What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? The Color of Food: Alphabet Soup! Remember when you were a kid and your mom placed a steaming bowl of alphabet soup in front of you? The first thing I did was grab the spoon and search for the letters in my name. My mother, in her wisdom, would say, βBegin by eating the letters you know donβt count.β Not only was it a lesson in letter recognition, but I ultimately ended up finishing my soup before it got cold. Smart lady. How do you eat Alphabet Soup?
ALPHABET SOUP
Ingredients:
8 cups chicken broth
1 pound boneless chicken tenders
1 cup yellow onion, chopped
1 cup mixed vegetables, frozen
3/4 cup celery, chopped
1 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 cup dried parsley
3 bay leaves
1/4 cup butter
1 cup alphabet pasta
Instructions:
In a slow cooker, combine chicken broth, boneless chicken tenders, yellow onion, mixed vegetables, celery, seasoned salt, black pepper, dried thyme, dried parsley, and bay leaves. Cook on high for 4 hours. Remove chicken and shred. Return it back to the slow cooker. Add alphabet pasta and butter. Gently stir to combine. Cook 30 minutes longer. Remove bay leaves before serving.
I have a bag of alphabet pasta just waiting to be cooked. Slow cooker means I can make it now even during the heat of the summer π
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Exactly. Genius, right?!? π
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The best way to learn the alfabeth π
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π€£Youβre killing me! π€£
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Oh wow, now to see if I can buy alphabet pasta.
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Itβs kinda fun. ππ
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That’s how you learn your ABC’s!
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Itβs a bowlful of YUM. ππ
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This spells out as delicious and I just dive right in.
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Plus, you can hum while you spell out words. πΆ
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With every spoon full π΅
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C-L-E-V-E-R mother!
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She was pretty smart, wasnβt she?! π¦
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My husband brought home a bag of alphabet pasta and it has been languishing in the closet. Time to get it out. Your mother was brilliant.
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You are your husband are about to play edible word games. πππ
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I love fresh home made soups even in the summer. Your post makes me want to make some.
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Everything you need is in soup: meat, veggies, and water. The alphabet pasta is a bonus. π
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