“Stinger Lickin’ Good” is a weekly meals column that showcases budget-friendly recipes for school college students. Sufficient to feed a crowd, these recipes are simple to make and might fulfill these with three roommates or none (we received’t decide). (Graphic made in Canva by Dominique Williams)
My leftovers seemed slightly completely different this yr, being the designated “sides” cook dinner for this Thanksgiving.
I used to be left with an abundance of components I over bought like potatoes, carrots, celery, mushrooms and onions. I by no means have the guts to let issues spoil, so I knew I needed to discover a technique to repurpose the veggies.
Coincidentally, different relations and I got here down with the flu over the vacation; soup was the reply to repair each issues. I’m undecided there’s true science behind it, however I swear soup heals.
It apparently additionally makes use of most of the similar components I had left over. The model I made was vegetarian, however you may even add leftover turkey to this soup if in case you have it.
The unhappy factor about celery is that it doesn’t preserve as lengthy within the fridge as different greens. However, do you know you may put celery in ice water and it’ll crisp proper again up?
I’ve by no means made this recipe earlier than. I took the information I had from making hen noodle soup and improvised from there, utilizing what I had.
I don’t even know what to name it — I assume we will go along with “blissful accident soup.”
make blissful accident soup, on objective:
1. Wash, peel and lower your veggies. I used potatoes, carrots, celery and mushrooms as a result of that’s what I had readily available. Be happy to substitute, add or pass over as desired. Add to your Crockpot on excessive warmth.
2. Chop onion and garlic. Add to Crockpot.
3. Add hen broth. I really feel like I get a greater bang for my buck together with a extra strong taste from Better than Bouillon, which you could find in any grocery retailer.
4. Add spices. I stored it considerably easy and used salt, pepper, Previous Bay and Italian seasoning.
5. Stir every thing collectively and let it sit on excessive for 3 hours. The final two steps embrace making your rice and a béchamel to thicken the soup — each of that are added on the finish of the cooking time.
6. About half-hour earlier than the soup is completed cooking, get began in your rice. For my part, wild rice is the perfect for soup. I wish to preserve it easy through the use of Rice-A-Roni. I don’t should search for a recipe as a result of the instructions are proper on the field! Add the rice to the Crockpot as quickly as it’s accomplished.
7. “Béchamel” is a very fancy phrase for a easy butter, flour and milk combination. Soften your butter in a pot; don’t brown it. Add flour; whisk till thickened. Add milk and stir till nicely mixed. Add béchamel to the Crockpot; stir.
8. Serve! The bottom received’t essentially be thick, however the bechamel provides one other depth of taste to the dish.
The very best half about this recipe is that when you don’t have already got these components in your fridge or pantry, they’re all cheap to purchase.
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