A toddler + soup = a huge mess. Usually, when introducing soup to a tot
or small child (or even a preteen) it is best to make sure the bowl is
2/3 of the way full of "stuff" (meat, noodles, veggies) and 1/3 of the
way full with liquid. What happens most of the time is that Sam and I
are left with bowls of broth with one sad carrot floating around and the
kids have bowls of the good stuff.
Fuck that. I want some noodles, too.
I present to you: Tot
Friendly Vegetable Soup. Light on the spices, heavy on nutrients, and
mostly comprised of the "good stuff." Add in a buttermilk biscuit on
the side and this is the perfect family friendly meal to welcome fall.
Hope and Sam didn't even know I snuck in turnips; when the turnips are
peeled and chopped they looked just like taters. Mwhahahahahahahaha!
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons of butter
1/2 cup diced carrots
1 cup diced onion
5 cups hot chicken stock
1 cup hot water
1 cup diced, peeled turnip
1 cup diced, peeled potato
1 cup tomato, seeded and diced
1 cup uncooked alphabet noodles
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1 teaspoon of salt
1/4 teaspoon of pepper
1 cup chopped spinach or cabbage
Directions:
Heat butter in a large saucepan. Add onion, celery, carrots, potatoes,
and turnips and cook on
medium heat until slightly softened. Then add your broth, tomatoes,
noodles, parsley, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil on medium heat.
Lower the temperature, cover, and simmer for 35 minutes. Then
add your cup of spinach or cabbage. Cook about 5 minutes more. Add
parsley, salt, and pepper to taste if you wish.
Sam added a bit
of hot sauce to his bowl and really loved it. Atticus and Hope both ate
the soup without complaints so that is certainly a win! Overall, I thought the soup not flavorful enough. However, I'm the person digging curried soups that no one else will touch. I guess it is all about perspective.
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Week 3 -- Split Pea Soup
Week 2 -- Curried Butternut Squash Soup
Week 1 -- Chicken Stock
1 comment:
Yes! You totally feed all of the good noodle and chicken bits to the kids and get stuck with all veg and broth. Blech. I'm glad you've solved that problem!
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