Tortilla Soup

When we were visiting our friends the Heussers, Erin made us delicious tortilla soup using this recipe. This week I thought I'd give it a try because I needed a new crock pot recipe. I roasted four chicken breasts the day before because I wasn't going to be home at all the day the soup was to be cooking. But, Erin said she just throws frozen chicken breasts in the crock pot and then shreds it when it is cooked before adding the soup ingredients. I didn't have a bay leaf and didn't miss it. This soup is so flavorful and so easy! Give it a try!

Tortellini Soup

This is a delicious and hearty soup perfect for a cold winter's day, which happens to be just the kind of day we are having today in DC! The recipe is easy, as well, since it calls for prepared tortellini (I used dry pesto tortellini from Trader Joe's--I bet refrigerated cheese or mushroom would be delicious in this recipe). Here is the recipe. I love the swiss chard in the soup! I added a half of a chopped onion which I sauteed with the carrot before adding the broth and other ingredients. I actually omitted the chicken (I just used prepared chicken stock) and thought the soup was totally filling without it. You could easily make this a vegetarian meal by using vegetable stock.

Black Bean Stoup

I love this soup recipe from Rachael Ray. I like to serve it with grilled cheese. Yum!