Soup's on!

As the weather starts to get cooler and the fall fruits ripen on the trees it’s time to start thinking about cozy foods for the colder nights. I always feel warm and cozy coming home to a nice hot bowl of soup. You can’t go wrong with a good hearty chicken soup after a long day of raking leaves or picking apples. And as an extra bonus I get to pull out the crock pot again!

I’m a big fan of setting up a soup the night before and leaving it to cook all day. It’s great, you wake up to the smell of chicken, or beef, or turkey knowing that it will be waiting for you when you come home from work or school.

Here’s my recipe for chicken stuff (a soup like concoction that can be served on it’s own or over rice, barley or some other grain):

1 can cream of ____ soup (whatever cream of soup you’re feeling, I like cream of chicken with herbs)

1 chicken breast

½ onion

1 potato

Corn (however much you feel like)

Chicken stock

Carrots (I use crinkle cut frozen)

Thyme

Start by cutting up the potato and the chicken into small bite size pieces. Layer the all veggies and chicken in a 2 qt crock pot and pour on the can of soup. Pour in as much chicken stock as you need to cover the veggies and chicken. Add the thyme and mix. Set your crock pot on low and let it cook overnight. In the morning check to see if the potatoes are cooked. If not set the crock pot on high and let it cook the rest of the day. You’ll come home to a nice creamy warm soup for dinner and you won’t have to do anything but serve it!