Our Favorite Recipes

It’s time for comfort foods, and soup is one of those foods we all love during these colder days of fall & winter!

This is by far one of my family’s favorite soups. It is very rich & hardy and the meat can be substituted or even illuminated for my vegetarian friends!

Ingredients:

1 pound ground pork, beef, or chicken
2 cloves fresh garlic, minced OR 2 tsp jarred
2 TBSP Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 tsp pink Himalayan salt
1 tsp fresh ground black pepper
¼ cup butter
2 cups potatoes, cubed
2 cups carrots, cut into ¼ inch coins
½ cup minced red onion
½ cup diced celery
2 cups Velveeta type cheese
2 cups milk
2 cups water
¼ cup white all purpose flour

I generally prefer to purchase my meat from local farmers, but when I’m in a pinch I am thrilled I can purchase Heritage Breed pork from the grocery store. I buy this at Kroger’s!

1. In a large skillet, fry your meat in the olive oil; add garlic, salt & pepper; cook on medium heat until fully cooked & crumbly; when done drain off any excess grease.

2. While meat is cooking, cut all veggies; In a large pot melt butter; add potatoes, carrots, onions, & celery; cook on medium heat for 10 minutes until veggies are fork tender.

Pro Tip: I always try to use Heirloom veggies.. they are just so much more flavorful!

3. When veggies are cooked, add meat and all other ingredients EXCEPT water and flour; bring to a low boil.

4. In the meantime, add flour to water & whisk; Once soup mixture comes to a boil, whisk the water & flour mixture in, stirring until no clumps are visible; stir until thickened; turn down the heat to low and cook for 45 minutes to an hour until veggies are soft.

Pro Tip: Always whisk your flour in cool liquid and then add to your hot liquid. This eliminates clumps!