The soup came out very well, but it needed a total of 4
cups chicken broth because the squash soup was too thick to puree well.
Not exact matches
I used 2
cups of
chicken broth and 2
cups of water instead of veg stock
because it was what I had around and it still worked perfectly.
I made it with only 2
cups of
chicken broth (trader joe's didn't have
chicken stock)
because I didn't want it like a soup - it was good!
I added an extra
cup of
chicken broth to this recipe, in part
because I do make and portion this out for a week's worth of lunches.
I did have some problems with it saucing up, but it was my fault
because I added extra
chicken broth instead of saving the 1/4
cup that was left in the can.
I also added a little extra
chicken broth (probably 2
cups total)
because it didn't seem like there would be quite enough liquid to simmer for 1/2 hour; and I used 1/2 tsp cayenne instead of 1/4 which was the perfect amount of spicy for us.
And like a fool I didn't do a taste test and added another bouillon cube (
because I only used 1/2 of one, which according to the package is equivalent to 1
cup of
chicken broth, I subbed water for the rest).
Couscous and Feta - Stuffed Peppers Adapted from Epicurious Vegetable - oil cooking spray 1 1/4
cups fat - free
chicken or vegetable
broth 2/3
cup couscous 4 extra-large or 5 large bell peppers, mixed colors (or 6 smallish bell peppers) 2 tsp olive oil 1/2
cup chopped onion 6 oz zucchini, quartered lengthwise then sliced across thinly 6 oz yellow squash, quartered lengthwise then sliced across thinly 1/2 tsp fennel seeds (I left this out
because I don't like nor have fennel seed... to each her own) 1/2 tsp dried oregano 1/2 tsp salt 1
cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half 15 oz canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed 4 oz crumbled feta cheese (about 1
cup) 3 tablespoons tomato paste (I only used 2
because 3 seemed like a lot for a strong flavor like tomato paste) Preheat oven to 350 °F.
I used 4
cups chicken broth and 2.5
cups water (only
because I had frozen 4
cups in a container and didn't want to melt, then separate it).
* I've recently become a big fan of Better than Bouillon
because the flavor is awesome and it's easy and inexpensive to use with water, but you can definitely substitute 2 1/2
cups of
chicken broth for the water and BTB base.
Soup: 1 tablespoon canola oil — left out 1 yellow onion, chopped — no thanks 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon garam masala 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper 1/4 teaspoon ground tumeric — left out
because I didn't have any 6
cups low sodium
chicken broth 1 15 - ounce can diced tomatoes (I apparently can't read and used a 28 ounce can!)
Garlic Herb
Chicken Source: Amber's Delectable Delights This version is with my changes, Amber's original recipe can be found here Ingredients 1/3 cup of flour 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning 1/2 tsp garlic powder salt and pepper 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts 1 tablespoon olive oil 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth (or chicken I used vegetable because that's all I had) 1.5 teaspoon parsley 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes Freshly ground black pepper, t
Chicken Source: Amber's Delectable Delights This version is with my changes, Amber's original recipe can be found here Ingredients 1/3
cup of flour 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning 1/2 tsp garlic powder salt and pepper 2 boneless skinless
chicken breasts 1 tablespoon olive oil 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth (or chicken I used vegetable because that's all I had) 1.5 teaspoon parsley 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes Freshly ground black pepper, t
chicken breasts 1 tablespoon olive oil 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 1/2
cups vegetable
broth (or
chicken I used vegetable because that's all I had) 1.5 teaspoon parsley 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes Freshly ground black pepper, t
chicken I used vegetable
because that's all I had) 1.5 teaspoon parsley 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
I also used less
chicken broth (about 5 - 6
cups)
because I wanted a thick soup to pour over rice and cut down the garlic cloves to only two.
Couscous and Feta - Stuffed Peppers Adapted from Epicurious Vegetable - oil cooking spray 1 1/4
cups fat - free
chicken or vegetable
broth 2/3
cup couscous 4 extra-large or 5 large bell peppers, mixed colors (or 6 smallish bell peppers) 2 tsp olive oil 1/2
cup chopped onion 6 oz zucchini, quartered lengthwise then sliced across thinly 6 oz yellow squash, quartered lengthwise then sliced across thinly 1/2 tsp fennel seeds (I left this out
because I don't like nor have fennel seed... to each her own) 1/2 tsp dried oregano 1/2 tsp salt 1
cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half 15 oz canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed 4 oz crumbled feta cheese (about 1
cup) 3 tablespoons tomato paste (I only used 2
because 3 seemed like a lot for a strong flavor like tomato paste) Preheat oven to 350 °F.
I also added 1/4
cup more
chicken broth because it reduced IMMEDIATELY when I added the arrowroot powder and became a sticky glob, so the
chicken broth helped thin it a little.