Lobster Bisque Soup

As the winter weather continues its always great to have a bowl of warm soup. And what better soup to have than lobster bisque soup. Farely simple with a fancy and delicious twist. 

Ingredients

• 2 - 4 oz lobster tails (shell removed and chopped into bit size pieces) 
• 2 Tbsp Fennel bulb 
• 2 Tbsp Garlic 
• 2 Tbsp Green onions 
• 1 cup White cooking wine 
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream 
• 1 cup half & half
• 4 oz tomato paste 
• Dried thyme 
• 1 1/2 lobster base 
• 2 Tbsp Olive Oil 
• 1/2 cup Chicken broth 

Directions 

1. Heat oil in a pan over a medium high heat. Then add and stir onions, garlic, and fennel and cook until the aroma is strong (a few minutes) 
2. Add 1/2 cup of white wine and stir to deglaze the pan
3. Add lobster base, hot water, and chicken broth. Stir until evenly mixed.
4. Add tomato paste and thyme. Stir until evenly mixed.
5. Add heavy whipping cream and half and half and bring to a low boil. 
6. Add lobster and stir until lobster is cooked. 

Chili

In the warm winter months warm foods are a necessity. And chili is the one of the best ways to combat the cold. I love making chili because it is incredibly easy and tastes amazing! It is always easy to customize chili to fit your particular taste buds. Below is my favorite take on chili. I hope you enjoy! 

Ingredients 

• 2 lbs of ground beef (or turkey) 
• 1 lbs of sausage link
• 2 cans of chili beans
• 2 cans of diced tomatoes 
• 1 6 oz. can of tomato paste
• 1 large yellow onion ( chopped)
• I green bell pepper 
• 1 red bell pepper 
• 3 TBSP bacon bits 
• 1/2 cup chili powder 
• 3 TBSP of Worcestershire Sauce 
• 3 TBSP of Garlic 
• 1 TBSP of Oregano 
• 1 TBSP dried Basil 
• Salt, Pepper, Paprika to taste 
• 2 TBSP of white sugar (or to taste)

Directions 

1. Heat a large skillet over medium to high heat. Place ground beef/turkey in the skillet and cook until the the meat is crumbled and mostly cooked. Place meat in a strainer to remove all excess grease.

2. Mix all ingredients in a large pot, blend well, and cook over low to medium heat for 2 hours. Stir occasionally to ensure the bottom doesn't burn. 

3. Add cheddar cheese and/or crackers and enjoy!

Chicken Corn Chowder Soup

One of my favorite meals in the winter is soup. Between soups and anything that can be made in my crockpot I am pretty much set for the winter. One easy and delicious soup is Chicken Corn Chowder. Great flavor and full of all of my favorite things! Chicken, corn, onions and all of the other veggies I love! 

Ingredients 

• 1-2 lbs of cooked chicken ( I always shred a rotisserie chicken from the supermarket) 
• 6 cups of chicken broth 
• 2 cans of creamed corn
• 1 large yellow onion (diced)
• 1 red bell pepper (diced)
• 1 green bell pepper (diced)
• 1 Tbsp of minced garlic 
• 2 Tbsp of heavy cream 
• 2 Tbsp of butter 
• 4 red potatoes cleaned and diced  into 4 sections each 
• Season to taste (salt, pepper, garlic power, onion powder, paprika) 

1. Place shredded chicken in large pot with 3 cups of broth and cook on low. 

2. While the broth and chicken are marinating together heat the butter in a separate sauce pan over medium low heat. Add diced onion and garlic in melted butter. Cook until the onions are soft with a golden brown color. 

3. Add red and green bell peppers to butter mixture and cook about 2-3 minutes or until peppers have softened.

4. Add onion and pepper mixture to chicken and broth and stir.

5. Add  potatoes, and heavy cream and remaining both 

6. Season to taste

7. Enjoy! 

**Side Note: You can all of these ingredients to your crock pot and cook on low for 3 hours or on high for about 1 hour.