Soup is great. It's cheap, it's a balanced meal that has your meat and vegetables. and it's easy. Even if you don't make it yourself, a can of Progresso soup is still cheaper and better for you than a Big Mac. It's really convenient, the cans nowadays just open with a pull ring and you can heat up some soup quickly, which keeps you from reaching for other quick and easy foods that are expensive and bad for you. As another poster mentioned, soup even makes a good light meal in itself. Soup is awesome and underrated.
I make a big pot of soup once a month, and we have it at least once a week. I freeze the rest, and it improves in flavour. Also, cooking soup in bulk saves on cooking time, so it cuts down your domestic fuel bill as well. I found theseLog In on BBC Good Food. There are some really good ones, so you'll be spoiled for choice.
I enjoy soup but admittedly I have a hard time getting full off of it alone. If it's something with more substance to it like a cheese tortellini soup, or a hearty black bean soup with sausage and rice, or a chili that's not so bad. But if it's just some vegetables in broth I'm usually starving a few minutes after eating it.
I agree. My favorite kinds of soups are hearty and heavy - and a meal in one bowl. I do love soups like potato soup, chowders, thick tomato soups, bacon and bean soup, and chilli (with a lot of vegetables, ground meat, and sometimes beans). What's the best way to freeze soup? I usually just make enough to eat - and maybe put some in a Tupperware to bring to work the next day. But, I have yet to actually freeze a bulk amount of soup. Do you wait until the temperature has significantly cooled to room temperature, then put them into freezer bags?
