recipes from Adrienne Asher
This is an easy winter weeknight supper that is warming and savory—just thing thing for a rainy evening.
White Bean and Brown Rice Soup
Yield: 6 servings
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
6 garlic cloves, minced
2 large carrots, scrubbed and finely diced
2 celery stalks, finely diced
1 large yellow onion, finely diced
Salt and black pepper
1/2 teaspoon … Read more
Beer Cheese Soup
Serves 6 // 383 calories, 30g fat, 104g protein, 4g net carbs
3 cups chicken stock
1 (12-oz) Michelob Ultra low carb beer
½ cup heavy whipping cream
2 teaspoons xanthan gum
6 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
12 ounces shredded Kerrygold cheddar
1 tablespoon Kerrygold butter
½ cup diced onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ small red … Read more
This soup is easy and delicious. Bump up the red pepper flakes if you like things spicer. Sometimes I skip the chicken thighs and just use sausage and tortellini. Vegetarians can use cannelloni beans and veggie-sausage.
Chicken-Sausage-Tortellini Soup
Yield: 4—6 servings
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 onion, diced
1 medium carrot, diced
1 stalk … Read more
I found this recipe on the America’s Test Kitchen website, and it is outstanding! If you’d like to make a vegetarian version, add smoked paprika instead of ham hocks.
They advise: After much testing, we discovered that ham was indeed necessary for the best split pea soup recipe; broths made without ham tasted weak. A ham bone was key to
Based loosely on a recipe from Bon Appetit magazine, this chowder has layers and layers of savory, smokey, toasty, umami-laden flavors. It’s amazing. The one jalapeño adds subtle smokiness and no heat; if you want heat, add another pepper.
This is also a very forgiving recipe—it can be made vegetarian or vegan by using vegetable stock, leaving out … Read more
This is based on a recipe from the I Breathe I’m Hungry blog, and is a great vegetable soup in its own right, but as a meal replacement, it’s inspired.
You can use this as a replacement for lunch or dinner (or both)—it’s filled with all sorts of good-for-you nutrients. You can also do a 5-day version of this soup … Read more