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The Five Minute Soup

By Denise Pare-Watson

For those busy winter evenings or weekend lunches – something quick and nutritious is always a bonus.  This Five Minute Soup will become one of your ‘go-to’ favourites.  All you need is 4 cups of broth, a few dried vegetable flakes and leftover chicken, beef or other meat of your choice.

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Five Minute Soup – really! 

The Five Minute Soup

Try this super quick soup recipe and enjoy it in just five minutes.  It uses dehydrated vegetable flakes, which are now available everywhere.

Dried Vegetable Flakes and How to Use them in Gluten Free Cooking | urbnspice.com

If you follow my Urbnspice blog, I use these vegetable flakes for many recipes, particularly when developing gluten-free recipes.  Gluten Free Rock Star Veggie Burgers is just one example of how this unique ingredient can make a flavour punch in preparation of a dish. Dehydrated Vegetable Flakes | urbnspice.com

The Five Minute Soup

Yield:  4 – 6 servings

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 litre (4 cups) rich chicken or beef broth
  • 1/4 cup dehydrated vegetable flakes
  • 2 cups diced leftover chicken or roast beef
  • A handful of cooked noodles or rice, optional

METHOD:

  1. Pour the broth into a 2-quart saucepan
  2. Add the dehydrated vegetable flakes and bring the broth to a boil.  Lower the heat to a simmer.
  3. Add the diced meat (chicken or beef or even tofu) and the noodles if you are using them.
  4. Once the meat is heated through, taste the soup and season to taste, if necessary with salt and pepper
  5. Ladle the five-minute soup into warm bowls and enjoy.

NOTES: 

  • Match the broth to your meat:  for example: chicken stock with diced chicken, etc.
  • For a Gluten Free version of this soup, use rice instead of the noodles or use gluten-free noodles
  • If your broth is not rich enough, tweak the soup by adding Worcestershire or Soya sauce or bouillon cubes/paste.
  • Grate some Parmesan Cheese or Romano Cheese on top

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Good Morning Cranberry-Coconut and Carrot Gluten Free Muffins

By Denise Pare-Watson

This recipe for Good Morning Cranberry-Coconut and Carrot Gluten-Free Muffins is bar none, one of the best gluten-free muffins, if not the best gluten free breakfast pastry I have ever tasted.  It is the closest thing to a Morning Glory Muffin that I can think of.  In my career as a pastry chef, I have made a ton of muffins for breakfast service and various morning events.   I mean A LOT of muffins!  I challenged myself to make a gluten-free muffin that no-one could differentiate from a gluten muffin.  I believe I have done that with this gem of a recipe.  The feedback that I receive from anyone who has tasted this muffin verifies my findings.  Try it!  Let me know what you think – I would love your feedback.

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Good Morning Cranberry-Coconut and Carrot Gluten-Free Muffins

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How To Cut A Butternut Squash

By Denise Pare-Watson

THE CONFIDENT KITCHEN SERIES

Soup Classes seem to include, due to popular demand, a recipe for butternut squash soup.  When I send out the initial confirmation for soup classes, I always ask my prospective students if there is any soup in particular that they would like to cover in my class. Butternut Squash Soup is always high on that list.  That makes me happy because it is one of my favourite soups.  But, first things first.  How does a person cut such an unusual looking vegetable?   It can be quite intimidating to tackle such a roly-poly vegetable.  I am going to show you How To Cut A Butternut Squash.

How to Cut a Butternut Squash | urbnspice.comA beautiful Butternut Squash…

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Filed Under: My Recipes, Soups and Chowders, The Confident Kitchen Series, Urbnspice Classes Tagged With: Butternut Squash, How To, Roasting Vegetables, The Confident Kitchen Series, Tips and Techniques

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