| Here is a nice soup dish that is easy to
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| | the broccoli. Now don't just chuck a
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| make and great on a cold winter day. I
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| | whole head of cauliflower into the pot.
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| invented it yesterday. You will be the
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| | It will make a big splash. Cut off what
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| second party to partake of it.
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| | cauliflower you need, chop it down a bit,
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| First, go to the store and buy:
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| | and add the pieces to the pot.
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| A bottle of Ragu sauce. (The Alfredo
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| | Do the same with the broccoli.
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| sauce is tempting? Okay, buy that
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| | Watch your fingers!
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| instead.)
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| | Did you remember to put a clove of garlic
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| Four cans of chicken broth or 2 cans of
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| | in the pot? Well, you can do it now. It's
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| chicken broth and 2 cans of vegetarian
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| | not too late. Okay, chop it up or squish
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| broth. Decisions, decisions, decisions!
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| | it if you want to.
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| A bag of those little carrots from the
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| | Drop the chicken meat into the pot.
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| produce section
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| | When the vegetables are cooked but not
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| A cauliflower head
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| | too soft, add the fresh or canned
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| Some broccoli
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| | mushrooms. You can fry them first if you
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| Garlic
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| | like. If you use fresh mushrooms, and you
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| Fresh or canned mushrooms (fresh are
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| | should if you can, make sure you wash
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| best)
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| | them and slice them before cooking. I
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| Chicken whole legs including thigh and
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| | know it's tempting for mushroom lovers to
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| leg, or just thighs, or just legs, or buy
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| | just throw them in the pot. Okay, just
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| the whole chicken. Just make sure you
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| | throw them in the pot.
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| have some brown meat in there somewhere.
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| | If you already had added the mushrooms,
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| More decisions!
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| | that's okay too. Who knows when the time
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| Boil the chicken in half of the chicken
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| | is right for adding mushrooms? I don't.
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| broth. Don't get it so hot that
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| | Just make sure they get in there at some
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| everything boils away. A gentle boil, my
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| | point.
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| dear! Note: Did you remember to remove
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| | Now you should have a wonderful soup. The
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| the skin and fat from the chicken before
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| | bright orange carrots should be looking
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| you put it in the pot? (Don't burn
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| | pretty with the green broccoli and the
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| yourself when you take the chicken out to
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| | white cauliflower. Now is the time to add
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| remove the skin. Well the skin is easier
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| | the Ragu or Alfredo Sauce.
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| to remove from hot chicken.)
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| | You can preheat the Ragu or Alfredo Sauce
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| When the chicken is completely cooked (it
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| | but why would you do that? It will dirty
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| doesn't take that long), remove it from
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| | another pan. However, you do want every
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| the pot and drop in the carrots. You get
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| | drop of that Ragu or Alfredo, don't you?
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| to decide how many. Add the rest of the
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| | Dump the Ragu or Alfredo into the pot and
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| chicken or vegetarian broth.
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| | then use some soup broth to dilute the
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| Let'er boil!
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| | rest of the Ragu or Alfredo that clings
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| Remove the meat from the chicken bones.
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| | to the bottle. Swish it around and get
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| Suck the extra meat off the bones and
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| | that Ragu or Alfredo into the pot.
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| lick your fingers. Delicious! You've got
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| | Stir the pot.
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| time to cool the chicken before you
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| | Turn the pot down to a simmer.
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| remove the meat. Oh, I should have told
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| | Oh, just turn it off if you are in a
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| you that sooner.
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| | hurry.
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| After the carrots have boiled for ten
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| | Break out the bowls.
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| minutes or so, add the cauliflower and
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| | Make some toast to dip in the soup.
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