By: Ethan Johnson

Different kinds of soups have been our favorite recipes for ages. Soup is usually served as a starter. Whether it is veg-soup or non-veg soup, with us you can get unique soup recipes. The two soup recipes given below are absolutely easy to prepare. Try your hand and surprise your family and friend with something unique and tasty.

French Onion Tomato Soup

Tomato soup has been one of the favorites of children as well as grown up people. In fact many of us prefer French Onion soup, which is also a common recipe. But French Onion Tomato Soup has got something unique. If you are tired of age old tomato soup recipes and ready to try something new this will be a good experiment.

The ingredients you need to prepare this soup include:

• tomato juice - 1 can


• thinly sliced onions - 4 cups


• toasted French bread - 6 slices


• lemon juice - 3 tablespoons


• minced garlic clove – 1


• beef bouillon granules - 2 teaspoons


• butter or margarine - 2 tablespoons


• shredded mozzarella cheese - 2 cups


• dried parsley flakes - 2 teaspoons


• brown sugar - 2 teaspoons

It is very easy to prepare. Take a large saucepan. Fry the garlic and onions in butter. When the garlic and onion becomes tender add tomato juice, lemon juice, bouillon, brown sugar and parsley. Now boil the mixture for ten minutes in reduced heat. Keep the saucepan uncovered and stir the mixture at regular intervals.

Now scoop the soup in 10-oz ovenproof soup bowls. Put the French bread on top of the soup. Also sprinkle cheese on top of it. Now boil it again for 4-5 minutes. When the cheese is bubbly your French Onion Tomato Soup is ready.

Chicken Song Soup

You will find a number of chicken soup recipes in various magazines, blogs, cooking shows on TV or radio. But most of the recipes are quite close to each other. In fact they also taste the same. If you are looking for an exceptional recipe then it will surely please you and the people whom you will serve this soup.

The ingredients you need to prepare this soup include:

• chicken breast quarters with wing, skinned – 2 piece


• uncooked white rice - 3/4 cup    


• minced cloves garlic – 2 


• sliced carrots – 3


• chopped onion – 1


• sliced stalks celery – 3


• chopped fresh rosemary -1 tablespoon  


• chopped fresh parsley - 1 tablespoon


• chopped fresh thyme - 1 tablespoon 


• chopped fresh sage - 1 tablespoon   


• water – (8 cups and 1 & 1/2 cups later)


• salt and pepper to taste

Preparing this soup is absolutely easy. Take a large pot. Fill it with 8 cups of water and place the chicken breasts into it. Add salt and pepper. Now boil it for an hour on reduced heat. Cover the pot. Boil until you can separate the chicken from the bone. While you boil the chicken bring the rice in a saucepan, add 1 and ½ cup water to it, cover the saucepan and boil it on high heat for 20-25 minutes until the liquid has been absorbed.

Now add onion, garlic, celery, carrots, rosemary, sage, parsley and thyme to the cooked rice. Next you need to discard the skin of the chicken from the bone and shred the meat. Add the meat to the soup and stir the whole mixture for 30 minutes until the vegetables are tender. Your Chicken Song Soup is now ready to serve.

With us you can get unique and easy soup recipes. Happy cooking…………