Soups warm the body from the inside out. Let your child make some great tasting soups with these easy recipes. They are perfect for cold winter days!
Soup is almost always a satisfying meal for lunch or dinner. Served with a salad and crackers, it makes a filling and nutritious sit down meal, or a quick on the go meal when put in a thermos. If your kids are interested in cooking, follow some of these easy to make soup recipes with your children.
Vegetarian Soup
This is an easy to make soup for kids because it does not require cooking any meat, plus your child can experiment with different vegetables. Most of these vegetables are easy to clean and cut, meaning that almost any age can pitch in to help. If your child will cut the vegetables, remind him that the smaller the vegetables are, the faster they will cook.
Ingredients:
- 5 cups vegetable stock
- 3 sliced carrots
- 3 chopped celery stalks
- 2 small potatoes, peeled and diced
- 2 diced zucchini
- 1 cup chopped cauliflower
- 3 small tomatoes (Roma tomatoes work well), you can also use a small can
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
- 1/2 cup corn (canned or frozen is fine)
- 1/2 cup macaroni noodles
Directions: Pour vegetable stock into a large pot and then add the celery, carrots, potatoes, zucchini, cauliflower, and tomatoes. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat. Cover the pot and simmer for about 20 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for ten minutes or until the noodles are tender.
Tortellini Beef Soup
This is easy because it used fresh, pre-cooked tortellini.
Ingredients:
- 1 pound of ground beef
- 28 oz. tomato puree
- 10 oz French onion soup
- 9 oz. frozen green beans
- 9 oz. fresh cheese tortellini
- 1 tsp. dried basil
- 1 medium zucchini
Directions: Brown the meat in a large pot. Drain if necessary. Add tomatoes, soup, green beans, tortellini, basil and 3-1/2 cups of water. Bring to a boil, then reduce and cover. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add zucchini, and cook uncovered for 10 minutes or until tender.
Easy Italian Soup
Kids will love this easy to make recipe.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 1/2 pound mild Italian sausage
- 2 cloves garlic, minced or 1 tsp of garlic powder
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 small green bell pepper, chopped
- 28 oz. beef broth
- 14 oz. diced tomatoes
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
- 1-1/2 cups uncooked pasta (small)
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Directions: Cook meat in a pan and add onion, garlic, and the pepper. Cook until the onion is soft. Drain fat if necessary. Add broth, tomatoes, salt, and seasoning and bring to a boil. Stir in pasta. Cook about 15 minutes or until the pasta is tender. Stir in Parmesan cheese. Pour soup into bowls and top with mozzarella.
