Very Creamy Vegetable Chowder A La Moosewood Recipes

Steps:

• Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until tender.
• Add carrots and celery and cook for 10 minutes or until carrots become a little tender. Add water or broth, potatoes, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil and allow to simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until all vegetables are tender.
• Add canned and skim milk and parsley and heat just to boiling.
• In a separate bowl stir cornstarch into cold water. When completely dissolved add to hot soup, stir and serve. Top with chives.
• If you want a less chunky soup, puree half of the veggies before adding the cornstarch and then use half the amount of cornstarch.

Steps:

• In a large soup pot on medium heat, sauté the onions in the butter and oil for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Stir in the celery, cover, and cook until just soft, stirring occasionally.
• Add the carrots, potatoes, water or stock, thyme, bay leaf, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil; then reduce the heat, cover, and simmer until the vegetables are just tender, about 5 minutes.
• With a strainer or slotted spoon, remove about 1 1/2 cups of the cooked vegetables and set aside in a blender or food processor.
• Add the green beans, bell peppers, and zucchini to the soup pot and cook until the green beans are tender, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the peas and parsley, simmer for 2 more minutes, and then remove from the heat.
• Discard the bay leaf.
• Puree the reserved vegetables with the milk and cheeses to make a smooth sauce.
• Stir the sauce into the soup and gently reheat.
• Serve hot.

Steps:

• Melt butter in large pot over medium heat. Add white part of scallions, carrots, potatoes, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Cover and cook 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are slightly soft but not browned.
• Add flour to pot and mix into vegetables. Add water stiring at same time to dissolve the flour. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 10 minutes or until vegetables are almost tender.
• Stir in green part of scallions, milk, green beans, corn, peas, and thyme. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered 5 to 10 minutes until vegetables are tender. (Make sure heat is not to high or milk will scorch and get yucky.).

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large sauce pan. Add onion and celery and cook until onion is tender and translucent.
• Add potatoes, carrots, broth, hot sauce, Old Bay, salt and pepper.
• Cover and simmer 10 to 15 minutes until vegetables are tender.
• Cut fish fillets into bite size pieces and add, with corn, to pot. Cook for 25 minutes.
• Add half and half to pot and heat. Add roux until desired thickness. Stir carefully so not to mush fish. I found a roux of 2 tbsp each of flour and butter was good for me.
• Serve with crispy bread or crackers.

Steps:

• In a soup kettle add all vegetables and the 3 cups water and chicken bouillon.
• Simmer 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• In a large saucepan melt butter.
• Stir in flour and cook for 2-3 minutes until nice and bubbly.
• Whisk in milk; bring to a boil.
• Add this to the vegetable-water mixture in soup kettle.
• Bring all to a simmer and add ham and shredded cheese.
• Bring to a simmer again and cook until cheese is melted and all is heated through.
• Serve and ENJOY!

Steps:

• heat oil in pot, add onions and garlic to soften.
• add remaining vegetables,except corn, stirring.
• add broth, water, spices, bring to boil and then lower to simmer for 1 hr.
• pour half of soup into blender, until smooth, then return to pot.
• add corn and chicken,cook on low 15 minutes,until cooked through.
• season with salt& pepper.
• if soup is too thick you can add extra water before serving.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 3 tablespoons drippings. Chop the onions, carrots, celery, parsnips and turnips; add to the pan. Cook and stir for 6-8 minutes or until fragrant., Sprinkle vegetables with flour, salt and cayenne; stir until blended. Gradually add broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the sweet potato, potatoes, bay leaves, Worcestershire sauce and pepper sauce., Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Stir in cream and parsley; heat through. Discard bay leaves.