Crockpot Soup Secrets – Handy Tips and Tricks

Soup is normally something you imagine bubbling away on the stove, rather than simmering quietly in a crockpot, so why would you want to make a crockpot soup recipe?

Actually, there are several reasons, but the most important one is flavor. By definition, food cooks slowly in a slow cooker, and whether you are making a stew, a casserole, a soup or something else, all the flavors in your meal blend together in a crockpot more intensely than with any other cooking method.  Read more... (654 words, estimated 2:37 mins reading time)

My Mother’s Chicken Escarole Soup

This comfort recipe will wow everyone at the dinner table.

Ingredients

Serves about 10

* 6 whole chicken leg-thigh quarters
* 2 stalks celery, sliced into 2-inch pieces
* 2 whole carrots, coarsely chopped
* 1 large onion, quartered
* 1 parsnip, coarsely chopped
* 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
* 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
* Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
* 1 pound escarole, chopped

Directions  Read more... (206 words, 1 image, estimated 49 secs reading time)

Taste Test: Pre-Made Chicken Noodle Soup

What comes to mind when you hear the words “chicken noodle soup”? How about “mom’s”? But getting mothers to make soup doesn’t always come so easily. That’s where the can or cup-o-noodles comes in.

We purchased 18 different chicken noodles soups—both canned and dried—in major supermarkets. The soups included those marketed as traditional/old-fashioned, low-fat, and lower-sodium. Our goal: to discover for once and for all if any packaged chicken noodle soups can pass for homemade.  Read more... (635 words, 5 images, estimated 2:32 mins reading time)