I've been fighting a cold and not feeling peppy. Two of my boys and my husband are sick as well and they all requested soup. Since I wasn't wanting to spend a lot of time 'prepping' I made a lazy soup...and we loved it.
1 onion, pureed
2 or 3 large carrots, peeled and pureed
2 or 3 cloves garlic, pureed
2 to 4 quarts broth (depending on how much soup you need to make)
1 to 2 pounds ground beef
a few handfuls broccoli heads (stalks removed, just the little flowery parts)
several large handfuls of spinach, sliced small
2 large leaves of kale, cut into tiny pieces
2 zucchini, made into "noodles" (use a julienne peeler or spiralizer)
Puree the onion, carrots and garlic. Add to a large stock pot with the broth and bring to a boil. Once it's boiling drop in small bits of ground beef, no fancy meatballs this time around. Alternately, you could dump the whole chunk of meat in and use a masher or spoon to break it up as it cooks. After adding the beef, reduce heat and cover with a lid. Let simmer 15 to 20 minutes. Add the broccoli and let cook about 10 minutes. Add the zucchini noodles, kale and spinach. Cook about 5 minutes or until zucchini noodles are soft. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
I cooked this until the broccoli and other veggies were MUSH. Several of us had sore throats and didn't want to swallow "rough" things.
Fast, easy, tasty, very nourishing. This would also be great with sauerkraut or kimchi, avocados and olive oil drizzled on top.
This is a Stage 1 recipe.
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Saturday, August 20, 2011
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Simple Chicken Noodle Soup
I know I've posted about chicken noodle soup before, but this is the latest version and we like it lots better.
1 large onion, diced (I try to get this super small)
several chicken thighs (or any type of chicken meat), cut into small bite-sized pieces
In a soup pot, saute the onions until soft, about 20 minutes. Add the chicken and cook until browned. Throw in:
2 to 3 stalks celery, sliced
3 or 4 handfuls baby carrots, sliced
chicken broth - 2 to 4 quarts, depending on how many people you need to feed
Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer, covered, for 20 to 30 minutes or until carrots are soft. Meanwhile, make zucchini noodles. To do this, wash and dry some zucchini (I use 2 or 3 for our family of 6). Using a vegetable peeler or julienne cutter (small, hand-held peeler that creates noodles!) slide the peeler down the zucchini. I go until I hit the seeds. I also cut large zucchini in half so the noodles aren't a foot long.
Once the carrots are soft, add the zucchini noodles and return to a boil. Let boil for 2 to 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. I often add in a few cloves of crushed garlic at this point as well.
This is good with a little olive oil drizzled in. We've added sauerkraut as well, but kimchi would be better (I'm out right now).
Without the celery this is a Stage 1 recipe. If you add celery then it's Stage 3.
1 large onion, diced (I try to get this super small)
several chicken thighs (or any type of chicken meat), cut into small bite-sized pieces
In a soup pot, saute the onions until soft, about 20 minutes. Add the chicken and cook until browned. Throw in:
2 to 3 stalks celery, sliced
3 or 4 handfuls baby carrots, sliced
chicken broth - 2 to 4 quarts, depending on how many people you need to feed
Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer, covered, for 20 to 30 minutes or until carrots are soft. Meanwhile, make zucchini noodles. To do this, wash and dry some zucchini (I use 2 or 3 for our family of 6). Using a vegetable peeler or julienne cutter (small, hand-held peeler that creates noodles!) slide the peeler down the zucchini. I go until I hit the seeds. I also cut large zucchini in half so the noodles aren't a foot long.
Once the carrots are soft, add the zucchini noodles and return to a boil. Let boil for 2 to 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. I often add in a few cloves of crushed garlic at this point as well.
This is good with a little olive oil drizzled in. We've added sauerkraut as well, but kimchi would be better (I'm out right now).
Without the celery this is a Stage 1 recipe. If you add celery then it's Stage 3.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Curried Lentil Soup
I made this several days ago and froze 3 quart-sized bags of it. I have since re-heated one and it didn't effect the taste or texture. The soup was okay, but not nearly "curried" enough for me. I LOVE curry. It's rather an obsession of mine. In fact, it was sort of bland. I like the concept of the soup (nourishing, filling, inexpensive) but need to tweak it a bit. One of the boys said it needed "bits of meat". I agree. When I re-heated it I added some cooked steak and it greatly improved the flavor.
The original recipe is found here.
3 large onions, chopped
4 carrots, peeled and chopped
2 tbsp. butter or ghee
2 tbsp. coconut oil or tallow
2 quarts stock (any flavor will work)
2 c. red or brown lentils*
1/2 tsp. dried green peppercorns (I will leave out next time...it didn't add)
2 tbsp. curry paste, red, green or yellow (which may or may not have GAPS legal ingredients -read the label carefully)
sea salt or fish sauce, to taste
In a large soup pot, cook the onions and carrots in butter/ghee and coconut oil/tallow until soft. This takes about 30 minutes on medium low. Once the veggies are soft, add the stock and lentils and bring to a boil. Skim off the foam, reduce heat and add the curry paste. Cover and simmer until the lentils are soft. Mine took about 45 minutes. Puree with an immersion (handheld) blender. I left it about half chunky, half pureed. Season with salt (or fish sauce) and pepper to taste.
*Soak the lentils at least 7 hours before cooking with 3 tbsp. whey or apple cider vinegar and filtered water. Use a bit more water than covers the lentils. Drain and rinse before cooking. Green and brown lentils don't turn mushy or dissolve like red lentils tend to do.
We all added sauerkraut to it (which was great) and some tried it with kimchi. Also great.
Some additions I tried when I re-heated and would definitely do next time around:
chopped avocado
garlic cloves (1 per bowl or else in the pot of soup)
cooked meat (beef, chicken or pork)
olive oil - drizzled on the top
fermented food - sauerkraut, kimchi, etc.
sautéed, chopped greens - spinach or kale
Lentils can be eaten when you reach the Full Stage of the diet.
The original recipe is found here.
3 large onions, chopped
4 carrots, peeled and chopped
2 tbsp. butter or ghee
2 tbsp. coconut oil or tallow
2 quarts stock (any flavor will work)
2 c. red or brown lentils*
1/2 tsp. dried green peppercorns (I will leave out next time...it didn't add)
2 tbsp. curry paste, red, green or yellow (which may or may not have GAPS legal ingredients -read the label carefully)
sea salt or fish sauce, to taste
In a large soup pot, cook the onions and carrots in butter/ghee and coconut oil/tallow until soft. This takes about 30 minutes on medium low. Once the veggies are soft, add the stock and lentils and bring to a boil. Skim off the foam, reduce heat and add the curry paste. Cover and simmer until the lentils are soft. Mine took about 45 minutes. Puree with an immersion (handheld) blender. I left it about half chunky, half pureed. Season with salt (or fish sauce) and pepper to taste.
*Soak the lentils at least 7 hours before cooking with 3 tbsp. whey or apple cider vinegar and filtered water. Use a bit more water than covers the lentils. Drain and rinse before cooking. Green and brown lentils don't turn mushy or dissolve like red lentils tend to do.
We all added sauerkraut to it (which was great) and some tried it with kimchi. Also great.
Some additions I tried when I re-heated and would definitely do next time around:
chopped avocado
garlic cloves (1 per bowl or else in the pot of soup)
cooked meat (beef, chicken or pork)
olive oil - drizzled on the top
fermented food - sauerkraut, kimchi, etc.
sautéed, chopped greens - spinach or kale
Lentils can be eaten when you reach the Full Stage of the diet.
Friday, August 5, 2011
Shredded Beef Soup
I made some shredded beef soup the other day, following this recipe from Grain Free Foodies. My older boys, the kimchi lovers, thought I was disgusting to put it in my soup....and then they tried it and went crazy. One of them had 3 bowls of it! The original recipe is for one bowl of soup, but I adapted to make a large pot.
Beef broth (enough for a pot of soup)
beef, cooked and shredded (the meat picked from soup bones works well)
2 or 3 cloves garlic, minced
Heat the above until warm. Ladle into bowls. At the table add any of the following:
kimchi OR sauerkraut (we tried both and loved it both ways)
green onions, sliced
cilantro, chopped
hot pepper sauce (like Tabasco)
avocado
olive oil
This is a Stage 3 recipe due to eating the fermented foods as well as avocado and cilantro.
Beef broth (enough for a pot of soup)
beef, cooked and shredded (the meat picked from soup bones works well)
2 or 3 cloves garlic, minced
Heat the above until warm. Ladle into bowls. At the table add any of the following:
kimchi OR sauerkraut (we tried both and loved it both ways)
green onions, sliced
cilantro, chopped
hot pepper sauce (like Tabasco)
avocado
olive oil
This is a Stage 3 recipe due to eating the fermented foods as well as avocado and cilantro.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Italian Meatball Soup with Greens
This soup was delicious and simple. Everyone loved it. A few people added sauerkraut in as well.
Meatballs (you could use any recipe for these)
1 onion
4 cloves garlic
1/4 c. parsley (leave out until Stage 3)
2 eggs
salt (I used about 1 tsp or so)
black pepper
2 tbsp. parmesan cheese (we're not eating dairy yet)
2 tbsp. psyllium seed husks (didn't have...don't know if it's legal)
1 1/2 lbs. ground beef (I used 2 pounds - you could probably use chicken or turkey as well)
Puree everything except the beef in the food processor - you could leave it a little chunkier if you want but my kids won't eat them that way. In a separate bowl, mix the beef with the pureed stuff. Shape into meatballs.
For the soup:
3 quarts homemade chicken stock (I used some beef broth too)
1 large bunch kale or spinach, chopped into bite-sized pieces (I used some of each - a LOT of each)
Bring the stock to a boil then reduce heat to a simmer. Add the meatballs and gently drop in. I didn't shape them before this stage. Once it was simmering I made them and dropped them in one by one. Simmer, covered, for 20 to 30 minutes then add the greens. Let simmer for 10 to 15 minutes more. Serve w/additonal parmesan cheese (if you're up to that Stage yet).
Without adding the parsley to the meatballs, this would be a Stage 1 recipe. The parsley can be added in Stage 3. Parmesan cheese can be eaten in Full.
Meatballs (you could use any recipe for these)
1 onion
4 cloves garlic
1/4 c. parsley (leave out until Stage 3)
2 eggs
salt (I used about 1 tsp or so)
black pepper
2 tbsp. parmesan cheese (we're not eating dairy yet)
2 tbsp. psyllium seed husks (didn't have...don't know if it's legal)
1 1/2 lbs. ground beef (I used 2 pounds - you could probably use chicken or turkey as well)
Puree everything except the beef in the food processor - you could leave it a little chunkier if you want but my kids won't eat them that way. In a separate bowl, mix the beef with the pureed stuff. Shape into meatballs.
For the soup:
3 quarts homemade chicken stock (I used some beef broth too)
1 large bunch kale or spinach, chopped into bite-sized pieces (I used some of each - a LOT of each)
Bring the stock to a boil then reduce heat to a simmer. Add the meatballs and gently drop in. I didn't shape them before this stage. Once it was simmering I made them and dropped them in one by one. Simmer, covered, for 20 to 30 minutes then add the greens. Let simmer for 10 to 15 minutes more. Serve w/additonal parmesan cheese (if you're up to that Stage yet).
Without adding the parsley to the meatballs, this would be a Stage 1 recipe. The parsley can be added in Stage 3. Parmesan cheese can be eaten in Full.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Meal Ideas - Soup
All of these soups are appropriate for Full GAPS. Some of them will require modifications, but I've tried to list what those changes would be. Not all soups are Stage 1 legal so please look through the ingredients to determine which Stage you could add it. I have a recipe index for each of the Stages which lists the various recipes (and soups) which would be appropriate, if you need help.
I have not made all these soups yet. As I make a recipe I will post a review with any modifications I made.
Please let me know if you have any recipes to add. You can never have too many soup recipes for GAPS!!!
Thai Coconut Soup or this - homemade coconut milk & fish sauce, honey instead of agave, no grapeseed oil for sautéing
Thai Lemongrass Soup
Lentil Soup - you can modify any lentil soup recipe
Kale and Veggie Soup
Curried Lentil Soup
Hungarian Mushroom Soup
Tuscan Wedding Soup - GAPS legal beans, homemade breadcrumbs, sub broth for wine
Easy Chicken "Noodle" Soup
I have not made all these soups yet. As I make a recipe I will post a review with any modifications I made.
Please let me know if you have any recipes to add. You can never have too many soup recipes for GAPS!!!
Thai Coconut Soup or this - homemade coconut milk & fish sauce, honey instead of agave, no grapeseed oil for sautéing
Thai Lemongrass Soup
Lentil Soup - you can modify any lentil soup recipe
Kale and Veggie Soup
Curried Lentil Soup
Hungarian Mushroom Soup
Tuscan Wedding Soup - GAPS legal beans, homemade breadcrumbs, sub broth for wine
Easy Chicken "Noodle" Soup
Chicken Coconut Soup or this - use homemade coconut milk, honey instead of agave
Thai Vegetable Soup - use GAPS legal fat for cooking onions, homemade broth (chicken would work best), homemade coconut milk
Carrot Ginger Soup
Meatball Veggie soup (GAPS book)
Fish Soup (GAPS book)
Egg Drop Soup
Creamy Chicken Peanut Soup - use homemade broth, ghee/butter instead of margarine
Nigerian Peanut Soup - homemade peanut butter
Meatball Soup with Greens - not sure on psyllium husks
Albondigas Soup - homemade broth, no potatoes (add other veggies instead)
Albondigas Soup - use broth instead of water, homemade salsa, GAPS fat instead of olive oil
Cabbage Soup - use 2 quart chicken broth instead of water and bouillon, use GAPS fat for sautéing
Sweet and Sour Cabbage Soup - don't discard fat, honey instead of sugar, GAPS fat instead of vegetable oil
Borscht - omit the sugar
Olive Garden Soup (with cauliflower instead of potatoes)
Friday, July 15, 2011
Chicken Coconut Soup
several quarts of chicken stock/broth
almost 2 cups homemade coconut milk
a knob of ginger, peeled - I just threw the whole thing in to give it a subtle flavor
a few pinches salt
2 cloves garlic, minced
Brought to a boil and added zucchini noodles (2 smallish zucchinis turned into "noodles") and simmered until soft. Added about a cup of cooked, shredded chicken.
At the table the adults added chili flakes and most of us added a few spoonfuls of olive oil which, surprisingly, really added to the flavor.
This would have been really good with some cilantro and perhaps a chopped avocado. I want to play around with this a bit. The homemade coconut milk was rather thin....I want to figure out how to make it thicker. Everyone ate it (no leftovers) and they all said the zucchini noodles were great! One son will not eat chunks of zucchini in soup, but he slurped up every noodle.
This recipe is Stage 6 due to coconut milk. You could serve it in earlier Stages by leaving it out.
almost 2 cups homemade coconut milk
a knob of ginger, peeled - I just threw the whole thing in to give it a subtle flavor
a few pinches salt
2 cloves garlic, minced
Brought to a boil and added zucchini noodles (2 smallish zucchinis turned into "noodles") and simmered until soft. Added about a cup of cooked, shredded chicken.
At the table the adults added chili flakes and most of us added a few spoonfuls of olive oil which, surprisingly, really added to the flavor.
This would have been really good with some cilantro and perhaps a chopped avocado. I want to play around with this a bit. The homemade coconut milk was rather thin....I want to figure out how to make it thicker. Everyone ate it (no leftovers) and they all said the zucchini noodles were great! One son will not eat chunks of zucchini in soup, but he slurped up every noodle.
This recipe is Stage 6 due to coconut milk. You could serve it in earlier Stages by leaving it out.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Almost Borscht
I have a borscht recipe that I love but we aren't eating cabbage or celery yet and we're avoiding tomatoes so I improvised with this.
Almost Borscht
Beef broth - 2 or 3 quarts (about half the soup pot)
Veal/beef stew meat, cut into bite-size - I used almost 2 pounds
a few handfuls baby carrots, sliced
3/4 an onion, diced
2 beets, peeled and grated
The beef broth was full of fat and marrow so I heated it until the huge chunks were melted then blended the heck out of it. Added the rest of the stuff and brought it back to a boil then lowered the heat and let it simmer for 30 to 45 minutes. This was so delicious. All but one kid ate this cheerfully. We don't normally eat veal, but it too was on clearance so I scooped up a few packages.
As written it is Stage 1. At Stage 3 you can add celery and cabbage. You could also add sauerkraut to the soup at Stage 3 which is super tasty!
Almost Borscht
Beef broth - 2 or 3 quarts (about half the soup pot)
Veal/beef stew meat, cut into bite-size - I used almost 2 pounds
a few handfuls baby carrots, sliced
3/4 an onion, diced
2 beets, peeled and grated
The beef broth was full of fat and marrow so I heated it until the huge chunks were melted then blended the heck out of it. Added the rest of the stuff and brought it back to a boil then lowered the heat and let it simmer for 30 to 45 minutes. This was so delicious. All but one kid ate this cheerfully. We don't normally eat veal, but it too was on clearance so I scooped up a few packages.
As written it is Stage 1. At Stage 3 you can add celery and cabbage. You could also add sauerkraut to the soup at Stage 3 which is super tasty!
Olive Garden Soup
I used to make this a lot. I tried to GAPify it and it worked.
Olive Garden Soup
I subbed cauliflower for potatoes and didn't add the cream because we're not there on dairy yet. I also didn't add the bacon and of course I used homemade broth. This was very well received, even though it was 'different' than our normal soup. One son had thirds.
Olive Garden Soup
I subbed cauliflower for potatoes and didn't add the cream because we're not there on dairy yet. I also didn't add the bacon and of course I used homemade broth. This was very well received, even though it was 'different' than our normal soup. One son had thirds.
(Stage 5 because of the spices in the sausage...if you made your own and used fresh herbs you could do this in Stage 3)
Mexican Chicken Soup
Mexican Chicken and Cauliflower soup
I made this pretty much as written, but didn't use as much onion or garlic. And my stinking garlic press broke after the second clove! We added the cilantro and a squeeze of lemon.
My husband and I really enjoyed this and I will most likely make it again...I'd like to try it with avocado as well. My 11-yr-old had 2 big bowls, the 10-yr-old finished his but had to really work at it and the other two wouldn't even touch it.
This would be Stage 3 without the cilantro, but I think it needs it. Stage 3 for both the cilantro and avocado.
I made this pretty much as written, but didn't use as much onion or garlic. And my stinking garlic press broke after the second clove! We added the cilantro and a squeeze of lemon.
My husband and I really enjoyed this and I will most likely make it again...I'd like to try it with avocado as well. My 11-yr-old had 2 big bowls, the 10-yr-old finished his but had to really work at it and the other two wouldn't even touch it.
This would be Stage 3 without the cilantro, but I think it needs it. Stage 3 for both the cilantro and avocado.
Beef Soup with Squash
Consisting of:
a large steak w/bone (about 2 pounds)
3 large carrots, grated
1 turnip, diced
1/2 a head of cauliflower, stalks removed
1 onion, diced
a few handfuls of cubed butternut squash
At Stage 3 you could add celery. This would also be great with beets.
I put the beef in the crockpot (raw) with all the veggies and let it cook overnight. To serve I ladled soup into the bowl then broke off a hunk of meat and shredded it. One of the boys said it tasted like grass and the other only picked the beef chunks out. My husband and I both thought it tasted great!
a large steak w/bone (about 2 pounds)
3 large carrots, grated
1 turnip, diced
1/2 a head of cauliflower, stalks removed
1 onion, diced
a few handfuls of cubed butternut squash
At Stage 3 you could add celery. This would also be great with beets.
I put the beef in the crockpot (raw) with all the veggies and let it cook overnight. To serve I ladled soup into the bowl then broke off a hunk of meat and shredded it. One of the boys said it tasted like grass and the other only picked the beef chunks out. My husband and I both thought it tasted great!
Chicken "Noodle" Soup
chicken stock
1/2 an onion, diced
a few handfuls of baby carrots, cut bite size
1/2 a spaghetti squash, peeled, de-seeded and then cut into chunks
green peas (frozen or fresh)
other veggies like broccoli and cauliflower would also work well
At Stage 3 you can add celery.
I put the squash in uncooked and let the soup come to a boil, then reduced heat to a simmer. Once the squash was tender I mashed it with the backside of the spoon to make it separate into "noodles. You could also bake the spaghetti squash in advance, but I didn't plan ahead. I put boiled, shredded chicken in the bottom of the bowls then ladled the soup on top.
1/2 an onion, diced
a few handfuls of baby carrots, cut bite size
1/2 a spaghetti squash, peeled, de-seeded and then cut into chunks
green peas (frozen or fresh)
other veggies like broccoli and cauliflower would also work well
At Stage 3 you can add celery.
I put the squash in uncooked and let the soup come to a boil, then reduced heat to a simmer. Once the squash was tender I mashed it with the backside of the spoon to make it separate into "noodles. You could also bake the spaghetti squash in advance, but I didn't plan ahead. I put boiled, shredded chicken in the bottom of the bowls then ladled the soup on top.
Easy Intro Beef Soup
Consisting of:
beef broth
beef chunks picked from the soup bones
1 onion, diced super small
1 turnip, diced
several handfuls of baby carrots, cut to bite size
I added a clove of garlic to my bowl, but not the kids'. Also, I made the soup the night before and put it in the crockpot on low. It was ready when we woke up!
beef broth
beef chunks picked from the soup bones
1 onion, diced super small
1 turnip, diced
several handfuls of baby carrots, cut to bite size
I added a clove of garlic to my bowl, but not the kids'. Also, I made the soup the night before and put it in the crockpot on low. It was ready when we woke up!
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