bring soup to a boil and then cut heat to a low heat, but still a very light boil. Cook till and veggies are done. I like to cook mine about an hour and a half. Good luck.

mom called. she forgot to include the potato in this recipe! how can anyone forget the ____ing potato? (is that allowed?)

so please add:
1 or 2 potatoes - diced.

mom called. she forgot to include the potato in this recipe! how can anyone forget the ____ing potato? (is that allowed?)

so please add:
1 or 2 potatoes - diced.

hey, it's alright my uncle loves his mother's chili (my grandmother) so everytime he comes from bham to visit she makes some for him. last time he kept saying "something doesn't taste right with this chili", bless my grandmother's sweet soul she had forgotten the tomatoes.:scratch:

mom called. she forgot to include the potato in this recipe! how can anyone forget the ____ing potato? (is that allowed?)

so please add:
1 or 2 potatoes - diced.

This is so funny....considering I just finished reading that thread :funn::floor::clap:

hey, it's alright my uncle loves his mother's chili (my grandmother) so everytime he comes from bham to visit she makes some for him. last time he kept saying "something doesn't taste right with this chili", bless my grandmother's sweet soul she had forgotten the tomatoes.:scratch:

:lolabove: we have all done it. ask jdarg about my seafood and corn chowder without the corn.

:lolabove: we have all done it. ask jdarg about my seafood and corn chowder without the corn.

It was so delish that I didn't notice the absence of corn.:lol: :clap: