Wild Rice Soup

Yield

10 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 large carrot, shredded
  • 1 celery rib, chopped
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 8 cups chicken broth
  • 3 cups cooked wild rice
  • 1 cup cubed cooked chicken breast
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 cup fat-free evaporated milk
  • 1/4 cup minced chives

Directions

  1. In a large saucepan, saute the onion, carrot and celery in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually add broth. Stir in the rice, chicken, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. stir in milk; cook 3-5 minutes longer. Garnish with chives. Yield: 10 servings (2-1/2 quarts).

Wild Rice Soup

Ingredients

  • see instructions

Directions

  1. Wash 1 cup rice and put in sauce pan with 2 cans chicken broth . Cook until tender – 45 min.
  2. Combine: 3 cans cream of mushroom soup and 3 cans of milk
  3. Saute: 1/2 lbs minced bacon (until very crisp) then add 1 medium minced onion, 1 can stems and pieces mushrooms (add juice to soup) 3-4 stalks minced celery. (Saute until tender).
  4. Mix all ingredients together, add salt, pepper and 1/2 cup white wine (if you wish)
  5. Simmer about 1 hour.
  6. Makes a dutch over full (serves about 12, can be frozen.

Weight Watchers Cabbage Soup

You can each as much of this as you like. It is good for you

Yield

8 servings

Ingredients

  • 3 cups beef broth
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 cups chopped cabbage
  • 1/2 cup yellow onion
  • 1/2 cup chopped carrot
  • 1/2 cup green beans
  • 1/2 cup chopped zucchini
  • 1/2 tsp basil
  • 1/2 tsp oregano
  • salt and pepper

Directions

  1. Spray pot with non stick cooking spray; saute onions carrots and garlic for 5 minutes
  2. Add broth, tomato paste, cabbage, green beans, basil, oregano and salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Simmer for about 5-10 minutes until all vegetables are tender, then add the zucchini and simmer for another 5 or so minutes
  4. You can customize by changing up vegetables.

Strawberries

Uncle Don favourite

Yield

3 dozen

Ingredients

  • 1 large jello powder mix
  • ¾ cup eagle brand milk
  • 2 cups coconut

Directions

  1. Mix together. Shape into strawberry shape. Roll in additional jello. Use chopped green glazed cherries for stem.