Category: Soups & Stews

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Swamp Soup

by Dixie Lily | China Doll June 23, 2023 No Comments

Ingredients

  • 3 cups of China Doll or Dixie Lily black eyed peas
  • ½ tablespoon of butter or cooking oil
  • 1 pound of Conecuh sausage, chopped
  • 1 cup of chopped onion
  • 1 package of Knorr vegetable recipe mix seasoning
  • 1 (32 ounce) carton of low sodium chicken broth
  • 4 cups of water
  • 1 1 pound bag of frozen turnip greens, thawed or fresh cooked turnips
  • ½ teaspoon of garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon of freshly cracked black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon of hot sauce

Instructions:

  1. Follow directions on package for black eyed peas
  2. Heat butter or oil in a soup pot
  3. Add chopped sausage and cook until lightly browned
  4. Add onions and stir for 3-5 minutes or until tender
  5. Add vegetable soup seasoning mix and combine
  6. Stir in broth and all remaining ingredients and bring to a boil
  7. Reduce heat to low
  8. Let simmer for 20 minutes
  9. Add hot sauce
  10. Serve warm with cornbread
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Vegan Lentil Chili

by Dixie Lily | China Doll December 6, 2022 No Comments

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup of lentils
  • 1 cup of black beans 
  • 1 cup of kidney beans
  • 1 chopped bell pepper
  • 1 medium onion
  • 3 cloves of minced garlic
  • 1 can of diced tomatoes
  • 4 cups of broth
  • 1 tablespoon of chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon of paprika
  • 1 teaspoon of ground cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon of black pepper
  • Olive oil

Instructions:

  1. Follow the directions on the bags for beans and lentils.
  2. Chop onions and bell pepper.
  3. Sauté onions and pepper in a large pot with olive oil until soft.
  4. Add seasonings and garlic and stir for 1-2 minutes.
  5. Add tomatoes, broth, beans, and lentils and stir.
  6. Adjust heat so broth begins to boil.
  7. Then lower the heat and allow the chili to simmer in a pot covered.
  8. Cook for around 30 minutes or until beans are tender, stirring occasionally.
  9. Add salt and pepper to taste.
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Vegetarian Chili

by Dixie Lily | China Doll December 6, 2022 No Comments

Ingredients:

  • 2 lbs. of plant-based ground beef
  • 1 ½ pounds of plant-based sausage
  • 6 – 8 Cloves of garlic minced
  • 1 can of corn
  • 1 green bell pepper diced
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 1 white onion diced
  • 2 jalapenos minced
  • 1 (6 oz.) can of tomato paste
  • 2 Cans Rotel tomatoes
  • 1 (28 oz.) can of crushed tomatoes
  • ½ Lb. cooked China Doll or Dixie Lily kidney beans
  • ½ Lb. cooked China Doll or Dixie Lily black beans
  • 1 (12 oz.) bottle of Bud Light or another pilsner
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 2 tablespoons of cumin
  • 4 tablespoons of chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon of cayenne pepper
  • 2 teaspoons of salt
  • 2 teaspoons of black pepper
  • 3 teaspoons of creole seasoning
  • 3 Tablespoons oregano

Instructions:

  1. Cook beans in chicken stock and slightly shorter than the directions, so the beans are only mildly soft
  2. Cook protein over the stove until brown
  3. Sauté veggies in olive oil and a pinch of salt.
  4. Add all of the ingredients to an extra-large slow cooker
  5. Cook on low for 8 hours
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Slow Cooker Pinto Bean Soup

by Dixie Lily | China Doll December 6, 2022 No Comments

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound (2 cups of dried pinto beans)
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 2 chopped jalapeños
  • 2 cans of diced tomatoes 
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 1 diced carrot
  • 2 cups of spinach or collard greens
  • 3 cloves of minced garlic
  • 2 ½ cups of broth
  • 1 teaspoon of oregano
  • 1 teaspoon of cumin
  • 1 teaspoon of paprika
  • ½ teaspoon of salt
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Olive oil

Instructions:

  1. Cook beans at high pressure then soak beans for 1 hour with 8 cups of water
  2. Rinse and drain beans. Set aside.
  3. Add garlic, jalapeños, and onions and cook for 2 minutes on sauté mode.
  4. Add beans, broth, tomatoes, tomato juice from a can, peppers, and seasonings.
  5. Mix to combine.
  6. Place on high pressure and cook for 20 minutes.
  7. Allow cooker pressure to naturally release for around 15-20 minutes.
  8. Sit for 5 minutes before serving.
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Chicken and Rice Soup

by Dixie Lily | China Doll December 6, 2022 No Comments

Ingredients:

  • 6 cups of chicken broth
  • 1 rotisserie chicken
  • 1 cup of white rice
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 3 carrots 
  • 2 celery stalks
  • 1 teaspoon of minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning 
  • 1 teaspoon of parsley 
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • ½ teaspoon of pepper
  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil

Instructions:

  1. Remove the meat from the rotisserie chicken and cut it into small pieces.
  2. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high.
  3. Chop onions, carrots, and celery.
  4. Add vegetables to pot and stir for 3 minutes or until onions fully cook.
  5. Add seasonings and garlic and cook for 1 minute.
  6. Stir in chicken, rice, and broth and bring to a boil.
  7. Then, reduce heat, cover the pot, and simmer for 35-45 minutes or until rice is tender, stirring occasionally.
  8. Serve warm.
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Vegetable Soup

by Dixie Lily | China Doll December 6, 2022 No Comments

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup of kidney beans
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 2 cans of diced tomatoes 
  • 3 large carrots
  • 3 medium diced gold or russet potatoes
  • 1 cup of green beans
  • 3 large stalks of celery
  • 1 cup of sweet corn
  • 1 cup of sweet peas
  • 7 ½ cups of broth
  • Olive oil
  • 2 bay leaves 
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 teaspoon of pepper
  • 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning

Instructions:

  1. Follow the directions on the bag for kidney beans.
  2. Chop carrots, onions, celery, and potatoes.
  3. Heat olive in a large pot or Dutch oven and sauté onions, celery, and carrots for around 5 minutes or until veggies are tender.
  4. Add tomatoes, potatoes, green beans, beans, broth, and seasoning.
  5. Bring both to a boil, then reduce heat and allow to simmer for 25 minutes.
  6. Add corn and peas and cook for 5 more minutes.
  7. Top with green onions or fresh parsley if desired.
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Turkey Gumbo

by Dixie Lily | China Doll October 30, 2019 No Comments

Turkey Stock 

Ingredients:

  • Leftover Turkey Carcass (Be sure to leave some meat on the bones for the Gumbo)
  • 4 Celery Stalks (Leaves included)
  • 2 Onions Quartered
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 1 Teaspoon rosemary
  • 10 whole cloves
  • 1 Tablespoon Thyme
  • 1 Tablespoon Cajun Seasoning (Like Tony Chachere’s)
  • 3 cloves garlic rough chop

Chicken Stock and Water (Enough to cover bones)

Bring to a boil in a large stock pot and then simmer for 3 – 4 hours.  Strain the stock in to another stock pot and keep warm.  Pull all the meat off the bones of the turkey and shred it (Be careful of bones particularly in the legs).  Set meat aside to be added to the Gumbo later.

Ingredients:

Turkey Gumbo

  • 1 cup Salted Butter
  • 1 cup All Purpose Flour
  • 1 ½ Onion diced
  • 4 Celery Stalks chopped to similar size to onions
  • 2 green peppers chopped to similar size of onions and celery
  • ½ Jalapeno chopped fine
  • 3 Cloves Garlic finely minced
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 1 Tablespoon Thyme
  • 1 Teaspoon Rosemary
  • 1 Tablespoon Cajun Seasoning (Like Tony Chachere’s)
  • 1 Pound Sausage (Like Conecuh) browned and chopped in to bite size pieces
  • Turkey Stock and additional chicken stock if needed.
  • Shredded Turkey meat from the Stock

In a large stock pot make a light roux by adding the butter and AP Flour on medium heat.  Stir constantly with a wooden spoon to keep roux from burning.  You cannot walk away from a roux.  Brown the roux until it is the color of a brown paper bag.  Add onion, celery, green peppers, jalapeno and cook until soft.  Add garlic, bay leaves, thyme, rosemary, Cajun seasoning and stock.  Bring mixture to a boil and then reduce heat to a simmer for 1 hour.  Add sausage and shredded turkey and cook for 30 – 45 minutes.  Serve over Dixie Lily or China Doll rice.

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Slow Cooker Great Northern Bean Soup

by Edward Watson September 6, 2017

1lb Great Northern Beans

NO SOAK METHOD:

  1. Spread out dry beans and remove any foreign particles.
  2. Rinse beans, and then place in crock pot with 6 cups water.
  3. Add ham hock, trinity mix (onion, bell peppers, and celery)
  4. Add teaspoon minced garlic
  5. Teaspoon chili powder
  6. Teaspoon Cumin
  7. Teaspoon parsley
  8. Add two cans of green chilis
  9. Place slow cooker on high and cook for about 5 hours or until beans are tender (or low for 7-8 hours). Check water level and add hot water to beans if necessary.
  10. Add Rotisserie Chicken and corn after beans are tender. Simmer for another 20-30 minutes.
  11. Salt and pepper to taste.
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Split Pea Soup

by Edward Watson September 6, 2017

Need:
1lb Green Split Peas
1 tablespoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons pepper
3 tablespoons butter
2 celery stalks, chopped
1 large onion
1 meaty ham bone

  1. Rinse beans with cool water
  2. Boil two quarts of water: then add peas, salt, pepper, butter, celery, onion, and ham to the boiling water
  3. Cover and simmer for about two hours, stirring occasionally to keep peas from sticking.
  4. Enjoy!
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Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup

by Edward Watson September 6, 2017

1 Lb. Dixie Lily or China Doll Black beans sorted
1 White onion chopped
1 Green pepper chopped
3 Celery stalks chopped
2 Cloves of garlic minced
2 Bay leaves
1 Tablespoon Oregano
1 Tablespoon Cumin
1 Teaspoon Chili powder
½ Jalapeno minced
½ jar picante sauce
1 Quart chicken stock
1 Lb. cubed ham or ham hock
Water to cover over the beans at least 2 inches
Salt and Pepper to taste

Cook for 8 hours on low.  Serve as is or garnish with any combination of diced avocado, diced tomatoes, chopped cilantro, a dollop of sour cream and wedge of lime.