Stake Relief Society Women's Conference Recipes 2015

Attached are recipes from Women's Stake Conference:

Greek Lentil Soup

Ingredients:
2 Cups lentils, dried
4 Cups cold water
1 Cup onion, chopped or freeze dried onions
1 clove garlic, crushed
4 Cups beefbroth (or vegetable stock for vegetarian)
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2 Cup celery, chopped or freeze dried celery
2 Cups tomatoes, stewed
1 bay leaf
1 Cup carrots, chopped or dried carrots
3 Tblsp parsley, Chopped or freeze dried parsley 
1/2 tsp. oregano or freeze dried oregano
2 Tblsp. vinegar

Directions:
1. Wash lentils, drain well. Combine lentils with all ingredients except vinegar. Bring to a boil

2. Lower heat; cover and simmer 2 hours or until lentils are tender

3. Add vinegar and simmer 30 minutes more. Remove bay leaf. Serve soup.
Serves 8

Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup

2 teaspoons chicken soup base (bouillon)

4 cups chicken stock

2 cups chopped carrots

2 cups chopped celery

3/4 cups chopped onion

2 cans cream of chicken soup

1/2 can evaporated milk

2 cups of cooked chicken diced

2.5 oz. noodles cooked

salt and pepper to taste

Heat soup base and stock together. Add carrots, celery and onions.  Simmer until veggies are beginning to get tender.  Add cream of chicken soup and evaporated milk.  Add cooked chicken and noodles.  Add desired amount of salt and pepper.

Sausage Tortellini Soup

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3 links Italian sausage
4 cloves pressed garlic
1 onion, diced
½ c. water
2 15-oz. cans chicken broth
½ c. apple cider (don’t leave this out! I did once and it wasn’t the same…)
1 16-oz. can diced tomatoes
1 8 oz. can tomato sauce
1 c. sliced carrots
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried oregano
2 medium zucchini, grated (great way to use your food processor if you have one)
2 tablespoons dried parsley

8-10 oz. package cheese tortellini (check the freezer section of your grocery store; if you can find it there, it will almost always be way cheaper than fresh tortellini. Also, Barilla makes a great dry cheese tortellini)
2 Tbsp. dried parsley (yes, that’s two tablespoons)

If you’re using link sausage, remove the casings and crumble into a large soup pot. To remove the casings, you can use a sharp knife to cut a slit down one side of the sausage and then peel back the casing.

Chop onion and add to pot with garlic and a drizzle of olive oil. Continue cooking until onions are translucent and your sausage is cooked. Your house will smell heavenly.

Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, cider, water, chicken broth, carrots, oregano, and basil. Cover and simmer for 1/2 hour. Add parsley and zucchini and simmer for another 15 minutes or so. Add the tortellini and cook until tender, and then serve with bread and freshly-grated Parmesan.