Title: 300 Sensational Soups
Author: Carla Synder & Meredith Deeds
About the Book:
A good soup nourishes the soul as well as the stomact, spreading a feeling of satisfaction and contentment. Hot soup is warming on a winter day, while cold soup is equally welcome in the heat of summer. With these outstanding recipes, you’ll discover something for every season, mood and occasion. The incredible variety offers everything from traditional comfort food to exotic taste sensations. Whether you’re preparing dinner for your family or an elegant dish for guests, the perfect bowl of soup awaits you every time.
My Review:
There’s nothing better than a bowl of hot soup when the cold weather hits. It’s freezing right now where I live in Nova Scotia so I’m looking for some good soup recipes to try to warm us up. This is one of the best cookbooks I’ve come across for soup recipes. It has recipes with simple ingredients as well as recipes for more adventurous tastes.
Each chapter features a different type of soup and all recipes include tips and techniques for that particular recipe. Check out the topics for each chapter!
- Soup Stocks
- Chilled Soups
- Fresh from the Garden Vegetable Soups
- Beans, Beans and More Beans Soups
- Cheese Please Soups
- Hearty Soups for Meat Lovers
- Chicken and Turkey Soups to Comfort the Soul
- Go Fish: Fish and Shellfish Soups
- Chow Down Chowders
- A World of Soups
- Just Dessert Soups
- Gilding the Lily: Toppings and Garnishes
I was particularly intrigued by the Dessert Soup chapter as I’ve never heard of a Dessert Soup before! Blackberry and White Chocolate Soup anyone? I’m definitely going to have to try this!
The recipe I did make and am going to share with you today is Easy Chipotle Chicken Soup. It was fast and easy to make and the chipotles really give it a nice kick. I’ve been sick for the past few weeks and I felt better after eating this soup. I didn’t use the cilantro or lime in mine.
Easy Chipotle Chicken Soup
An easy soup with a spicy kick!
Ingredients:
- 6 cups of chicken stock (I used Chicken Broth)
- 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced (I used a garlic press for mine)
- 1-2 chipotle chile peppers in adobo sauce, minced
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 can (540 mL) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 3 cups cooked chicken, shredded
- salt
- 1 avocado, diced
- 1/4 cups chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 lime, cut into 6 wedges
Directions:
- In a large pot, bring stock, garlic, chipotles and salt and pepper to taste to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes to blend the flavors. Add chickpeas, chicken and salt to taste.
- Ladle into heated bowls and garnish with cilantro, avocado, tortilla strips and lime wedges. Diners may squeeze the lime over the soup, if they desire.
So good!
*I received a copy of this book to review but I was not financially compensated in any way. The opinions expressed are my own and are based on my observations while reading this novel.*
Great recipe and recipe book. Nothing better than soup when the weather gets cold. I love trying new recipes, will try this one, thanks!
We love soups, thanks for the review! The recipes in this book sound amazing ~ bring on winter!!!
I really enjoy coming to your blog site every day because you have such interesting blog posts to read! Last night I had soup for dinner, and I made it hot! Soup really does warm the soul, and it is filling! I really like the recipes in the Senational Soup book. I like the recipe Easy Chipotle Chicken soup!
My mom loves soup, any kind. She would love to have this book. It looks very interesting.Thanks for the review.
This is definitely the right time of year for these recipes!
I love soups and have always found them good for illnesses. This is a great book for the cooler/cold weather.
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My husband loves soup and he loves making soup!
I will have to get him this book!
This book would be pretty helpful, Im clueless when it comes to soup.
This sounds like an awesome recipe. I love soups in the winter time and it is now that !!! Bring on the soups !
But where do I find 1-2 chipotle chile peppers in adobo sauce, minced ?
It was in the mexican section where all the salsa is in my grocery store (which is pretty small!).
Nothing better than soup – winter, summer, all year long. So satisfying, so variable.
This book sounds wonderful. I have never heard of dessert soups either but they sound yummy. I’m a soup eater and this book seems to have a lot of recipes I would love to try.
It’s getting cold outside. Soup time! I just requested it from the library. Thanks!
This looks like a great book. I like the recipe for Chipotle Chicken soup. We had hot peppers in our garden, those would be so good in it.
With the weather getting colder, it’s the perfect time for soups! This looks like a great book with many recipe ideas! Thanks for sharing this info!
we eat a lot of soup, this looks very useful
Yum! I love soup mostly in the winter, but cold soups for summer are refreshing as well. Seems like a great book to own.
we love soups, this looks like a great book
Your Chicken Chipotle Recipe sounds wonderful. I printed it. I will make it this week
I love all kinds of homemade soup and it is the perfect time of year to have them and I look forward to using this recipe it sounds yummy!
GREAT RECIPES AND BOOK.
I LOVE soup year-round but especially on rainy days and/or chilly weather. Admittedly, right now, I mostly buy canned and/or packaged soups. But I plan on getting a slow-cooker and then I’ll make my own.
This book sounds great. I’m intrigued by the Hearty Soups for Meat-lovers chapter.
We’re soup fanatics at home! Especially with a side of sour dough bread. I’m definitely going to try some of these recipes over the holidays 🙂
This soup sounds so good, I love soups.
I love soup! It’s so good for you. I lost 70 lbs. after I had my youngest daughter by eating soup. =D
We eat soup a lot… at least a couple of days a week, year-round. Always on the lookout for new varieties to try.
I am a lover of soups, especially in the wintertime. You have posted some great options
I love making soups and there’s something great about a cookbook that’s just about soup