Slow Cooker Pork & Veggie Stew

recipe & image from Betty Crocker

Easy Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup (GF)

recipe and image courtesy Evolving Table

Pressure Cooker Black Bean Chili

recipe and image courtesy Gimme Some Oven

Creamy Parmesan Mushroom & Spinach Tortellini Soup

recipe and image from Closet Cooking

Chicken Green Chile Enchilada Soup

 

I didn’t want to post this recipe as my own, since it’s actually Sweet Mama who originally introduced me to this soup, but I make it often and want easy access, so I took the liberty of posting it anyway.

Sweet Mama brought the ingredients for this soup when I had a new baby, and it was easy, quick, satisfying, and appealing for the entire family.  A really wonderful option for meal ministry.

recipe courtesy Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom; image courtesy Lil Luna

Easy Clam Chowder

I already have a clam chowder recipe I love, but I decided to try this one since it’s quite a bit less labor-intensive.  It is really good. 

recipe from:  http://www.melskitchencafe.com/my-favorite-boston-clam-chowder/

image courtesy:http://blogs.nordstrom.com/fashion/easy-classic-clam-chowder-recipe-whats-cooking/?crlt.pid=camp.wBbKCGjOxxDp

New England Clam Chowder

Every year, I make a culinary goal (that's weird, isn't it?).  My goal one year was to find the best clam chowder recipe out there.  This was my winner. 

recipe and image from Foodie Crush

Cauliflower Soup

I am obsessed with this soup!  It is so easy to put together, and it is delicious!  I have made it twice this last month.  I think (correct me if I’m wrong) it would be easy to make it GF if you have a flour substitution you trust with which to make a nice roux. 
recipe and image courtesy The Girl Who Ate Everything

If your kids don’t like cauliflower, you could puree it all for a creamy soup that they might like without knowing there’s cauliflower in it.  We love it chunky (in fact, I usually at least double up on the veggies) and we especially love it served with several dashes of chipotle-flavored Tabasco sauce on top!

Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

This soup is a family favorite year-round.  Sometimes, we even eat it cold out of the fridge during the summer!
image courtesy Season With Spice

White Bean, Bacon, & Spinach Soup

I just barely tried this recipe and had to share it because it was SO GOOD!  I think it would also be good with some Italian sausage or turkey sausage added in if you have a family that needs a little extra protein to call it a meal.  Or you could leave out the bacon and use tomato stock instead of the chicken stock if you wanted to make it vegetarian.  Recipe & Photo courtesy Cinnamon Spice & Everything Nice

I made a few slight modifications from the original, simply using what I had (canned tomatoes, bacon bits, and minced garlic) on hand rather than making a trip to the grocery store for fresh tomatoes, sliced bacon, or whole garlic cloves. I also purposefully didn’t puree it because I personally prefer a stew-y soup to a pureed one. 

From-Scratch Cream of Chicken Soup

I probably wouldn’t have gone to the trouble of making cream of chicken soup from scratch had I not recently been trying to make gluten-free funeral potatoes for Saucy Mama and her family.  I’m so glad I did, though, because this soup makes a really good & hearty meal on its own when served with a loaf of crusty bread or a salad on the side, and then I can use the leftovers to make my funeral potato casserole gluten-free.  I love it when I can prep two meals at once!

White Bean Chicken Chili

“We are not a chili family”. 

It’s sort of a motto around here.  I’ve tried a lot of different chili recipes, and I’ve never tasted a single one I liked.  Except this one, and that doesn’t count because it’s nothing like traditional “chili” because it uses white beans.  It’s a great way to use up your food storage dried beans! 
http://www.desertvistahealth.com/2011/03/quick-fix-white-chicken-chili.html

I usually leave the sour cream out of the pot and instead just garnish each bowl with a small dollop, mostly because I like the chili as much without it as I do with (and I don’t need the extra calories).  The kids like theirs with sour cream, though, so they get a nice little dollop on their bowls.