I love this soup. I like to have the vegetables cut medium it makes is hardier. But if you prefer smooth you can always chop smaller or puree. I also omit the bay leaf because I don't like bay leaf. I also use a ham hock from left over Easter or Christmas dinner.
Throw together the fixin's in the morning and enjoy a steak-and-peppers main simmering in a tomato-based sauce for dinner. Melty Swiss cheese is the clincher.
This was my winning entry in the Annual Power Facts Recipe Contest sponsored by Alabama Power. I think it was in 2004. Warning: it's loaded with fat, calories and TASTE!!
This New Orleans Muffuletta recipe contains oscar mayer smoked ham, kraft kraft mozzarella cheese slices, kraft zesty italian dressing, italian bread loaf, black olives and more.
Chefs call using more than one form of the same ingredient layering, which is the key to the intense tomato flavor in this low-cal chicken dish. (You can just call it yum.)
This easy-to-make winning update of a favorite comfort food is a hearty main dish chock-full of colorful vegetables. Your family will request it every night of the week!
