Best Harvest Soup Recipes

BUTTERNUT AND APPLE HARVEST SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in leeks and onions, and cook until the onion softens and turns translucent, about 5 minutes. Add potato, squash, carrots, apple, and chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the vegetables are soft, about 20 minutes.
• Carefully puree the soup in batches in a blender, or use a stick blender to puree the soup right in the pot. Once the soup has been pureed, return it to the pot and stir in wine and cream. Season with nutmeg, salt, and pepper; simmer gently for 5 minutes. Ladle into bowls and garnish with chopped chives.

WINTER HARVEST VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven over medium heat, cook and stir the carrots, celery and onions in butter and oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. , Add the broth, potatoes, squash, apples, turnips, parsnips and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes. , Stir in the basil, thyme and pepper; simmer 15 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender. Discard bay leaf before serving. Garnish with additional green onions if desired.

FALL HARVEST SOUP!

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium heat; cook onions in butter, stirring frequently, until lightly golden brown, about 15 minutes. Pour chicken broth into onions and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low, stir sweet potato and carrots into broth mixture; simmer until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir apple, pear, and red pepper into the mixture; simmer until softened, about 5 more minutes. Use an immersion blender to blend the mixture into a smooth puree.
• Stir pumpkin puree, evaporated milk, honey, allspice, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, salt, and black pepper into soup; puree again with the immersion blender. Ladle into bowls; garnish each serving with a basil leaf.

HARVEST PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place pumpkin halves, cut sides down, on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until soft, about 50 minutes. Scoop out flesh, and puree in a food processor (you should have 2 cups).
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Add reserved seeds and fibers from pumpkin, and cook for 4 minutes. Add stock, water, and thyme, and bring to a gentle simmer. Cook for 9 to 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt remaining 5 tablespoons butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add pumpkin puree, parsnip, potato, and turnip, and cook for 5 minutes. Add shallots, and cook until soft, about 4 minutes. Add wine, and cook until liquid has reduced by half.
• Strain pumpkin-seed mixture, reserving broth and discarding solids. Add broth to pumpkin-wine mixture. Bring to a simmer; cook 20 minutes. Let cool.
• Pass soup through a food mill into a clean saucepan, or puree in a food processor in small batches until smooth. (If soup does not reach desired consistency using a food processor, press it through a fine sieve to remove any remaining lumps.) Heat soup in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in cream, sugar, salt, and pepper, and serve.

O'CHARLEY'S CHICKEN HARVEST SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, melt butter.
• Add flour and cook 3 to 4 minutes.
• Slowly add the 2 1/2 to 3 quarts of water, stirring constantly.
• The amount of water used depends on how thick you want the soup.).
• Simmer 20 minutes.
• Add chicken base and chicken stock.
• While chicken stock mixture is cooking, bring 2 quarts of water to a boil in a separate pot.
• Add carrots, celery and onion.
• Cook 6 minutes.
• Drain.
• Add to chicken stock mixture along with white pepper and garlic powder.
• Simmer 10 minutes.
• Add diced cooked chicken tenders.
• Cook noodles in a separate pan of boiling water for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Drain and rinse with cold water.
• Add to soup (noodles will continue cooking in the soup).
• Simmer soup 2 or 3 minutes more and serve.
• *To make your chicken tenders*.
• In a large pot, bring water, chicken base, onion and celery to simmer.
• Add chicken.
• Gently simmer until done, about 5 to 6 minutes.
• Do not overcook.
• Drain chicken and reserve stock. (This can be used for the stock in the preceding recipe.).
• Place chicken in the freezer to stop the cooking process.
• When cool, use a sharp knife to dice into 1/2-inch cubes.
• Add to soup.

HARVEST SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Add the water, potatoes, squash, bouillon, bay leaves, chili powder, pepper, allspice and cloves. Bring to a boil. , Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until vegetable are tender. Add the tomatoes. Cook and stir until heated through. Discard bay leaves.

HARVEST CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Chop one onion; set aside. Quarter the other two; place in a Dutch oven with the chicken, water, celery, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 2 hours or until the chicken and vegetables are tender. Remove the chicken; set aside. Discard celery and onion. , To broth, add the tomatoes, carrots, bouillon and chopped onion. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until the carrots are tender. , Debone and cube chicken; add to soup with zucchini and peas. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until zucchini is tender. Spoon into bowls. Garnish with avocado.

HARVEST PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Cut pumpkins in half and scoop out seeds. Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray. Place pumpkins, flesh side down on the cookie sheet and roast until soft to the touch, about 45 minutes. Remove pumpkins from oven and let cool. Once pumpkins are cool scrape flesh from skins into a food processor. Discard skins.
• Add chicken stock to the pumpkin and puree. Pour soup into a large saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Stir in cream, nutmeg, sage and salt. Mix well and remove from heat. Serve garnished with a dollop of sour cream

HEALTHY HARVEST SOUP

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a large pot over medium-high heat; saute onion in hot oil until softened and slightly golden, 5 to 10 minutes. Add garlic; saute until golden and fragrant, 2 to 4 minutes more. Stir sage and thyme in onion mixture and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Stir vegetable broth, squash, water, kidney beans, quinoa, barley, and salt into onion mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until barley is tender and soup flavors combine, about 35 minutes.
• Stir kale into soup; simmer until kale is tender, about 10 minutes.

HARVEST SOUP

Steps:

• Place water and Harvest Soup Mix in a heavy pot and simmer 1 hour.
• Add all other ingredients and simmer another hour.
• Options: Make with smoked sausage and add 1 cup of each fresh diced apples and sweet potatoes, instead of tomatoes.
• Other spices that can be added: savory, garlic and tarragon.

AUTUMN HARVEST SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a heavy bottomed soup pot and saute bacon for 3 minutes.
• Pour off any excess fat.
• Add onions and garlic continuing to cook until onions are softened.
• Add leeks, celery, carrots, butternut squash and soaked white beans along with thyme and rosemary.
• Saute for 2 more minutes. Pour in chicken stock and bring to a boil.
• Turn down heat and simmer slowly for 1 1/2 hour or until beans are tender.
• Adjust final seasoning.

HARVEST SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute onions in oil until tender. Add the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Discard bay leaf before serving.

HARVEST TURKEY SOUP

Steps:

• Place the turkey carcass and water in a Dutch oven or large soup kettle; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours. Remove carcass; allow to cool. Remove turkey from bones and cut into bite-size pieces; set aside. , Strain broth. Add carrots, celery, onion and bouillon; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Add the tomatoes, peas, rice, spinach, salt if desired, pepper, marjoram, thyme and reserved turkey. Return to a boil; cook, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until rice is tender.

AUTUMN HARVEST PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in-a small saucepan.
• When moderately hot, add the onion and saute until tender.
• Add the pumpkin, tomato, broth, salt, and pepper.
• Cover and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Carefully pour the hot mixture into a blender puree until smooth.
• Gradually add the milk and blend well.
• Return to heat to warm.
• Sprinkle with nutmeg before serving.

SPICED HARVEST PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute the carrots, onion and celery in butter for 4 minutes. Add apple and garlic; cook 2 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender., Stir in the pumpkin, broth, parsley and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Add milk and cream. Cool slightly. In a blender, process soup in batches until smooth. Return all to pan and heat through. Garnish servings with pumpkin seeds.

HARVEST SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute celery and onion in oil until tender. Add remaining ingredients; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer for 25-30 minutes or until potatoes are tender. , Discard bay leaf. Cool slightly. In a blender, process soup in batches until smooth. Return all to pan and heat through.

ITALIAN HARVEST VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Chop celery, carrots, and onion into 1/2-inch dice.
• Heat oil on medium-high in a large, heavy-bottom stockpot. Add celery, carrots, and onion. Sauté until edges are golden brown, about 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium and add garlic and bell peppers. Stir frequently for 1-2 minutes, then add water, tomatoes, corn, fennel, oregano, thyme, and rosemary.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 30-40 minutes. Add spinach and zucchini, simmer another 5 minutes, salt and pepper to taste, and serve.

HARVEST VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a big heavy saucepan and fry onion for a few minutes, then add carrots and green pepper and fry until softened.
• Add 2 cups water, the potatoes and the lentils, season with salt and pepper and simmer for about 30 minutes, until potatoes and lentils are cooked.
• Mix the flour with a little of the milk and gradually blend in the rest of the milk.
• Stir well into the soup until it thickens.
• Simmer for 5 minutes then stir in 3/4 of the cheese.
• Pour into a serving dish and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Garnish with croutons if using.

HARVEST PUMPKIN & SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, combine the squash, pumpkin, apple, onion and stock.
• Bring to a boil, then simmer until the pumpkin and squash are soft, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer the mix into a food processor and blend until smooth. I did this in several batches.
• Pour the processed soup into another pot or crock pot to reheat.
• Simmer and add the cream, curry powder, salt and sugar. Stir until all the ingredients are combined.
• Serve hot or the soup can be refrigerated or frozen.

SLOW-COOKER GARDEN HARVEST CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Spray 10-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add chicken to skillet; sprinkle with peppered seasoned salt. Cook 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown.
• Mix chicken and remaining ingredients except broccoli, squash and basil in 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours.
• Stir in broccoli, squash and basil. Increase heat setting to High. Cover and cook 15 to 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.