Monday, October 3, 2011

Beef soup with swiss chard

The weather started to become cold, and I felt for something warm and comforting. That is how this new version of soup was born.

You will need:
extra lean beef, cubed (about 400 grams. Cut the pieces, equal in size and count how many pieces will make 100 grams)
an onion
garlic powder
Swiss chard, washed, chopped with the red bottom parts
Mrs. Dash or any other 'friendly' spice mix


Take the pot, put the meat and bring it to a boil. Meanwhile, in the blender (or a chopper would be fine too), put roughly chopped onion head and add 3/4 of a cup of water. Puree. Add the puree to the water in the pot with beef, add the desired spices, cover, lower the fire to very low, and leave it to cook for few hours.
Once the meat is nice and tender, wash the s. chard, chop, with the red bottoms and put it in the soup. Mix, cover, bring it to a boil and turn the fire off.
Your soup now is done. It will provide you with the comfort of a warm soup on a cold autumn/winter day, and it will give you a serving of lean protein and a serving of a very healthy green veggie. Do not eat the whole meat at once,  eat one serving only.

A bowl of soup with meat has about 233 cal.
The meat alone has 167 cal., Swiss chard 35 cal and
stock  has 31 cal.

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