Best Rutabaga Soup Recipes

HEARTY RUTABAGA, TURNIP, AND CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-low heat. Add leek, celery and garlic and sauté until vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add turnips, rutabagas, potatoes, carrots, tomatoes with juices and 2 cans broth. Bring to boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until vegetables are very tender, about 45 minutes.
• Transfer 4 cups soup to processor. Puree until almost smooth. Return puree to pot. Add remaining 2 cans broth; bring to simmer. Season with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls and serve.

CREAMY RUTABAGA SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute onion and celery in butter until tender. Add the rutabagas, rice, water and 2-1/2 cups broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 25-35 minutes or until rutabagas are tender., In a blender, cover and process soup in batches until smooth. Return all to the pan. Stir in the milk, salt, pepper and remaining broth; heat through (do not boil). Garnish servings with sour cream and chives.

HEARTY CABBAGE-RUTABAGA SLOW COOKER SOUP

Steps:

• Place cabbage, rutabaga, orzo pasta, onion, garlic, dill, water, and vegetable broth in a slow cooker.
• Cover the cooker and cook on Low until vegetables are tender and soup is thickened, 5 to 9 hours.

CREAM OF RUTABAGA SOUP

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp in a large pot.
• Remove bacon from pot, crumble and set aside.
• Saute onions, celery and garlic in bacon grease for 5 minutes.
• Add rutabaga, potato, chicken stock, sugar, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
• Blend using hand blender in pot or blend in blender in batches. Return to pot if blended in blender.
• Stir in milk.
• Heat gently to serving temperature, do not boil.
• Garnish with bacon and enjoy.

ROASTED RUTABAGA AND SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine rutabaga, butternut squash, sweet potato, garlic cloves, herbes de Provence, salt, and pepper in a large baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil and toss to coat.
• Bake in the preheated oven until fork-tender, about 60 minutes. Transfer to a large soup pot.
• Add milk and butter to the soup pot and heat over medium heat until milk is heated, 5 to 10 minutes. Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth and uniform in consistency. Heat, without boiling, before serving.

LENTIL SOUP WITH GOLDEN BEETS AND RUTABAGA

Steps:

• Cook and stir olive oil, onion, carrots, parsnips, beet, rutabaga, and fennel in a soup pot over medium heat until vegetables begin to soften, about five minutes.
• Mix vegetable broth into vegetables and bring to a boil. Add lentils, dried thyme, bay leaves, and parsley. Reduce heat to low and simmer until lentils are tender, about 35 minutes. Season with salt and ground black pepper to taste.

HEARTY RUTABAGA, CARROT, PARSNIP AND SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add sausage and saut&until brown on all sides, about 7 minutes. Transfer to plate using slotted spoon. Add onion to saucepan. Reduce heat to medium and cook until tender, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Add parsnips, rutabaga and carrot and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add broths. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 40 minutes.
• Pur&e soup in batches in processor. Return to saucepan. Mix in half and half and thyme. Season with salt and pepper. Add sausage. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.) Heat through. Ladle into bowls and serve.

RUTABAGA SOUP

Steps:

• Put all the ingredients except the rice into a pot and bring to a boil; add the rice, cover and lower the heat; simmer until vegetables are very soft, about 50 minutes.
• In batches, puree the cooked mixture in a food processor until very, very smooth; return to a storage container, add salt and pepper to taste and refrigerate overnight.
• Reheat gently before serving.

CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP WITH RUTABAGA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, saute the carrots, onion and celery in butter until tender. Add the broth, rutabaga, salt, thyme, marjoram and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. , Add noodles; cover and simmer 20 minutes longer or until noodles are tender. Stir in the chicken and parsley; heat through.

RUTABAGA SOUP WITH BACON AND SAGE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan on low. Add onion, sprinkle with salt, cover and cook until onion is soft but not brown. Add rutabaga and garlic and cook, covered, about 20 minutes, until rutabaga can be pierced with a knife. Meanwhile, in a 3-quart saucepan, bring cream, milk and stock to a simmer.
• Season rutabaga with pepper and stir in maple syrup. Cook for a few minutes, then add cream mixture. Simmer uncovered until rutabaga is soft, another 15 minutes or so. Purée in a blender and return to a clean saucepan. Season with salt and pepper.
• Cook bacon in a small skillet until lightly browned. Remove to a couple of sheets of paper towel. Add sage leaves to bacon fat and cook on high heat a minute or so, until crisp. Drain on paper towel.
• Reheat soup, check seasonings and serve with bacon and fried sage scattered on top.

RUTABAGA SOUP SOUBISE-WITH RICE AND ONION PURéE

Steps:

• The Rice and Onion Soup Base. Simmer the celery and onions in the 2 cups of chicken stock until very tender and translucent-15 minutes or more. Stir in the rice, and the rest of the liquid.
• The Rutabaga, and Finishing the Soup. Stir in the rutabaga, bring to the simmer, season lightly, and simmer loosely covered for about 30 minutes, or until both rutabaga and rice are very tender. Purée in batches in the electric blender. Reheat, correct seasoning, and top each serving, if you wish, with a spoonful of sour cream or crème fraîche, and a sprinkling of chopped parsley.
• Variations
• CREAM OF CUCUMBER SOUP. For about 2 1/4 quarts, serving 6 to 8. Peel 4 large cucumbers, save half of one for garnish, halve the rest lengthwise, and scoop out seeds with a spoon. Chop the halves roughly and toss with 2 teaspoons each of wine vinegar and salt; let stand while the celery and onions have their preliminary simmer. Then turn the chopped cucumbers and their liquid into the soup base with the rice, and finish the soup as described in the preceding recipe. To serve, garnish with a dollop of cream, cucumber slices, and a sprinkling of fresh dill weed.
• CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP WITH VEGETABLES. Combine the rice-and-onion soup base with the chicken-and-vegetable soup on page 6, using only 4 cups of the liquid called for in the chicken recipe.

SWEET POTATO AND RUTABAGA SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Heat olive oil in pan.
• 2. Add onion and garlic and cook until onion is translucent.
• 3. Add sweet potato and rutabaga to pan.
• 4. Cover with chicken stock.
• 5. Bring to a boil.
• 6. Cover and simmer 30 minutes or until veggies are soft.
• 7. Add milk and cider and mix with an immersion blender.
• 8. Add salt and pepper to taste.

APPLE RUTABAGA SOUP (SWEDE TO YOU BRITS!)

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, over medium high heat, melt the butter.
• Add all the vegetables and cook, stirring occasionally until the onions are translucent.
• Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil.
• Simmer for 20 to 25 minutes, or until all the vegetables are cooked through and tender.
• Puree the vegetables in a blender or food processor, or if you are lucky like me and have one use a handheld food liquidizer.
• Strain through a fine mesh sieve into the same pot you used to cook it inches Add the cream, maple syrup, salt and cayenne pepper.
• Return the pot to the stove, bring soup to a simmer, then serve in hot bowls!
• I like to cut buttered bread into small shapes and toast them in the oven til crispy and golden to float on top for an added garnish!

APPLE - RUTABAGA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Add the onion, apple, rutabaga,squash, carrots and sweet potato. Cook, stirring occasionally until the onions are translucent. Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Simmer 20 - 25 minutes or until all of the vegetables are cooked through and tender. Puree the vegetables. Strain through a fine mesh sieve back to the original cooking pot. Add the cream, maple syrup, salt and cayenne pepper. Return the pot to the stove, bring soup to a simmer and serve.

RUTABAGA SOUP WITH BACON AND SAGE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan on low. Add onion, sprinkle with salt, cover and cook until onion is soft but not brown. Add rutabaga and garlic and cook, covered, about 20 minutes, until rutabaga can be pierced with a knife. Meanwhile, in a 3-quart saucepan, bring cream, milk and stock to a simmer. Season rutabaga with pepper and stir in maple syrup. Cook for a few minutes, then add cream mixture. Simmer uncovered until rutabaga is soft, another 15 minutes or so. Purée in a blender and return to a clean saucepan. Season with salt and pepper. Cook bacon in a small skillet until lightly browned. Remove to a couple of sheets of paper towel. Add sage leaves to bacon fat and cook on high heat a minute or so, until crisp. Drain on paper towel. Reheat soup, check seasonings and serve with bacon and fried sage scattered on top.

APPLE RUTABAGA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Add the onions, apple, rutabaga, squash, carrots, and sweet potato and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are translucent. Add the chicken stock, and bring to a boil. Simmer for 20 to 25 minutes or until all of the vegetables are cooked through and tender. Puree the vegetables in a blender or food processor. Strain through a fine mesh sieve into the same pot you used to cook the vegetables. Add the cream, maple syrup, salt, and cayenne pepper. Return the pot to the stove, bring the soup to a simmer, and serve.

APPLE-RUTABAGA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onion, apple, rutabaga, squash, carrots and sweet potato and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Add the chicken stock and increase the heat to medium-high, so that the liquid comes to a boil. Reduce the heat and cook for 20 to 25 minutes, or until all of the vegetables are tender and cooked through. Transfer in batches to a food processor or blender and puree until smooth. Using a fine-mesh strainer, strain the mixture and return it to the saucepan. Add the cream and maple syrup and the salt and cayenne pepper to taste. Return the saucepan to the stove on medium-low heat to heat the soup through.

HEARTY RUTABAGA, TURNIP, AND CARROT SOUP RECIPE | EPICURIOUS.COM

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-low heat. Add leek, celery and garlic and sauté until vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add turnips, rutabagas, potatoes, carrots, tomatoes with juices and 2 cans broth. Bring to boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until vegetables are very tender, about 45 minutes.
• Transfer 4 cups soup to processor. Puree until almost smooth. Return puree to pot. Add remaining 2 cans broth; bring to simmer. Season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle soup into bowls and serve.
• Per serving: calories, 189; total fat, 3 g; saturated fat, 0.5 g; cholesterol, 0 mg.
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