Sunday, November 25, 2018

3 day soup; crockpot chicken to green soup to fish soup

Crockpot Chicken (Day 1)

Put in crockpot set on high:
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 2 celery chopped (some on top of chicken)
  • 2 legs with thighs attached chicken
  • Cover with water
  • about 1 T salt
Then right before you leave, turn crockpot to low and cook till you get home.

When you get home;
  • Add thinly sliced carrots to crockpot
  • Add sliced celery
  • Cube and cook some potatoes, then flavor with rosemary, butter, and salt
Put leftover soup in covered soup pot infridge for next day.

Green Soup (Day 2)

While soup is heating, add
  • can white navy / northern beans
  • 2 thinly sliced precooked hot italian sausage
Once soup is hot, add
  • well washed, thinly sliced, bunch of kale or other greens
Then turn off heat. Soup is ready to eat when greens are wilted.

Put leftover soup in covered soup pot infridge for next day.

Fish Soup (Day 3)

While soup is heating, add
  • precook 2 potatoes cubed
  • 2 cut in cubes tomatoes
  • oregano
  • dry minced garlic
  • cayenne pepper
  •  about 1/4 c cilantro
Then add 2 pieces of fish cut in cubes and turn off heat.
Add juice from one lime or lemon.

Leftovers can be frozen for another meal.

Minimal effort, 3 different winter comfort meals after working in the cold all day.