Fall Soups

As the weather begins to cool I find myself wanting some of my favorite fall soups. Here are 2 traditional favorites and one that I made up on a whim.

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Sopita~A family recipe

When I met my husband his family taught me this recipe. When I first had it I was amazed. It was like macaroni and cheese, but in a soup. It is now one of my favorites.

The picture above shows the browning of the noodles.

After making a tomato broth and mixing it into the noodles, it's time to add the cheese. You can also put cilantro in around the same time you add the cheese.

Add a little salt and pepper to taste and it's ready to serve. It's warm comfort in a bowl.

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Potato Soup in Tomato Broth

This is another family favorite. It has been past down to me, and every fall I have to make it. I start with cubing the potatoes and washing the cilantro.

While the potatoes are cooking in the tomato broth I cube some Tillamook cheese.

After adding in the cilantro and cubed cheese this dish is ready. Salt and pepper to taste are the finishing touches to a perfect fall soup.

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Chicken & Heirloom Tomato Soup


One day we were at Sprouts and I saw these beautiful heirloom tomatoes. I picked them up and knew I was going to make a soup out of them. Though my husband hates tomatoes he was kind enough to allow me to experiment anyway while he fixed something else for dinner. :)

I sauteed mushrooms in olive oil and herbs.

I wanted to have large pieces of my heirloom tomatoes so I cut them thick.

I created a tomato broth and let it simmer. It smelled so good and just being over the stove warmed me right up.

After mixing together the mushrooms, tomatoes, and herbs this dish could be served at this point, but I wanted to add some chicken.

Hearty and healthy this dish came out perfectly. My husband tried it and even said it was good. Considering he hates tomatoes-that was a huge compliment!

All that was left to do was to sprinkle some cheese on top, serve, and enjoy.

And I did.

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Happy fall everyone!