Accompaniments

Crackers: saltines, etc.

Oyster Crackers (traditional w/ Clam Chowder)

Homemade Croutons

Bread Sticks

Pizza Hut Style Bread Sticks

Corn Chips (good w/ Chili & Black Bean Soup)

Crusty Bread, Rye Bread, Black Bread

Garlic Bread (good w/ Italian soups)

Parmesan Toast

Parmesan Crisps

Corn Bread (good w/ Chili & any bean soup made w/ ham)

Toast w/ butter (sourdough is good)

Breaded Mozzarella Sticks

Parmesan Pastina (nice pasta topping for vegetable soups)

Noodle/Rice/Dumpling/Meatball Soups

Italian Soups w/ Pasta

Italian Broccoli Soup (pasta, optional sausage)

*Classic Minestrone Soup (Italian vegetable soup, beef broth)

*Pasta e Fagioli (pasta & beans, bacon)

*Chicken Tortellini Soup (or meat balls or sausage)

Meatball/Matzo Ball Soups

+Meatball Soup (low fat)

*Italian Wedding Soup

*Chicken Tortellini Soup (substitute meatballs for the chicken)

Meatball Escarole Soup

Albondigas Soup (Mexican Meatball soup)

Youvarlakia Avgolemono (Meat-balls in Egg & Lemon Broth)

Matzo Ball Soup (dumplings made from matzo meal)

Turkey Soups

Also see Chicken Soups

*Turkey Carcass Soup (w/ rice, stuffing dumplings, or noodles)

Turkey Vegetable Soup w/ Stuffing Dumplings

Turkey Dumpling Stew (uses turkey carcass)

Turkey (Chicken) Pot Pie Soup

Ham Soups

*Hambone Dumplings (ham broth w/ dumplings)

Ham Chowder (w/ cheese)

Asian Inspired

*Spicy Pork & Mustard Green Soup (w/ noodles, can sub spinach for mustard greens)

Shrimp Ball Soup w/ Cellophane Noodles

Chinese Chicken Noodle Soup w/ Sesame and Green Onions

DIY Instant Ramen Noodles

Vegetable Soups & Chowders

Beef Based Vegetable Soups

*Faith's Vegetable Beef Soup

*Classic Minestrone Soup (Italian vegetable soup)

Winter Minestrone & Garlic Bruschetta

*French Onion Soup

"Stuffed Cabbage" Soup (ground beef)

Poultry Based Vegetable Soups

Mediterranean Chicken Soup (topped w/ Parmesan ditalini pasta)

Turkey Vegetable Soup w/ Stuffing Dumplings

Ham Based Vegetable Soups

Hambone Soup (w/ vegetables)

Ham & Cabbage Soup

Turnip Green Soup (or mustard greens, kale, Swiss chard)

Soups Made w/ Greens

Italian Sausage & Tortellini Soup (spinach)

Tortellini Tomato Spinach Soup

*Spicy Pork & Mustard Green Soup (w/ noodles, can sub spinach for mustard greens)

*Lentil Soup (can also make w/ Kielbasa sausage & kale)

*Portuguese Green Soup (sausage, potatoes, kale or Swiss chard)

Sausage, White Bean, & Swiss Chard Soup (hot Italian sausage)

White Bean Swiss Chard Soup

Turnip Green Soup (ham, or mustard greens, kale, Swiss chard)

*Italian Wedding Soup (meatballs, escarole)

 

Other Vegetable Soups

Quinoa & Vegetable Stew

Italian Broccoli Soup (pasta, optional sausage)

Sausage Based Vegetable Soups

*Portuguese Green Soup (sausage, potatoes, kale)

Sausage, White Bean, & Swiss Chard Soup

Italian Sausage & Tortellini Soup (spinach)

Kapusniak (Polish Potato, Kielbasa, Cabbage, & Sauerkraut Soup)

Tomato Soups

*French Tomato Soup

*Provencal Tomato Rice Soup

Tomato Soup w/ Poached Eggs

Ravioli Tomato Soup (or tortellini)

Tortellini Tomato Spinach Soup

Tomato Tortilla Soup

See Creamed Soups above for Cream of Tomato

Vegetable Chowders

*Corn Chowder

Uncle Donnie's Fireman's Chowder (chicken & beef, made for functions at the Fire House)

Uncle Donnie's Chowder (Aunt Helen's family size version)

Bean, Pea & Grain Soups

General

Ham Stock

Lentil Soups

*Lentil Soup (bacon & spinach, can also make w/ Kielbasa sausage & kale)

Lentil Soup w/ Sambal (Indian)

Split Pea Soups

*Split Pea Soup

Newfoundland Pea Soup w/ Dough Boys (yellow split pea soup w/ dumplings)

Bean Soups

*Mom's Bean Soup (ham bone)

*Black Bean Soup

Taco Soup (ground beef, kidney beans, taco toppings)

Pasta e Fagioli (Italian "pasta & bean" soup)

Neapolitan Escarole Bean Soup

Spicy Italian Bean Soup (more like a vegetable bean soup)

Sausage, White Bean, & Swiss Chard Soup (hot Italian sausage)

Tuscan White Bean Soup (pureéd bean soup)

Creamy White Bean & Garlic Soup (5-Ingredient)

Ribollita (Tuscan Bean Soup made w/ day old bread)

White Bean Swiss Chard Soup

Shrimp & White Bean Stew

Spring Chili w/ Greens

Chilis & International Soups

Chilis

Types of Chilis

*Mom's Chili Con Carne

*Norm's Chili

White Chicken Chili (cannellini beans)

Spring Chili w/ Greens (meatless, cannellini beans, escarole)

 

No Bean Chilis

Texas Red Chili (beef chuck roast, ground pork)

Carne Chili Colorado (beef brisket or chuck)

Chili Verde (pork, tomatillos)

El Cid Chili (sirloin steak, ground beef, chorizo sausage)

Mexican Soups

Tortilla Soup (traditional recipe)

*Tortilla Soup w/ Fire-Roasted Corn & Chipotle Crema

Tomato Tortilla Soup

Creamy Chicken Poblano Soup

Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chicken Enchilada Soup

Albondigas Soup (Meatball soup)

Pozole (Pork & hominy soup)

Golden Squash Blossom Crema (Crema de Flores de Calabaza)

French

*French Onion Soup

*French Tomato Soup

*Provencal Tomato Rice Soup

Lobster Bisque

Crab Bisque

Chinese Soups

*Won Ton Soup (pork filled wontons in chicken broth w/ scallions & julienned pork)

Wor Wonton Soup

Hong Kong-Style Wonton Noodle Soup

Egg Drop Soup (silken threads of egg in chicken stock w/scallions)

*Hot & Sour Soup (Szechuan. Tofu, pork, wood ear mushrooms in chicken stock flavored w/ vinegar & hot chili oil)

Chinese Velvet Soup

Cream Corn Soup w/ Crabmeat

Crab & Corn Soup w/ Chiles

Chicken w/ Baby Corn Soup

Vegetable Tofu Soup

Sizzling Rice Soup

Restorative Ginger & Turmeric Noodle Soup

Vietnamese

Vietnamese Noodle Soup (Pho)

Beef Pho Noodle Soup (Phở Bò)

Chicken Pho Noodle Soup (Phở Gà)

Thai

Tom Yum Goong (Hot & Sour Shrimp Soup)

Chicken Khao Soi (chicken & coconut noodle soup)

*Thai Coconut Soup w/ Shrimp (rice)

Spicy Curry Noodle Soup w/ Chicken & Sweet Potato

Italian

History of Minestrone Soup

*Classic Minestrone Soup (vegetable soup)

*Italian Wedding Soup (meatballs, escarole)

*Pasta e Fagioli (pasta & beans)

Spicy Italian Bean Soup

Tuscan White Bean Soup (pureéd bean soup)

Ribollita (Tuscan Bean Soup made w/ day old bread)

Cioppino (Italian Seafood Stew)

Greek

Avgolemono (chicken in egg & lemon broth)

Youvarlakia Avgolemono (meat-balls in egg & lemon broth)

Portuguese

*Portuguese Green Soup (sausage, potatoes, kale)

Portuguese Fish Stew

Jewish

Matzo Ball Soup (dumplings made from matzo meal)

Asian Inspired

*Spicy Pork & Mustard Green Soup (w/ noodles)

Chinese Chicken Noodle Soup w/ Sesame & Green Onions