Beef Bacon Soup
Serves:9,9
CarbsPerServing:no counts provided
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon garlic
1 teaspoon basil
1/2 jar Hormel Real Bacon Pieces
1/2 pound lean ground beef1 tablespoon dried chives
3 cups beef broth
1 cup heavy whippin cream
tobasco sauce to taste
sharp cheddar to taste

How to Prepare:
Saute the garlic, basil, bacon, and hamburger together until
hamburger is
almost done. Add beef broth and chives, simmer for about 10 minutes
after
boiling. Add heavy cream slowly and stir occasionally while
simmering until
hot. Add tobasco to taste, sprinkle with cheddar and serve.
Cabbage Soup
CarbsPerServing:64 total recipe
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
1 medium cabbage head — cut into 1/8ths
1 can chicken broth — Campbells or Swanson’s type
1 red onion — chopped
salt and pepper — to taste
1 pound Ekrich smoked sausage — Ekrich or similar, sliced

How to Prepare:
Cover with cabbage with water and cook until tender.
Add one chicken broth, red onion and salt and pepper.
Add the sausage to the soup and simmer until heated through.
Even better the second day.
Chicken and Vegetable Soup
CarbsPerServing:51 total recipe,
excluding artichokes and bacon
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
5 skinless boneless chicken breast — cooked
1 cup onions — chopped
1 cup celery — chopped
Cooked chopped bacon as you like
1 pint heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon minced garlic
3 cans chicken broth — (3 to 4)
1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seed
1 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 can chopped artichoke hearts
2 tablespoons capers — or more
2 cups kale — cut in half, then sliced

How to Prepare:
This recipe is mostly low carb and can be varied according to your
needs and taste. It is very meaty and rich. Try several different
versions with different meat and vegetables. Adjust the heat as
needed throughout the recipe to keep it simmering but don?
t let it get dry and burnt.

It is best to prepare the meat first so you are ready when the time
is right. I like to grill up several boneless and skinless chicken
breasts and a few green onions for a smoky flavor as the main
ingredient. Start with a large pot. Put in enough olive oi
l and/or butter to cover the bottom and heat. Next add chopped onion
and celery stalks. Let this cook until translucent. Then add
seasonings like dried or fresh rosemary and cilantro, and parsley.
Then add some dried fennel seeds. Amounts as you wish.

Next add about as much chopped up and fried bacon as you desire. I
like to buy the pre-cooked packages at the store. Let is cook over a
medium heat. Add the meat (chicken in this case). Then put in about
a cup of white or red wine. Next add two to four ca
ns of chicken broth and let it simmer some more. Last, you can pour
in a pint of heavy cream and stir it in. I like to chop up some
fresh kale or other greens into bite sized pieces and throw them in
last then turn off the heat. You can use Italian sausag
e instead of chicken and I?ve also tried chopped up lamb or beef
with good results. Again, adjust to your own diet or taste. I?ve
added a small amount of capers and a can of artichoke hearts (chop
the artichoke hearts into big chunks)

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