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Home-Made Soup in 15 Minutes
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The Easiest Home-Made Soup
A few years ago, while my husband at the time and I were living near Houston, our friends Beth and Terry visited for the weekend. After spending a day having fun, we came back home ready to kick our shoes off and chill.
As we relaxed, my friend Beth said, “But I suppose we’ll have to go out again for dinner.”
“Not true,” I said. “We can have dinner ready in less than 20 minutes.”
She didn’t believe me. Yet a little over 15 minutes later I served up home-made tomato soup. Accompanied by bread or rolls, it’s a meal that almost everyone likes. I added a side salad, which I made while the soup simmered.
The nice thing about this soup is that you can keep all the ingredients in your pantry, ready for whenever you have unexpected guests or a craving for something hot and home-made. It’s also fairly versatile — there are plenty of mods and accompaniments that go well with it.
What you need to make 4 generous servings:
Hardware: A 3 quart dutch oven, saucepan or stock pot — basically, whatever you like to use to make soup. An immersion blender (though a…
