Family Features —
Few things warm your body and soul quite like a bowl of hot and hearty soup on a chilly day. Don’t be left out in the cold this winter. Make sure you have a pantry stocked with the right ingredients to make a delicious, comforting soup any time your taste buds desire. Here’s what you need:
Grains and Legumes — Grains, pastas and legumes are a must. They offer filling fiber along with great taste and texture.
• Brown rice
• Long grain rice
• Rigatoni
• Small pastas such as orzo or ditalini
• Farfalle
• Egg noodles
• Canned beans such as pinto, black, cannellini/white kidney, and lentils
• Couscous
• Quinoa or barley
Vegetables — Adding two or three vegetables to a recipe brings color, flavor and vitamins to your soup.
• Roasted peppers
• Canned corn
• Canned tomatoes
• Dried mushrooms
• Onions
• Carrots
• Celery
Broths and Stocks — For an inexpensive way to season your soup, make your own stock and freeze it for whenever you need it. You can also buy broth at the grocery store and save in your pantry until needed. Either way, make sure to keep a variety on hand for different kinds of soup.
• Low sodium chicken broth or stock
• Beef broth or stock
• Vegetable broth or stock
• Soup bases, such as turkey, chicken or beef
Proteins — Make sure to hold onto your leftovers. Ham, bacon, turkey, chicken, beef and sausage can all be great flavor additions. These two soup recipes will help you enjoy every last bite of your remaining Smithfield ham and its rich, smoky flavor.
Winter Root Vegetable and
Ham Soup
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
2 cups leftover Smithfield ham, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large leek, chopped
4 cups diced butternut squash
2 medium carrots, peeled and diced
2 large Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and diced
1 large parsnip, peeled and diced
1 large garlic clove, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups chopped escarole
3 cups vegetable broth
Directions:
In medium saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add leeks and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in cumin; cook 1 minute until fragrant.
Stir in broth, butternut squash, carrots, potatoes, parsnip, Smithfield ham and pepper. Over high heat, heat to boiling; reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 15 minutes until vegetables are almost tender, stirring occasionally. Add escarole; cook 5 minutes longer.
Hearty Pasta Fagiole with Ham
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
2 cups leftover Smithfield ham, diced
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 16-ounce cans white kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 large tomato, diced
4 large garlic cloves, minced
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
2 cups ditalini or tubetini pasta, cooked
2 cups chicken broth
Grated Parmesan cheese
Directions:
In 3-quart saucepan over medium heat, in hot oil, cook garlic, about 3 minutes, until softened. Add white kidney beans, tomato, chicken broth, ham and pepper; over high heat, heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
To serve, stir in parsley. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese.
Stock up on soup essentials today so you can enjoy the perfect soup any time you want. You can find more recipes and tips like these at www.smithfield.com.
SOURCE: Smithfield.
Features
Related Photos
-
Winter Root Vegetable and Ham Soup is perfect for chilly winter days. FAMILY FEATURES
-
Hearty Pasta Fagiole features ham, kidney beans and Parmesan cheese. FAMILY FEATURES
Discussion
Soup essentials for chilly days
- Features
-
-
VIDEO: How technology helps predict tornadoes
At the National Storm Prediction Center in Oklahoma, the team charged with predicting tornadoes relies on ever-changing technology to determine when and where storms may strike.
-
Rude teens an example of emotional narcissism
Q: I went into my 17-year-old’s bedroom to wake him this morning. After some urging, he eventually got up and then told me he hated me. What is the appropriate consequence for this sort of disrespect?
-
The would’a, could’a, should’as of Edmond living
“Would’a, could’a, should’a” might be the most useless contractions in the English language — especially when preceded by “if only” — but I’m not letting that stop me.
If only I’d known what was coming, I would’a stayed out of Edmond’s seductive garden shops last weekend, but it’s been a long, cold winter and I couldn’t resist all those colorful flowery offerings begging, “Take me! “Take me!” -
VIDEO: Man hands out Abercrombie clothes on Skid Row in bid to shame brand
Anger has mounted online against clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch due to comments made by its chief executive and its strategy of not making women's clothing in any size above large.
-
Feces contaminates 58 percent of public swimming pools
Human feces taints more than half of public swimming pools, a finding U.S. health officials are using to urge better personal hygiene as the summer months approach.
-
VIDEO: One by one, homes in Calif. subdivision sinking
Scott and Robin Spivey had a sinking feeling that something was wrong with their home when cracks began snaking across their walls in March. Within two weeks their property dropped 10 feet below the street.
-
5 takeaways from the IRS report
What are the key takeaways from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration's report on the Internal Revenue Service's decision to subject conservative groups to heightened scrutiny?
-
How to get the most out of your air conditioner this summer
Experts say preventative maintenance on your air conditioner can save you hundreds of dollars.
-
VIDEO: How robots will shape the future
Robots could revolutionize everything from learning to fitness. Tech reporter Rich DeMuro shows how companies are using robots to shape the future.
-
Bodily waste can help solve the energy crisis, author says
Bodily waste is widely considered a topic not to be discussed in polite company; it's something to be flushed and forgotten. But a new book argues that waste, in all its human and animal forms, is worth getting to know intimately.
- More Features Headlines
-
