Somedays, ok most days, I crave a steaming bowl of soup paired with a hot grilled cheese sandwich for lunch. There is nothing better than coming in from the snow to something so comforting and cozy. A couple of days ago Jacob and I found ourselves in this very situation. I anticipated being cold after a morning of work outside, and threw together a quick soup in the crock pot right after breakfast. By lunch time, the soup had smelled up the house with aromas of hearty winter herbs and tomato. I forgot to take pictures of the soup making process, but it was a clean-out-the-cabinets kind of soup.
The grilled cheese was spiced up a little with some avocado slices and a combination of cheddar and pepper jack cheeses. The grill pan we use gives the sandwich an extra special look! Make sure you start out with a hefty amount of butter in the pan. Mmm, toasty goodness.
A nice big salad on the side...
And that's a meal!
Clean-Out-The-Cabinets-Soup for a Cold Winter Day Recipe
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 to 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1/2 green pepper, diced
- 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 cup lentils (any variety will work, I like brown lentils)
- 1/4 cup brown rice or rice blend
- 2 cans diced tomatoes
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 tsp dried rosemary
- 1/2 tsp dried sage
-Salt and pepper to taste
- Parmesan cheese for garnish
Directions:
- Add all ingredients except the parmesan cheese to a crockpot.
- If the soup seems to dry, add water as needed.
- Set the crock pot on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-8 hours
- Garnish with parmesan cheese and serve steaming along side grilled cheese sandwiches!
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