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Humidity You Can Cut With a Knife….

July 23, 2011 By admin 6 comments

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It is hot here! I don’t mean the usual July mid-western heat…I mean hotter than Hades, humidity to soak your clothes, HOT!

So why, you ask, am I making a hot soup?  Well, the answer to that is we have had a crazy busy week.  Busier than one I have had in a long time.  I had way too many irons in the fire, things due, appointments, 2 swim meets…you know, typical family stuff.  I knew we had to work as timers at my son’s swim meet Tuesday night and wouldn’t be able to break away to grab a bite to eat for dinner.  So…we needed a quick little meal that would tide us over, give us energy and fight the ‘concession cravings’ !

3 Bean Soup with Ground Turkey

1 pound of ground turkey (optional)
1 can each of: cannellini beans, light read kidney beans and dark kidney beans, rinsed.
1 can of petite diced tomatoes
1 large tomato, diced
2 cans of chicken broth (or use a vegetable broth)
1 small onion, diced
2 large carrots, shredded
2 stalks of celery, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 red pepper, chopped
2 C of ditallini pasta
2 C of broken spaghetti
2 TB of tomato paste
fresh herbs: I used oregano and basil at the end
freshly grated Parmesan for garnish

Brown the meat, if you use it.  Add the onion, peppers, carrots, celery, garlic, drizzle of olive oil and tomato paste.  Saute until vegetables are tender.  Add the broths and beans.  Add the pasta and if you need it add a little water.  Simmer until the pasta is tender.

I served this with a crusty bread and a dusting of freshly grated Parmesan cheese.  This was an easy and very filling dinner!

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6 responses to “Humidity You Can Cut With a Knife….”

  1. Maureen says:
    July 23, 2011 at 8:11 am
    My hat's off to you. There's no way anyone could twist my arm to make hot soup on a day like you had. :)
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  2. [email protected] The Culinary Lens says:
    July 23, 2011 at 11:08 am
    A little hot for soup but I get the whole idea of avoiding "concession cravings". Just like the rule you should not go grocery shopping when you are hungry because you make worse food choices. Believe it or not when were kids my mother would bring a thermos of soup to a picnic using much the same logic. Admittedly it would never get this hot in Ireland.
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  3. Lesa @Edesia's Notebook says:
    July 23, 2011 at 12:33 pm
    I love that you made soup during a heatwave! I have been craving potato soup like nobody's business, but I figured my husband would kill me if he came home to find hot soup for dinner!
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  4. Lark (SparkyLarky) says:
    July 23, 2011 at 4:18 pm
    I LOVE soup year around! And this looks to be a good one!
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  5. The Harried Cook says:
    July 25, 2011 at 1:35 am
    I love 3 bean anything :) This sounds sounds really hearty, flavorful and healthy too... I bet it tastes fabulous! I would gladly eat a bowlful even in this heat... Thanks for sharing!
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  6. Rhondi says:
    September 7, 2011 at 12:31 pm
    I can eat soup year round. I saved this to try real soon.
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