Yesterday we showed you how to make an easy, tasty soup so you can have some simple meals to make in the days before the heavy cooking for Thanksgiving. Today we’re going to show you another soup, one that’s even easier than yesterday’s. This soup took us less than 2o minutes to make, since it uses just a few ingredients (although, to be fair, one of those ingredients is chili oil, which we had previously made for a different meal). It’s based on this recipe we found in Bon Appétit, and we liked not just how quick this was to make but also the unique way it’s prepared – previously, we never would’ve thought to grate a softer cheese directly into hot soup, but it made for an interestingly flavored broth that paired well with all the other ingredients. Now we’ll show you exactly how to craft this nice, warm soup.
You’ll need:
- 10 Massel 7’s chicken-style bouillon cubes
- Rice
- 4 ounces of cheddar cheese
- A bunch of kale
- A bunch of spinach
- Chili oil (if you’d like to make your own at home, follow the first three steps in this recipe)
You can start by bringing 10 cups of water to a boil and dissolving in your bouillon cubes. Then pour in a cup of rice and let it cook in the broth for 15 minutes or so, until it’s tender. Take your pot off the heat and grate in all your cheddar, stirring the cheese around so it melds nicely into the soup. Separate the spinach leaves from their stems and stir the spinach into the soup until it wilts.
Next, tear the kale leaves into bite-sized pieces and add those in too, stirring until they wilt and are softened.
And finally, dish up your soup and top with some chili oil.
And that’s it! It’s super simple, since all you have to do is tear up the spinach and kale leaves, grate some cheese, and mix it all into some broth with rice. Stirring cheddar right into the pot makes for a soup with a really nice depth of flavor, and the greens and rice serve as a great, filling body to your meal – plus, the chili oil on top adds just the right amount of spiciness. It’s almost ridiculous how quick this is to make, and so as you prepare for the big meal tomorrow, fill up today on a light and healthy soup that takes very little of your time but makes for a warm and delicious dinner.