Simmering Soup - Day 3 - Chili and Soup Link-Up

Day 3 of Simmering Soup Week. A week of soup recipes is working for me and I hope it is for you, too! I hope you are having fun and finding some new recipes to try! If you have missed anything, here you go:

Day 1 - Giveaways, Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

Day 2 - Strawberry Soup, Link to Creamy Potato and Garlic Soup

Today I have some chili recipes to share with you plus links to other soups I have posted in the past.

Did you know that soup is even in the Bible?

And Elisha returned to Gilgal, and there was a famine in the land. Now the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said to his servant, "Put on the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets." 2 Kings 4:38

That is the kind of soup I'm talking about today - soup that needs a big pot and is hearty enough to feed our sons.

"How do you make gold soup?" "With 22 carrots."

First, a yummy favorite of mine, from Perfect Recipes for having People Over by Pam Anderson:

White Chicken Chili With Hominy

White Chicken Chili With Hominy

2 store-bought roast chickens, meat picked from bones and pulled into bite-size pieces, bones and skin reserved
2 quarts chicken broth
6 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/4 cup ground cumin
4 teaspoons dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 large onions, cut into medium dice
2 jars or cans (4.5 oz each) diced mild green chiles
2 cans (20 oz. each) hominy, rinsed (about 6 cups)
6 medium garlic cloves, minced
2 cups frozen corn, preferable white shoepeg

Combine chicken bones and skin, chicken broth, and 4 cups water in a large pot and bring to a boil over med.-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer until bones release their flavor, about 30 minutes. Strain broth into a large bowl; discard bones and skin. (You can skip this step to save time, but substitute chicken broth for the 4 cups water.)

Meanwhile, heat oil in a large pot on med.-low heat. Add cumin, oregano, and cayenne and cook, stirring, until spices sizzle and are fragrant, about 1 minute. Add onions, increase heat to medium, and saute until soft, 4-5 minutes. Add chicken and chiles and stir to coat. Add 4 cups hominy and all but 1 cup broth and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, to blend flavors, 25-30 minutes.

In a food processor, process remaining 2 cups hominy and reserved 1 cup broth until silky smooth. Stir into simmering soup. Stir in minced garlic and corn and simmer to blend flavors, about 5 minutes. Turn off heat, cover, and let stand for 5 minutes.

Ladle into bowls and serve with accompaniments of your choice (like tortilla chips, shredded cheese, cilantro, sour cream, etc.). Serves 12.

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I know, it takes some work, but it is so worth it and makes a big pot - it's delicious and good enough for company! I hope you give it a try!

OK, the next one is a little easier and goes in your slow cooker. It comes from Fix-It and Forget-It Recipes for Entertaining. I prefer chili without beans and just love this version:

Spicy Chili

Spicy Chili

1/2 lb. sausage, either cut in thin slices or removed from casings
1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 lb. fresh mushrooms, sliced (I left these out)
1/8 cup chopped celery (I forgot this in the batch pictured)
1/8 cup chopped green peppers
1 cup salsa
16-oz. tomato juice
6-oz. can tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon pepper

I also added the following:
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
15-oz. can whole-kernel corn, undrained
- You could add a 15-oz. can black beans, undrained, if desired.

1. Brown sausage, ground beef, and onion in skillet. During last 3 minutes of browning, add mushrooms, celery, and green peppers. Continue cooking; then drain.

2. Add remaining ingredients. Pour into slow cooker.

3. Cover. Cook on high 2-3 hours.

Serves 4-6

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I would at least double this recipe - it just makes sense. It's so yummy - kinda spicy, but not overpowering and still kid-friendly. If you like it hotter, add more chili powder. Yum - I could eat another bowl of it right now!

I posted another good slow cooker soup recipe before:

Old Fashioned Beef Stew

And have some soups posted on my other (less chocolatey) blog:

Squash and Pear Soup

Creamy Potato and Garlic Soup

WW Garden Vegetable Soup

Stop by Works-For-Me-Wednesday at Rocks In My Dryer for more great ideas. Enjoy the soup!

Simmering Soups From Readers

1. Janelle (Split Pea Soup)
2. Grace (Shrimp Chowder)
3. Kim (Hamburger Minestrone Soup)
4. Becky (Taco Soup)
5. Dana (Two Bean Soup)
6. Dana (Baked Potato Soup)
7. Dana (Thai Coconut Milk Soup)
8. Kirstin (Ham and Bean Soup)
9. Sarah Mae (America's Best Baked Potato Soup)
10. Ruth (Italian Bean Soup With Pasta)
11. Rhonda (Chicken Corn Chowder)
12. Tammy (Meatball Minestrone)
13. Tammy (Tuscan Chicken White Bean Soup, White Bean Chili)
14. Susie (French Onion Soup)