{"id":303,"date":"2008-11-23T22:13:34","date_gmt":"2008-11-24T03:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/?p=303"},"modified":"2014-12-26T12:52:50","modified_gmt":"2014-12-26T17:52:50","slug":"elaines-hearty-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/?p=303","title":{"rendered":"Elaine&#8217;s Hearty Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the things I love making is soup. I can control the sodium levels (to a certain degree), what exactly is going into it (no\u00a0preservatives or strange ingredients) and it&#8217;s generally more healthy than store-bought soups since you can also control the fat content, etc. This soup is also packed with vitamins. You can try variations of this soup (adding or subtracting ingredients) and I&#8217;m sure it will turn out great.<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>6 c. Campbell&#8217;s chicken broth (reduced sodium)<\/li>\n<li>9 c. water<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 c. chopped skinless chicken breast (cooked)<\/li>\n<li>4 stalks of celery (in 1\/2 inch slices)<\/li>\n<li>1 284 g. bag of shredded carrot (time-saver)<\/li>\n<li>2 yellow onions (in 1\/4 inch slices)<\/li>\n<li>2 medium leeks (or 1 large one, in 1\/4 inch slices)<\/li>\n<li>1 220 g. container of sliced mushrooms (time-saver)<\/li>\n<li>2 c. pasta (shells work well)<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp No Salt (you can use salt but since I don&#8217;t use it, you&#8217;ll have to add a little and do a taste test until it&#8217;s<br \/>\njust right &#8211; remember there&#8217;s still salt in the chicken broth)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp ground black pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Preparation:<\/p>\n<p>In a large pot, add all ingredients. Bring to a mild boil for 1 hour or until all vegetables are fully cooked. The whole pot of soup is about 1400 calories.<\/p>\n<p>Tips:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You might want to add only 6 cups of water at first depending how large your pot is and as it cooks, since it will reduce, add the<br \/>\nremaining 3 cups a little later on so there&#8217;s no overflow<\/li>\n<li>Since I&#8217;m a garlic lover, I add 3 tsp. garlic powder. This is especially good if you have a cold.<\/li>\n<li>If you find it&#8217;s too thick, add 1 c. broth and 3 more c. water to thin it out. Don&#8217;t forget to season to taste.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the things I love making is soup. I can control the sodium levels (to a certain degree), what exactly is going into it (no\u00a0preservatives or strange ingredients) and it&#8217;s generally more healthy than store-bought soups since you can &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/?p=303\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes","category-soupsandstews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=303"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":997,"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303\/revisions\/997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}