White bean and kale soup 0sp

I made this in my instant pot on slow cooker but you could also use the soup setting for 15 minutes or until veggies are cooked and broth is amazing :)

My husband absolutely loved this soup and it will be made again!

White bean and kale soup 0sp Serving size 1 1/2 cups

• 1 medium onion chopped
• 1 large carrot chopped small
• 1 celery stalk chopped 
• 4 cloves of garlic (I used a garlic press for them) Use less if you don't like garlic
• 15oz can of fire roasted diced tomatoes or diced tomatoes with seasonings
• 4 cups of chicken broth low sodium (I used some that I had made)
• 1 tsp thyme dried
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cans of white kidney beans drained and rinsed
• 4 cups of chopped kale (no stalk)
• ground black pepper
• you could add salt depending on the broth you use but I didn't need any as it was very flavorful

I sprayed my instant pot with not stick (you could use some olive oil) and sauteed the onion, carrot, celery and garlic for 3-5 minutes just till the onion and garlic start to get soft and lightly cooked you don't want to burn them.

Add it all the other ingredients except the salt and pepper.

Put in the slow cooker for 4 hours depending on your slow cooker.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Enjoy!

Lentil soup with sausage

We had leftover sausage which I used so that made it 3sp without the sausage on the new Freestyle plan it would be 0sp, also 0sp on simply filling without the sausage.

This soup turned out so good! I will definitely be making it again.

Lentil soup 0sp or Simply Filling without the sausage
1 carton of low sodium chicken broth
3 cups of water
1 small can of diced tomatoes with garlic and herbs including juice
2 stalks of celery sliced
1 onion diced
I have a bag of shredded carrot in the fridge so I grab a couple of handfuls :)
3 cloves of garlic diced
8 oz of lentils I used green ones I had in my cupboard and I weighed it to get 8 oz
2 bay leaves
1/4 tsp of oregano, thyme and basil
ground pepper
salt to taste
I had some frozen chopped kale in my freezer so I also put a couple of cups in

I cooked it in my instant pot on the slow cooker mode for 5 hours

Meatball spinach tortellini soup

I saw a recipe on skinnytaste.com which I tweaked.

I cheated and bought the lean Italian meatballs from president's choice blue menu which really made this an easy and quick put together soup.

Meatball spinach tortellini soup 6 servings of 1 1/2c and each has 4 meatballs 7pp per serving
For Simply Filling the only ingredients I would count would be the tortellini and parmesan cheese if you choose put it on. Points depend on which tortellini you buy.

president's choice blue menu lean Italian meatballs 24 or 4 per serving
2 tsp olive oil
2 stalks of celery chopped
1 small onion chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
1 large carrot peeled and I used my julienne peeler to shred it
2x 900 ml or 30oz boxes of lower sodium chicken broth
100g olivieri tortellini three cheese
3 cups of baby spinach torn

Melt butter then saute celery, onion, carrot and garlic until veggies are beginning to soften.
Add broth and increase temperature until boiling.
Reduce heat and add the meatballs and the tortellini.
Simmer for 7-8 minutes or according to directions on your tortellini.
Add the baby spinach and simmer for a minute or two.

You may like to add parmesan cheese on top once it's in the bowls that would be an extra 1pp

Makes 6 x 1.5c servings
7pp per serving without the parmesan cheese

This was so good the hubs had 2 servings :)

Chicken orzo soup

I was given permission by Thea-Lee Stottle

Chicken orzo soup makes 8x1 cup servings

Simply filling if you use chicken breast an whole wheat orzo or 3pp for 1 cup

2 cups of cooked chicken or turkey

2 x 32oz containers of fat free low sodium chicken broth or a chicken carcass boiled for the broth

4oz or 1/2 cup of uncooked orzo pasta

1 12oz bag of frozen mixed vegetables

1/4c flour to thicken

1 chopped onion

1 celery stalk chopped

1 tbsp poultry seasoning

1 tbsp dried rosemary

Check the flavor and add chicken bouillion if needed. I didn't need it

Now you can make this in a pan or do what I did and throw everything in the crockpot except the orzo put that in 30 minutes before you want it ready :)

Cook on low for 6-8 hours
Doesn't show in the picture but it's got loads of veggies/chicken and pasta!

Slow cooker black bean soup simply filling

Thanks Ida for passing along this Weight Watcher recipe! The only change I made was that I threw it all in my slow cooker :) Items in the red were add in's that I added but weren't in the original recipe

Black bean soup

• 1 med onion, chopped
• 29 oz chicken or vegetable broth (reduced sodium)
• 15.5 oz black beans, drained and rinsed next time I'd add 2 cans of black beans
• 11 oz corn
• 15.5 oz tomatoes with green chilies 
• ½ c uncooked brown rice I just used leftover cooked brown rice that I added just a bit before I served it
• garlic I added 3 cloves chopped
• cilantro to taste which I added

Red pepper flakes (Optional)

Sauté onion in broth. Add all ingredients. Bring to boil. Cover and simmer for 50-60 minutes until rice cooks. I just threw everything in the slow cooker

6 servings. 3 pts each.  If you are counting points

Copy cat Panera's autumn squash soup

From Nicole Fritter Stone

1 butternut squash

1 medium onion

2 medium apples

olive oil or olive oil spray

15oz can of pure pumpkin

2 cups of vegetable broth

1/2 cup of skim milk or 1/2c  light coconut milk if you use the coconut milk add 2pp/serving

2 Tbsp honey

1/4 tsp curry powder

1/2 tsp cinnamon

salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Spray 13x9 inch baking pan with olive oil spray

Peel, seed and cut up squash into cubes

Peel and quarter onion

Peel, core and cut up apples

Place chopped squash, onion and apples in pan

Spray with another spray or two of olive oil spray

Cook for 20-30 minutes or until all are tender

Let cool for 15 minutes or until cool

Put cooled cooked squash, onion and apple into food processor and puree

In a large pot put puree, pumpkin, broth and milk

Blend and bring to low boil over medium heat.

Add honey and spices.

Simmer for 10 minutes.

My copy-cat Panera Autumn Squash Soup turned out so darn good, I must say! The honey is dispersed over about 10 one cup servings, but could be subbed with sweetener. (I like the sweetness of the honey mixed with the full flavors of the squash, onions, and apples.)

I'm choosing not to count the one point the WW recipe maker states when I plug this all in, because the amount of honey is not enough for me, personally, to worry about. You may choose to count it towards your daily 7/weekly 49. If so, it is 1 point for 1 cup.

(If you wanted an even creamier version, sub skim milk with light unsweetened coconut milk. According to the recipe maker, the addition of unsweetened light coconut milk makes each cup 2 pp's)

Thank you Suzanne for your help and suggestion of plain apples instead of apple cider!

Chicken noodle soup simply filling style

Someone asked about my recipe and really it's not a recipe but I'll tell you how I did it :)

Chicken noodle soup simply filling style

I freeze leftover chicken to use for this I used a cup or so of chopped chicken
I buy no name lower sodium chicken broth
I chopped or sliced up peppers, celery, onion, carrots, mushrooms and sundried tomatoes
very thin whole wheat spaghetti noodles
Paul Prudholmes salt free seasoning
Garlic powder

Honestly just put it all in a pot. Bring it to a simmer and leave until noodles are cooked.

Creamy cauliflower or potato soup

So easy and tasty!

Creamy cauliflower soup SF add points for any additional ingredients!

1 bag of frozen cauliflower or you could use potatoes if you want probably 3 medium?
2 cups of fat free chicken broth
Salt and pepper to taste I also add garlic powder and onion
3 Tbsp fat free or ultra low fat cream cheese or light laughing cow
Green onion

My add in's today were 1 slice precooked bacon 1pp and light cheese 1pp

Simmer these until the cauliflower is tender in the chicken broth I covered with a lid but left it open a bit so it would reduce a bit of the liquid. Approximately 10 minutes after it boils. I then used a hand blender to make it smoother while leaving a few lumps :).  Then I added some ground pepper, garlic and onion powder and the cream cheese you could use laughing cow but I didn't have any.

Garnished with some green onion.

This made 3 good servings of soup.

Crockpot beef vegetable and barley soup

Found this fantastic recipe at Skinny Kitchen! Simply Filling or 4 points plus

I did tweak it a little as I don't really like zucchini in soup and used extra lean ground beef and less broth but other than that it was fantastic!

1 lb extra lean ground beef
3/4c dried barley
2 tetra packs of low sodium fat free beef broth (not quite 2 as it didn't fit in my crockpot)
1 15oz can of diced tomatoes I bought the one with garlic and black pepper
1 big carrot sliced thinly on my mandoline
1 onion shredded thinly
2 big handfuls of baby spinach which I forgot to put in :(
2 stalks of celery
2 cloves of garlic
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp dried sage
pepper

Brown the ground beef and strain to get rid of the excess fat. Add the beef and all the rest of the ingredients to your crockpot. Turn on low for 7-8 hours.

One serving is 1 1/2 cups :) 4pp or simply filling

Slow cooker split pea and ham soup

One of my favorite soups.

Slow cooker split pea and ham soup Simply Filling or 5pp

1 pkg (16oz) dried split peas
2 cups of lean ham or back bacon diced
1 c carrot diced (didn't have any this time)
1/2c onion diced
1 cup of celery diced
2 garlic cloves minced
2 tsp dried parsley
1/4 tsp dried marjoram
1/4 tsp dried thyme
ground pepper
6 cups of low sodium fat free chicken broth (you can use water) add more if you want it thinner
salt to taste at the end of the cooking time

Put all into a slow cooker on low for 8 hours. Make sure to stir every now and then as the peas become thick on the bottom :)