In the Kitchen: Zucchini Soup

2010 January 5
by E.P.

That’s right, lovelies. To celebrate this new year, as well as celebrate my love for spending time in the kitchen, I’m starting a new feature on StyHand. I hope that it will help me share some of my favorite recipes with y’all.

I spent my day doing laundry, knocking items off my to-do lists (plural), brainstorming and a lot of other things. When it came to dinner tonight, I knew I wanted something easy, delicious and warm.

Last week, my sister and I were flipping through a book my mom was given for Christmas and stumbled upon a zucchini soup recipe that sounded incredible for a cold winter’s day. And today? Was a freaking cold winter’s day.

Of course, I didn’t think to write down the recipe, and I basically made this soup up as I went, but it turned out well.

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Zucchini Soup

2 T extra virgin olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
4 large zucchinis, grated
1 t. garlic, miced
2 C chicken stock
1/2 C heavy cream
Salt and pepper to taste (and Tony’s if you would like a kick)
A pinch of Parmesan for garnish (or more)

In a medium stockpot, add olive oil and onions. Sauté for five minutes. Add grated zucchini and minced garlic, and sauté for another 10 minutes. Add chicken stick and heavy cream. Bring to a boil. Season to taste.

And that’s it. Unless you’re like me. And then you want to put the soup in a food processor to make the texture more consistent. And it explodes in your face and spews soup all over the freaking kitchen.

Yeah. Oops.

It all turned out OK, though. And I even toasted some multigrain bread topped with a little Parmesan. Mmm.

I’ll definitely be making this one again, but learning from my experience with the food processor…

What’s your favorite meal for a frigid day?

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  • Oh my gosh this looks amazing. I usually love chili and/or mac and cheese. So tasty. Your soup looks amazing and lovely plating :)
  • I am excited for your new feature. This soup sounds great. When its cold, stuffed pepper soup is usually my go-to recipe.
  • Wow YUM! That looks marvelous. I may have to try this one.
  • libbydempsey
    Who knew cooking could be such an adventure! lol I usually end up cooking a big pot of chili when it gets cold out...maybe that's the Texan in me? :-)
  • yum, this sounds delicious! I will have to try it!
  • Where was this recipe last night when Sweets and I were staring at 4 ripe and ready to eat zucchini wondering what to do with them?!? And we even had pretty much all the ingredients needed for that soup. Wah! (That's my way of saying, this recipe looks really good!)
  • ria
    mmm it looks good and i love the picture. the color is very pretty. we made chili this weekend because it was so cold!
  • hellooooo pioneer woman! GORGEOUS pic (duh) and um, YUM. will be making later this week.
  • My favourite meal for a frigid day is homemade butternut squash soup with pita bread. Mmm.
  • Oh my goodness, that looks delicious!! Soup is my go-to meal for a cold day, but I never thought of making my own. I think I may have to try your recipe, though.
  • That sounds AMAZING. And I know I trust your recipes now, so you can bet I'll try this.
  • Oh my goodness, that sounds incredible! Soup is definitely one of my favorite meals on a cold day though I have never tried zucchini soup before.
  • That sounds amazing. I've been on a huge soup fan right now, since I've been all lame and sick. So yeah, totally loving this.
  • I've been making minestrone lately to freeze so I could bring it in for lunch. Best with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese and so easy to make.
  • I'm weird. When it is cold, I sometimes crave cold foods--sandwiches, cereal, etc. In the high heat of summer I really want soup and hot cheeses!
  • I love, love, love a good pot of chili. Pile it onto a handful of Fritos or mix it with a box of elbow macaroni and I'm in the happiest of places. :)
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