Root Veggie Stew ~ World of Warcraft

3 large potatoes (cubed or use smaller potatoes)
3 large carrots (sliced)
2 onions (sliced)
2 green peppers (sliced)
French onion soup mix
4 cups water
2 chicken breasts (shredded)

I sliced the carrots, potatoes, onions and green peppers. Tossed them with olive oil or butter and spread out on a cookie sheet and roast them in the oven for 45 minutes.
Don't skip this step, it takes awhile but oh so delicious!

I baked the chicken in the oven until thoroughly cooked. Let cool. Shred.

Add 4 cups of water with the packet of onion soup mix.
Add chicken, veggies and bring to a boil.
Reduce to simmer for 30 minutes.

I know, adding chicken to beef broth base.
We're crazy here at The Gamer's Fridge kitchen.

Yum!

I will roast veggies before I make any soup or stew. This was the most amazing stew.

Vegetable Soup ~ Skyrim

You will need:
(I forgot to add the bag of frozen veggies and the 2 cups of rice to the photo below. So sorry.)

2 stalks celery, chopped
1/2 of a green pepper 
1 can black beans
1 c muchrooms
1 c baby carrots
6 cups beef, chicken or vegetable broth
1 (14.5 ounce) can peeled and diced tomatoes with juice
2 c rice
1 (16 ounce) bag of frozen mixed veggies
salt and pepper to taste

Cut up the vegetables into bite size pieces.
I used a beef stock base. 
(I made a beef stew a few weeks ago and I saved and froze the broth that was leftover after everyone ate the beef, potatoes and vegetables. I am so glad I did, it saved me from buying or making more stock.)

The best thing about soup is you can put anything in it. You need a base broth of vegetable, chicken or beet stock then the rest is up to you.

I put everything in a crockpot and let it simmer all day. 

If you don't want to use a crock pot, here are directions for stovetop.
Add your choice of broth and bring to a boil.
Add carrots, celery, green peppers and beans.
Boil for 10 minutes, then add.
Mushrooms, tomatoes, bag of mixed vegetables and rice.
Boil for 10 more minutes until rice in tender.
Set to low heat until everything is soft.
Taste test to make sure everything is tender enough for you, be careful!

Yum!

Hearty Onion Soup Recipe

This was the most amazing french onion soup I have ever had. I will never buy canned soup again. This soup takes about 45 minutes to make. It is so delicious and filling, you won't want anything else with this comforting soup.

You will need:

1/4 cup unsalted butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups sliced onions (1 large onion)
2 (10.5 ounce) cans beef broth ( I used a cup of water per beef cube)
salt and pepper to taste
2 slices toasted bread, toasted
2 slices Swiss cheese
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Melt butter with olive oil in an 8 pot on medium heat and add onions.

Stir occasionally until onions are tender and browned.

Add beef broth. Season with salt and pepper, and simmer for 30 minutes.

Cover.

After the 30 minutes.

Heat the oven broiler.

Toast 2 slices of bread per bowl of soup.

Ladle soup into oven safe serving bowls and place one slice of bread on top of each (bread may be broken into pieces if you prefer). Please don't skip the toasting of the bread step, it will get very soggy if you don't.

Layer each slice of bread with a slice of  Swiss and 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese. Place bowls on cookie sheet and broil in the preheated oven until cheese bubbles and browns slightly.

YUM!

Chicken Carrot Soup Recipe

Hobbit's know comfort food.

You will need:
6 cups water
1 1/2 up of diced carrots
1 1/2 cup shredded chicken
3 TBS Chicken Bouillon (1 TBS for every 2 cups of water)
1/2 bag of medium egg noodles (add more or less if desired)
3 slices off an onion diced

Put a TBS of butter or olive oil in a pan on medium heat. Add the shredded chicken and diced onions. Cook until chicken is brown and onions are soft. I seasoned my chicken with garlic powder, salt and pepper. Don't go too much with the spices, let the soup speak for itself.

I used leftover chicken that was already cooked. If you are using uncooked chicken, this step will just take a little longer. Set the water for the soup up to boil while you cook the chicken.

Pour the 6 cups of water to a a pot. Add the bouillon and the diced carrots. Bring to a boil.
Once the soup has boiled for 5 minutes add noodles and reduce heat.

Add the browned chicken and onions.

Cover and reduce heat to simmer for 20 minutes. At this point you are just waiting for the carrots to soften. Everything else is done.

Yum!

I served mine with fresh baked bread. My kitchen smelled so good.