Ten More Delicious Low Calorie Soup Recipes

Dieting? In need of a little comfort? Soup is the original comfort food and the easiest dishes to make and store. We all know when your dieting, less time in the kitchen means less temptation.

My previous artilcle gave soup recipes for: Farmer's Market Melon, Low Calorie Vegetable, Tomato, Sopue Quartier Latin, Zucchini-Cilantro, Mushroom-Parsnip, Lime Soup Yucatan, Yellow Pepper, Cream of Roasted Fennel

Quick Cabbage with Bean and Bacon Soup

This soup is sooo great tasting and satisfying, you'll wonder how you ever dieted without it.

1 Tbsp. olive oil

large head of cabbage

cup chopped onion

teaspoon sea salt

teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

2 beef bouillon cubes

2 1/2 cups water

3-4 dashes of liquid smoke

can of Campbell's condensed bean with bacon soup

cup nonfat evaporated milk

Cut up cabbage roughly. Place olive oil in dutch oven or large heavy saucepan. Heat oil. Add onions and cook until translucent, then add cabbage. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover and let sweat for a couple of minutes, stirring a couple of turns. Add bouillon cubes, water and liquid smoke. Cook until cabbage is tender. Blend cabbage mixture with liquids in blender until smooth. This will take several blender refills. Return blended cabbage mixture to dutch oven. Add milk. Slightly mush the beans in the half can of soup. Then add to soup mixture. Simmer on low 3-4 minutes and adjust seasonings to taste. 8 servings with approximately 82 calories per serving. This is very good with a little chopped vegetarian bratwurst stirred in.

Poblano Cream Soup

Craving a little spice in your diet? So many diet foods are bland. Just because you're dieting doesn't mean you want to lose your spicy foods. This one's for you. Not spicy enough. Toss in a few red pepper flakes!

1/1/2 lbs fresh poblano chilies (8 large)

tsp. coriander seeds

1 whole clove or 1/8 tsp. ground cloves

4 whole allspice or 1/8 tsp. ground allspice

1 Tbsp. olive oil

1 medium white onion, chopped (1 cup)

4 large garlic cloves, chopped

cup coarsely chopped cilantro

3 cups defatted reduced-sodium chicken broth

1 cup fat free half and half

Roast chilies until skins are blackened all over. Transfer to plastic bag and let stand ten minutes. Peel chilies, then stem, seed, devein, and coarsely chop. Heat spices in oil in a large heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring, until fragrant and oil begins to simmer. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring until softened. Add roasted chilies and 1 tsp. salt and continue cooking. Puree chile mixture with cilantro and 3 cups broth until smoothixture to cleaned saucepan and add half and half. Bring to a simmer, adding more broth to thin if necessary. Adjust seasonings. 8 servings with 88 calories per serving.

Oyster Stew with Mushrooms

Low calorie stew with seafood too? Yes, it can be done and with flavor too!

1 pound small (1") brown or white market mushrooms, halved

2 Tbsp. light margarine

1 shallot, minced

1 - 12 oz can oysters undrained

3-4 dashes of Tabasco sauce (to taste)

1/2 cup fat free half and half

1 cup nonfat or 2 % milk

cup defatted beef broth or boullion

Salt and pepper

Chopped parsley to garnish

Clean mushrooms. Warm the margarine in a wide skillet and when it's starting to sizzle add the shallot and mushrooms. Cook them over medium-low heat, stirring several times, until the mushrooms begin to reabsorb their juices, about 10 minutes. Set aside. In a large saucepan, warm the oysters and their liquor over medium heat uncovered for about 3 minutes. Take out the oysters and set aside; add the half and half, milk and beef broth to the liquor and heat through; then add the mushrooms, oysters and Tabasco. Heat for two more minutes, add salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately with parsley scattered over. A pinch of saffron to this dish gives it a twist. Approximately 6 servings with 90 calories per serving.

Fennel Apple Soup

The sweetness of the apples and carrots coupled with the anise or licorice flavor of the fennel gives this soup its unique flavor.

2 cups chicken or vegetable broth

2 cups water

2 apples, peeled, cored & chopped

By Martha Rhodes - Martha started her career working on the production side of the newspaper/magazine industry working for such publications as The Thrifty Nickle, The New Mexico Independent & other political pubications. Mart...  

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