Favorite Soup

I like Amy's brand soups. I'm not sure where you live, but many grocery stores in the US sell them. Amazon sells them, too. Here's an Amazon link if you would like to read about them. My favorite is the lentil vegetable. https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=amy's+soups

This Canadian Campbell's offering:

http://www.campbellsoup.ca/en-ca/products/everyday-gourmet/campbells-everyday-gourmet-red-pepper-black-bean

Canned: Campbell's chicken noodle and cream of mushroom or Progresso split pea and lentil.

Homemade: Lentil/kake and butternut squash, cauliflower or any other soup that can be made by sauteeing onions and boiling a veggie that can be pureed and blended in the same pot.

I made THE BEST black bean and vegetable soup last night. It was sooooo easy, really good, and SUPER healthy. I'm on a high-protein diet so I added an extra can of beans.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/12999/black-bean-vegetable-soup/?internalSource=hub recipe&referringContentType=search results&clickId=cardslot 2

I am not fond of any of the canned soups anymore. If I am feeling soup, I either make some or I go to Pho-Le for their amazing chicken pho. It's my most favorite soup - hands down.

I made a pot of this chunky sweet potato and fennel soup, and am finishing up the pot today with lunch. It's fantastic - not too sweet, hearty, savory. I made it with a can of Progresso vegetable broth which is probably the best store-bought vegetable broth I've used. The posters in the thread who say it's bland don't know what they're talking about -- or they don't have a palate.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chunky-sweet-potato-soup-239215

This is my family favorite:

GRANDPA RV’S GREAT NORTHERN BEAN SOUP

Ingredients:

• 1 pound Great Northern beans
• 1 large diced onion
• 2 sliced celery stalks
• 3 sliced carrots
• 2 bay leaves
• 6 T McKay’s vegan chix powder (this brand is not strong flavored or salty – you might need less, depending on your brand)
• 1 T liquid Hickory smoke
• Salt & Pepper to taste (when serving)

Directions:

Soak the Great Northern beans overnight, rinse them, then put in a 4-qt slow cooker.

Add the remaining ingredients. Heat water in a tea kettle on the stove and pour it over everything, filling to the top of the cooker.

Set it on low for about 9 hours.

Salt & Pepper to taste.

My grandpa grew up very poor in Arkansas (he was born in 1908), so they had beans a lot. This soup is the only meal I ever saw my grandfather make – because it was his favorite from childhood and evoked memories of his family. He used ham in his soup, so since I’m vegan, I use liquid Hickory smoke to achieve the smokiness without the meat. If you want it like how he made it back then, dice a ham steak and add it to the crock pot (including the bone).

I find the Progresso soups so disappointing. I like the Amy's tomato bisque, and the spanish rice and red bean (the latter is a meal soup, very filling). I home make too, a broth soup with chicken breast, carrot, celery and onion, comes out at about 110 cals a cup so you can have two and something on the side without going crazy. Lentil soup is also the best for a full on meal soup, I make it in my pressure cooker, probably 200ish a serving depending if I add meat or whatever.

https://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=395530

I think this is interchangeable with whatever veggies you want. Currently making some and the last batch was pretty good with extra chicken broth and no v8