Two Can Soup Recipes

7-CAN SOUP

Steps:

• Empty the corn, chili, kidney beans, pinto beans, black beans, tomatoes and tomatoes with green chiles, liquid included, into a large pot over high heat. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes to bring all the flavors together. Add salt and pepper as needed.
• Dice the cheese and stir it into the soup until melted. Serve immediately.

15-MINUTE LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium. Add onion, carrot, celery, and garlic; season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion softens, 3 to 5 minutes. Add broth; bring to a boil and cook 5 minutes. Add lentils and cook until soup thickens slightly, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in vinegar and season with salt and pepper.

EASY THREE-INGREDIENT TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter over medium heat in a Dutch oven or large saucepan.
• Add onion wedges, water, can of tomatoes with their juices, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Bring to a simmer. Cook, uncovered, for about 40 minutes. Stir occasionally and add additional salt as needed.
• Blend the soup, and then season to taste. The soup doesn't need to be ultra-smooth, some texture is a nice touch. An immersion blender does make quick work of this, or you can use a blender. If you use a regular blender, it is best to blend in batches and not fill the blender as much as you usually would since the soup is so hot. We like to remove the center insert of the lid and cover it with a kitchen towel while blending - this helps to release some of the steam and prevents the blender lid from popping off (which can be a big, hot mess).

"2 CAN" SOUP

Steps:

• brown beef and drain off excess fat
• combine beef and remaining ingredients in pot on stove top or put in crock pot and heat through.
• Enjoy!

CANNING TOMATO SOUP BASE

Steps:

• Rinse the tomatoes and cut in half, or quarters for larger tomatoes.
• Add a strainer/colander to a large bowl.
• Wash and sanitize your jars. You'll want to keep them warm to avoid having them crack when placed in the canner. You can fill them with hot water, or place them on a tray in the oven at 170F.
• Wash your lids with hot soapy water and place them in a clean bowl for now.
• Add the tomatoes to a pot of boiling water and parboil them until you see the skins start to come off one of the tomatoes (about 1-2 minutes).
• Use a slotted spoon and remove the tomatoes and place in the strainer.
• Run the tomatoes through a food mill to remove the seeds and skins.
• Transfer the tomato puree to a pot over low heat or a crockpot set to low. Keep warm until ready to can.
• Add 3 quarts of water to your pressure canner and put it on a burner set to high. Make sure there is a canning rack in the bottom of the canner.
• Add lemon juice or citric acid to your canning jars.Quarts: 2 tbsp lemon juice OR 1/2 tsp citric acid. Salt (optional) 1 tspPints: 1 tbsp lemon juice OR 1/4 tsp citric acid. Salt (optional) 1/2 tsp
• Place a funnel on a canning jar and ladle in the warm tomato puree, leaving 1 inch of headspace. Headspace is defined as the space between the top of the food and the top of the jar.
• Using a long utensil (I prefer a plastic chopstick), remove all the air bubbles from the jar.
• Use a wet clean rag and wipe the rim of the jars to make sure they are free of any food.
• Place a clean new lid on the jar. Add a ring, and tighten to fingertip tight.
• Using canning tongs, gently place the jars in the canner. Lock the lid. Soon, steam will start coming through the vent pipe.
• Allow the steam to pass through for about 10 minutes. Then put the pressure regulator on top. (see photos in post above to see this in action)
• Pretty soon, the air vent will pop up. That is a sign that you're starting to build pressure inside the canner. Tomato soup need to be pressure canned at 11 pounds of pressure for 15 minutes for both pints and quarts. (see time chart in post for adjusted times for elevation and water bath canning).
• When the dial gauge reaches 11 pounds of pressure, reduce the burner temp to medium, and start your timer. The pressure must stay at 11 or (a little bit) above for the duration of the cooking time. You'll likely need to adjust the temp on the burner a few times depending on your stove.
• When the time is up, remove the canner from the burner and allow it to sit until you hear a distinctive "click" of the air vent dropping. Remove the pressure regulator and carefully remove the lid (Pro tip: I always use oven mitts when I take the lid off because the steam is crazy hot).
• Let the jars sit for 5 minutes in the canner and then lift them out with canning tongs. Place on a towel where they can sit undisturbed for 12 hours.
• After a few hours, to check for sealing, gently press down in the middle of the lid. If the lid has no give, it's sealed. If you can press the lid in and it pops a bit, your jars are not sealed.
• Complete steps 1-8 above.
• Fill your canner so that there will be 2 inches of water over the tallest jar that you are canning. Set it on a large burner set to high.
• Complete steps 10-14 above.
• When the water has reached a rolling boil, place the jars in the canner and place the lid on top. Process pints for 35 minutes or quarts for 40 minutes.
• When the time is up, remove the canner from the burner and let the jars sit for 5 minutes in the canner and then lift them out with canning tongs.
• Place on a towel where they can sit undisturbed for 12 hours.

TWO CAN SOUP

Steps:

• In skillet, brown ground beef; drain well and place in a 5 qt slow cooker. Add remaining ingredients and enough water to fill pot 3/4 full. Cook all day on high or adjust cooking time for your slow cooker. Soup can also be made by placing ingredients in covered roasting pan and cooking all day in a 250 degree oven.