Thanks to everyone who stopped by Saturday afternoon to sample burgers, chili and hamburger soup. It’s always fun to get out and meet our customers. Here are the recipes that many of you asked for…

Hamburger Soup

Most of us don’t think of ground beef as a soup ingredient but if you try this soup odds are good you’ll make it often.

Ingredients

Ground Beef – 2 pounds

Fresh Onion – 1 large chopped

Fresh Celery – 4 stalks chopped

Fresh Carrots – 5 large chopped

Bay Leaves – 2 leaves

Salt & Pepper- to taste

Pearled Barley – 8 tablespoons

Beef Broth – 2 quarts (Vegetable Broth can be substituted.)

Chunky Tomato Bisque Soup – 1- 10 ounce can

Canned Diced Tomatoes – 1 – 28 ounce can

Medium Chunky Salsa -1 cup

Instructions

Brown and Crumble the beef, add the onions and cook until they are translucent

Put all of the ingredients in the pot and simmer for 1 to 2 hours (until the carrots are done) and take out the bay leaves.

Yield

About 8 quarts of soup. The soup freezes well so you can freeze any extra soup or halve the recipe.

Quick Chili

This is a favorite at our house. It’s quick, easy and good. There’s not a lot of heat but it has pleasant kick.

Ingredients

Ground Beef- 2 pounds

Fresh Onion- 1 large

Fresh Garlic – 3 cloves

Crushed Red Pepper Flakes – sprinkle to taste

Chili Powder – 1- 2.5 ounce jar

Salt & Pepper – to taste

Tomato & Basil Sauce – 1 or 2 – 24 ounce jars ( I like marinara sauce. Use 1 jar for thicker chili and 2 jars if you want juicier chili with crackers.)

Canned Diced Tomatoes – 2 10-14 ounce cans

Instructions

Brown and crumble the ground beef

Add the onion and cook until the onion is translucent

Stir in the garlic and wait 1 minute

Add the other ingredients and simmer for about an hour

Yield

About 4 quarts of chili (We usually make half of the recipe when it’s just the two of us at home. If you are feeding a larger group, size it up.)