Soup to eat for breakfast

[InMediasRes]

I'm on a journey away from "conventional" breakfasts because I find that carbs first thing in the morning is a recipe for disaster for me. I don't eat eggs or yogurt or oatmeal (texture problem ), so I've been eating stuff like leftover kebabs, fish, steak, and fruit/veggies for breakfast instead.

I find one of the easiest things to have on hand for breakfast is soup, but I'm pretty tired of some of my soup recipes, and I'd like something protein rich but not HEAVY, if that makes sense. And I'd also like to try some more interesting flavors too. I have bone broth on hand, so I can make stuff with that really easily.

Ideas?

[candycat]

I like cream-style soups for breakfast but they might be a bit too heavy for you... I also don't really dig the "breakfast foods" thing. We have first and second breakfast at our house, one at 6 am and one at 9. At 6 we have proteins, leftovers, or eggs with ham. For second breakfast is when I make carb-y stuff; I typically skip that in the summer and only eat it in the colder months. The kids like second breakfast year-round.

[InMediasRes]

Yeah, I had an herb zucchini soup for a while that was great for breakfast, it was sort of a cream soup. I don't think I could do anything really heavy like a potato or cream of broccoli or anything. Maybe a good bean soup?

[Drummer's Wife]

I'm eating pumpkin soup right now, and it is super yummy! But it may be too heavy for you, and not have enough protein.

[christianmomof3]

I like this soup
http://www.cookstr.com/recipes/nearl...onut-corn-soup
It is not heavy and you can add chicken to it or other veggies or beans I suppose or whatever. You can use fresh corn instead of frozen or sub a different veggie for the corn - diced potato, anything. It is the coconut milk, curry and cilantro that make it so yummy.

[punkrockmomma]

This is mine and my families FAVORITES soup, and it was actually in the first issue of Mothering that I ever bought. http://http://mothering.com/recipes/...oup-tom-ka-gai I had way more chicken and bok choy, and I use 2 cans of coconut milk, and water as needed to get the consistency that I want. I would eat this soup morning noon and night. I really like this soup because the creaminess of it comes from coconut milk, so it's really nice and creamy but not heavy. Oh, and I will use chicken stock in this instead of water if I have some on hand.

[Magelet]

oh man, here I've been craving thai food so much and thinking about making curry and maybe tom ka gai and then you bring it up. we have to make that soon. does it reheat ok? I'm thinking about making it with stock, but without chicken peices, and eating it over a couple days for breakfast. would that work do you think? (it's too expensive to eat chicken peices for breakfast when stock/eggs work as well)

[Weevil]

How about a miso soup? You cold put lots of veggies and some tofu in it. Yum

[staceychev]

Originally Posted by fyvel

How about a miso soup? You cold put lots of veggies and some tofu in it. Yum

This is my favorite breakfast soup when I have some time in the morning, like on weekends or during summer break. I simmer some ginger and onion in water (or even better, home-made chicken stock!) and add sliced carrots, leafy greens, broccoli, mushrooms, snow peas, summer squash, whatever I have on hand, throughout the cooking. Towards the end, I take some out and let it cool before mixing the miso in to dissolve and then mixing it back into the soup. (If you didn't know, it kills the good enzymes in miso to boil it.)

Personally, I don't do unfermented soy, so I don't add tofu, but if I'm doing grain at the time, I'll cook some soba noodles in with it all.

[punkrockmomma]

Originally Posted by Magelet

oh man, here I've been craving thai food so much and thinking about making curry and maybe tom ka gai and then you bring it up. we have to make that soon. does it reheat ok? I'm thinking about making it with stock, but without chicken peices, and eating it over a couple days for breakfast. would that work do you think? (it's too expensive to eat chicken peices for breakfast when stock/eggs work as well)

I think it reheats just fine. You might want to add a little fresh bok choy and cilantro to it to liven it up. I also recommend leaving the lemon grass chunks in the soup after it's finished, because like anything the flavors blend and get better as it sits, and I love the combination of lemongrass and coconut milk, so the stronger the lemongrass flavor the better. YKWIM? I think your idea sounds good to me.

[La Sombra]

Ah! Before I read down, the VERY first thing that popped into my head was TOM YUM soup, a Thai soup that I ate almost every day every time I was in Thailand! It's INCREDIBLE. But then again, Tom Kai Gai is almost the same thing, but with coconut milk (if I'm not mistaken), so even better if you want a little creaminess and sweetness with the sourness.

I think the traditional thing would be to have tom yum with shrimp (which is delicious and protein-rich, of course) but if you object to that flavor-wise, price-wise or ethically (I'm reading Bottomfeeder: How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood!!), you could do chicken or tofu (I've had it with both) or even totally vegetarian and ohmigod, it's just so good!

[Arduinna]

I was going to suggest dal, but seeing as you don't like the texture of yogurt or oatmeal it may not be something you'd like.

[caiesmommy]

Another vote for miso...It's beyond quick, broth,ginger garlic, miso dried seaweed. Frozen veg heat through and your good to go. Dont boil the miso it kills off some of the good stuff the miso has to offer. If I eat this for breakfast Im a happy camper all day

[Arduinna]

oh I forgot there is always dashi