2nd Annual #SoupaPalooza Link Up
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Are you ready?! The big day is finally here! The day we celebrate soup! Hundreds of the best soup recipes will be linked up!
Last year we were amazed at the large collection of soups shared with us during our first SoupaPalooza. We know that this year will be even bigger and better and can’t wait to see the soups you share!
Tie on your bib and grab a spoon! It’s time for the second annual Soupapalooza. Whether you enjoy a clear broth or a thick hearty soup you’re sure to find one, or many to sip, slurp and enjoy!
RELATED: Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
What’s a PARTY with out prizes?
A bigger and better SoupaPalooza means even bigger and better prizes from some wonderful sponsors!!
Share your favorite soup recipe for a chance to win!
**UPDATE: This giveaway has ended – you can find the list of winners on this post.
Big thanks to KitchenAid, Red Star Yeast and Le Creuset
KitchenAid 7 Qt. Mixer (ARV $650) – 2 winners
KitchenAid 6 Qt. Slow Cooker (ARV $149) – 2 winners
Le Creuset 8 Qt. Stockpot (ARV $55) – 2 winners
Red Star Yeast Gift Basket (ARV $65) – 2 winners
Pretty awesome prizes huh?!
So I guess you’d like to know what you need to do……….
How to Participate in SoupaPalooza
**This GIVEAWAY has ENDED
Required:
1. Write and post a recipe on your blog featuring a soup, stew, chili, or chowder. (can be an old post…just PLEASE be sure to link back AND follow #2 below)
2. Include “Come join SoupaPalooza at TidyMom and Dine and Dish sponsored by KitchenAid, Red Star Yeast and Le Creuset” in your blog post. (you MUST include this to be eligible for prizes)
3. Add your link to your soup post to the widget on either TidyMom or Dine and Dish (we have the same widget code, so only add it on one site) and leave a comment letting us know you linked up. *you can link up to 2 posts
4. Don’t have a blog? no problem…..leave your recipe in the comments during the SoupaPalooza party (Feb 28 – March 5, 2012)
Extra Entries:
- We’d love your help spreading the word about Soupapalooza through Twitter and Instagram. (leave a comment letting us know)
Sample Tweet: Join @DineandDish & @TidyMom for #Soupapalooza Share your recipes (and WIN) here: https://tidymom.net or https://dineanddish.net Pls RT
Instagram photo’s of your soup or making your soup using the hashtag #shotofsoup and/or #soupapalooza
- Follow Kristen and TidyMom on Pinterest (leave a comment letting us know) and be sure to check out the #Soupapalooza 2012 Pinterest Board
Ok, ready to link up? We will keep the linky open through Monday March 5, 2012. Winners will be announced the following week . All winners with a valid entry will be selected at random using random.org. Winners will be emailed and they will have 48 hours to claim their prize. Giveaways available to U.S. residents only. Thanks for participating! Happy cooking!!
Disclaimer: Thank you to KitchenAid, Red Star Yeast and Le Creuset for providing compensation and prizes for Soupapalooza. The views and opinions expressed on TidyMom are purely my own and based upon my personal experiences with the products and brands.
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Hi I linked up with my French Onion Soup from my blog 2sisters2cities.com. Thanks for hosting such a fun event! Love your blog!
So many gorgeous soups to explore! I’ve linked up a vegetarian (but you’d never know it) chili. 🙂
Thanks!
…and I’ve linked a Sweet Potato Vegetarian Chili as well. 🙂
I love soup! Here is my Brunswick Stew recipe:
3 pounds boneless pork shoulder roast (Boston Butt)
3 medium-size new potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 (18-ounce) bottle barbecue sauce
1 (14-ounce) can chicken broth
1 (9-ounce) package frozen baby lima beans, thawed
1 (9-ounce) package frozen corn, thawed
6 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
Trim roast and cut into 2-inch pieces. Stir together all ingredients in a 6-quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 10 to 12 hours or until potatoes are fork-tender. Remove pork with a slotted spoon, and shred. Return shredded pork to slow cooker, and stir well.
I linked up with a tomato soup recipe that I can make gluten-free.
Tweeted 🙂 https://twitter.com/#!/mom2jackkaia
This is my latest favorite:
Bacon Jalapeno Corn Chowder
1/2 lb. BACON, chopped
1 cup CHOPPED ONION
1 JALAPENO PEPPER, diced
2 Tablespoons FLOUR
2 (16 oz.) bags FROZEN CORN
1 cup CHICKEN BROTH
3-4 cups MILK (I used whole)
1 teaspoon CUMIN
1 teaspoon CHILI POWDER
SALT & PEPPER, to taste
In a heavy stockpot, cook bacon until crisp. Remove from pan using a slotted spoon and place on paper towel lined plate. Set aside. Pour off all but 2 Tablespoons of bacon drippings.
Add onion and jalapeno to the pot, saute until soft – about 5 minutes. Add flour, stir well and cook for about 2-3 minutes.
Add chicken broth, corn and 3 cups of milk to the pot. Stir to combine.
Add cumin, chili powder and salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring often, until it thickens and the corn is cooked.
Using an immersion blender, puree until desired consistency is reached. Add bacon back to the pan and thin with milk if needed.
I follow you both on Pinterest 🙂
My family LOVES soup, so I found my 8-year old’s favorite: Lemony Chicken Noodle Soup. I make this every week for him to take to lunch in his thermos! Great event!
Not sure if my comment was published the first time. My family LOVES soup, so I found my 8-year old’s favorite: Lemony Chicken Noodle Soup. I make this every week for him to take to lunch in his thermos! Great event!
I linked up my White Bean and Chicken Chili!
I also linked up my lentil soup. It’s delicious with homemade bread!
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/alittlenoshblog/status/175268034154463233
I also submitted Aash-e Anar, Pomegranate Soup. “Aash” is farsi for a thick Persian soup. Talk about hearty: spinach, parsley, more herbs, rice and flavored with pomegranate concentrate. YUM!
Just linked up with my cheeseburger soup!
My taco soup recipe is my go to soup:
2lbs ground beef or turkey, browned
2 cans ranch style beans
2 cans rotel
2 cans corn, drained
1 packet or 2 TBPS taco seasoning
1 packet or 3 TBPS ranch dressing mix
1 can tomato sauce
Throw it all in a crock pot on low for several hours – I start it before work and come home in the evening to a yummy smelling house! Serve with crushed tortilla chips, shredded cheese and sour cream! YUMMO!
I tweeted!
Hi Cheryl! I found your blog thru a friend who posted a soup recipe. I’ve linked up my Savory Beef Broth and V-8 Soup. Now following!
I’m a clam chowder girl. I love, LOVE me some creamy clam chowder. I found the recipe below on Three Many Cooks (http://bit.ly/A3O5Ex). I love it cause it’s QUICK and let’s face it clam chowder is usually the OPPOSITE of quick. I work full time and have a one-year-old. I need quick wherever I can get it. 🙂
**My additions to the standard CCG (Clam Chowder Goodness) below include adding Worcestershire Sauce and Texas Pete to give it an added kick. YUM! (P.S. You can so cheat and add these to canned Clam Chowder to gussy it up if all else fails. It makes it a whole new chowder, I promise.)**
Quick Clam Chowder by Three Many Cooks (Makes about 2 quarts)
3 to 4 slices bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 large Spanish onion, diced medium, (about 2 cups)
1/4 cup flour
4 cans (6.5 ounces) minced clams, clams and juice separated
2 bottles (8 ounces each) clam juice (preferably Doxsee brand)
3 medium boiling potatoes
1 large bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves
Salt and ground black or white pepper
Fry bacon over medium in a large soup kettle until fat renders and bacon crisps, about 5 minutes.
Add onion to the bacon and drippings; sauté until softened, about 5 minutes. Add flour; stir until lightly colored, about 1 minute. Gradually whisk in canned and bottled clam juice and 1 cup of water. Add potatoes, bay leaf, and thyme, bring to a boil, reduce heat and the simmer, partially covered, until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Add clams, cream, and parsley and season to taste with salt and pepper; return to a simmer. Remove from heat and serve. (And if you’re me add Worcestershire and Texas Pete to taste.)
Shared the Twitter love: https://twitter.com/#!/windyphillips/status/175318473210216450.
I linked up my Broccoli, Bacon, and Cheese Soup.
I linked up my Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana soup.
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/MomOnTimeout/status/175384412177960960
I follow both Kristin and Tidy Mom on Pinterest.
I will be making some yummy soup this weekend to link up. I got my gift card and Clorox wipes yesterday. Thank you SO much!!! I am going to post a pic of me and the gift in my post tomorrow.
Best,
Heather
@ http://www.made-famous-by.com
so much fun I added two and can’t wait to try many of these!
I love seeing everyone’s wonderfu soups. Just linked up my Hearty Chicken and Butternut Squash Stew. It can be made gluten free too. Thanks for the great chance to link up to win!
I tweeted. My handle is @CozyHomeScenes and the URL for the tweet if you need to check is https://twitter.com/#!/CozyHomeScenes/status/175407199902904320
I linked two soups!
http://notjustbaked.com/?p=853
http://notjustbaked.com/?p=636
Thanks!
I completely forgot to say that I linked up my crockpot cheeseburger soup!
http://www.estherfox.com/2012/02/cheeseburger-soup-ground-beef-potatoes-cheese-crock-pot-revisited/
I tweeted!
I linked up my butternut squash soup!
I tweeted–
https://twitter.com/#!/GoingGFree/status/175609267112513537
I linked up a Zuppa Toscana.
I follow you both on pinterest 🙂
Hi. I don’t have a blog, so here’s a soup recipe that I love to fix from Christy Jordan/SouthernPlate.com. I changed it up a bit to make it less calories.
Potato Soup ~
Ingredients
· 32 oz 99% Fat Free Chicken Broth
· 4-5 Russet potatoes or new potatoes, washed, peeled, and cubed
· 1 cup mild cheddar cheese
· 1 cup instant potato flakes
· 1 pint Fat Free Half and Half
· 1 onion, diced
· About 1 cup smoked chopped pork chops
· salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
1. Pour broth in dutch oven or soup pot and put over medium heat.
2. Peel and chop onion and potatoes.
3. Add to broth along with ham. Season to taste (about 1/4 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp pepper).
4. Bring mixture to a boil and then reduce heat and cover. Simmer for ten to fifteen minutes or until potato is tender.
5. Remove lid and stir in potato flakes.
6. Add in cheese and half & half and continue cooking, stirring constantly, until just heated through.
7. Taste and add more salt and pepper if desired. Serve immediately and top with your favorite toppings. Makes 4-5 generous servings.
So sorry I’ve been such a social hermit ;D I just adore Soupaplooza!! {{hugs}}
I now follow Kristen and TidyMom on Pinterest.
Great event. I’ve linked my soup!
I’ve also shared the event on twitter.
And lastly, I’ve followed you girls on pininterest 🙂 Good luck everybody!
My favorite soup is Chicken Tortilla Soup!! So delicious!!! I love The Pioneer Woman’s recipe!! Awesome!!!
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Prep Time: 10 Minutes | Cook Time: 1 Hour30 Minutes | Difficulty: Easy | Servings: 8
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Ingredients
2 whole Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1-1/2 teaspoon Cumin
1 teaspoon Chili Powder
1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1 cup Diced Onion
1/4 cup Diced Green Bell Pepper
1/4 cup Red Bell Pepper
3 cloves Garlic, Minced
1 can (10 Oz. Can) Rotel Tomatoes And Green Chilies
32 ounces, fluid Low Sodium Chicken Stock
3 Tablespoons Tomato Paste
4 cups Hot Water
2 cans (15 Oz. Can) Black Beans, Drained
3 Tablespoons Cornmeal Or Masa
5 whole Corn Tortillas, Cut Into Uniform Strips Around 2 To 3 Inches
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FOR THE GARNISHES:
Sour Cream
Diced Avocado
Diced Red Onion
Salsa Or Pico De Gallo
Grated Monterey Jack Cheese
Cilantro
Preparation Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix cumin, chili pepper, garlic powder, and salt. Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil on chicken breasts, then sprinkle a small amount of spice mix on both sides. Set aside the rest of the spice mix.
Place chicken breasts on a baking sheet. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until chicken is done. Use two forks to shred chicken. Set aside.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a pot over medium high heat. Add onions, red pepper, green pepper, and minced garlic. Stir and begin cooking, then add the rest of the spice mix. Stir to combine, then add shredded chicken and stir.
Pour in Rotel, chicken stock, tomato paste, water, and black beans. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for 45 minutes, uncovered.
Mix cornmeal with a small amount of water. Pour into the soup, then simmer for an additional 30 minutes. Check seasonings, adding more if needed—add more chili powder if it needs more spice, and be sure not to undersalt. Turn off heat and allow to sit for 15 to 20 minutes before serving. Five minutes before serving, gently stir in tortilla strips.
Ladle into bowls, then top with sour cream, diced red onion, diced avocado, pico de gallo, and grated cheese, if you have it! (The garnishes really make the soup delicious.)
I’m linked up! FINALLY!!! Southwest Chicken Chili!!
I tweeted! @katrinaskitchen
I entered this soup a few minutes ago, and I’m trying to link a picture. Let me know where to send it. Thanks!
Creamy Cantonese Scallop Stew
4 cups chicken stock
8 ounces bay scallops
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup water
1 spring onion, chopped
1/2 cup shredded cabbage
1/4 cup thinly sliced carrots
1/4 cup chopped celery
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1/2 cup chow mein noodles
Place stock in a large saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil. Add scallops; simmer for about 2 minutes. In a small bowl whisk cornstarch with water; add to saucepan. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil. Stir in spring onion, cabbage, carrots, celery, salt, soy sauce, chili powder and vinegar. Simmer for 3 minutes. Ladle into soup bowls. Sprinkle with chow mein noodles.
6 servings
One of my favorites is my white sausage chili!
1 lb sausage
1 small onion
2 tsp minced garlic
2 Tbsp olive oil
4 cups chicken broth
3 cans northern white beans
1 can diced tomatoes, or 1 fresh tomato diced
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp basil
Super easy. In a large pot saute onions and garlic in the olive oil. Add sausage and brown completely, do not drain. Dump everything else in, bring to a boil, reduce temp and let simmer for 30 minutes. You can get creative with this and add cheese, different types of beans, spices, use mild or hot sausage, it’s very flexible. It’s also a great base for ground turkey, just kick it up a notch with some cumin or chili powder for more flavor.
I linked up my recipe for Roasted Tomato Basil Soup. (It’s so good!) Thanks!
I also linked up my recipe for Rustic Italian Tortellini Soup. Thanks!
I tweeted about this! https://twitter.com/#!/love_thekitchen
I follow both of you on Pinterest!