When your kids ARE sick-Soup recipes for them!

Here are some yummy soups when your family is sick.
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MINESTRONE SOUP
This a fabulous vegetable filled soup that is great when you’re sick!

3 medium carrots (3/4 c. dehydrated carrots)
3 stalks celery (3/4 c. dehydrated celery)
2 medium onions (1/2 c. dehydrated onion)
1 large potato
¼ pound green beans (1 can green beans)
2 medium zucchini
½ pound cabbage
1 medium clove garlic
3 ½ cups beef broth
1 ½ cups water
1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon dried basil
¼ teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon rosemary
1 bay leaf
1 can (1 pound) garbanzo beans

Pare carrots; chop coarsely. Chop celery coarsely. Chop onions. Pare potato; cut into ¾ inch cubes. Trim zucchini; cut into ½ inch cubes. Coarsely shred cabbage. Mince garlic. Add all ingredients to slow cooker and cook for 6-8 hours. When 1 ½ hours is left. Rinse and drain cannelloni beans, add beans to soup. Replace lid and allow to cook. Remove bay leaf and serve with shredded parmesan (optional).

Chicken Noodle Soup
A classic chicken noodle soup recipe.

2 tsp. chicken bouillon
6 cups chicken soup stock
2 C. chopped carrots (1/2 c. dehydrated carrots)
2 C. chopped celery (1/2 c. dehydrated celery)
3/4 C. chopped onion (1/4 c. dehydrated onion)
2 Cans cream of chicken soup
1/2 C. milk (1 1/2 T. dry milk powder + 1/2 c. water)
2 C. Cooked Chicken
4 C. uncooked noodles
salt/pepper to taste

Boil chicken in water. Pull out and pull chicken in to chunks (I refrigerate first and add this in later..it’s easier to pull when it isn’t hot). Add veggies,cream of chicken soup, milk and noodles to stock. Cook until veggies are tender. Serve with wheat bread.

CHICKEN GINGER STEW:
The ginger, chicken, and garlic feel so good on a soar throat!

2 T. vegetable oil
2 T. garlic finely minced
¼ C. onion, finely minced
1 T. ginger root, peeled and minced
1 to 3 lbs. raw chicken (w/ or w/out bones)
1 T. salt, dash pepper
3 C. water
2 C. zucchini
2 C. spinach leaves (fresh works best)
Heat oil in large saucepan. Sauté garlic, onion and ginger until onion is transparent. Add chicken pieces and stir well, until chicken is partly cooked. Season with salt and pepper, add water. Cover and simmer over medium heat until chicken is tender. Uncover pot and add zucchini. Cook until tender (chicken comes easily off bones). Turn off heat and add spinach leaves. Serve hot.

SPLIT PEA SOUP
I realize most don’t like this soup...but like meatloaf I think it’s just a matter of having a good recipe.

1 pkg (16 oz.) dried green peas
1 ham bone
7 C water
1 medium onion, chopped (1/4 c. dehydrated onion)
2 medium carrots, chopped (1/2 c. dehydrated carrots)
a couple of stocks of celery and leaves
¾ tsp salt
½ tsp thyme
1 bay leaf
1 garlic clove, minced

Rinse peas under cold water in colander, removing any debris or blemished peas. Place peas, pork bone and water in soup pot. Add onion, carrots, salt, thyme, bay leaf and pepper. Reduce
heat and simmer, uncovered, 1 hour 15 minutes or until peas are tender, stirring occasionally. Stir frequently near end of cooking to keep soup from scorching. Remove pork bone. Take off as much meat from the bone as you can.

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