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Easy Recipe for New Cooks: Creamy Tomato and Rice Basil Soup


This easy recipe for creamy tomato soup with rice and basil was developed by special education teacher Beveryl Worth Palomba and is featured in her cookbook, Special Day Cooking: A Life Skills Cookbook, which is geared for those with developmental challenges as well as young people learning to cook.

 

Read more about the cookbook, and get 5 tips for cooking with kids who have special needs

creamy tomato soup with rice and basil

Makes 4 Servings

 

Gather Ingredients

1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes

1 (32 ounce) container vegetable broth

1 cup instant rice

1 pint heavy cream

1 teaspoon dried basil

Salt and pepper shakers

4 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese

 

Gather Equipment

*Put a paper towel on your cooking area to catch spills

Microwave

1 large microwave-safe bowl (or Pasta Cooker*)

1 wooden spoon

1 can opener

Measuring spoons

1 cup dry measuring cup

1 soup ladle

2 pot holders

4 soup bowls

* A Pasta Cooker can be purchased online. It is safer, easier, and faster to use.



 

Cooking Directions

Begin Making Soup

1. Open (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes.

2. Pour into microwave-safe bowl or pasta cooker.

3. Open (32 ounce) container vegetable broth. Add to crushed tomatoes.

4. Measure 1 cup instant rice in dry measuring cup. Add to crushed tomatoes.

5. Stir soup with wooden spoon.

 

Cook Soup

1. Microwave soup 5 minutes. Remove soup from microwave with pot holders.

 

Add Cream and Seasonings

1. Open 1 pint heavy cream. Add to soup.

2. Measure 1 teaspoon basil. Add to soup.

3. Add 2 dashes of salt and pepper to soup.

4. Stir soup with wooden spoon.

 

Cook Soup

1. Microwave soup 7 minutes. Remove soup from microwave with pot holders.

 

Serve Soup

1. Ladle soup into 4 soup bowls.

2. Sprinkle each bowl with 1 tablespoon of shredded Parmesan cheese

 

When you finish cooking:

1. Put your ingredients and equipment away.

2. Wash and put your dishes away.

3. Wipe your cooking area clean.

 


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Author: Beverly Worth Palomba is the author of "Special Day Cooking: A Life Skills Cookbook," which features everyday recipes for the developmentally-challenged community or any young person learning to cook. After working in the computer industry in Massachusetts, Beverly Worth Palomba moved to the San Francisco Bay area with her family and turned to her real love: education. She has been a teacher from Pre-K through high school for more than 20 years and, during the past 11 years, she has worked exclusively in Special Education. She created a life skills cooking class four years ago at the local high school geared to the needs and abilities of her students. In addition, she provides cooking workshops at local community centers. This program inspired her first book, Special Day Cooking: A Life Skills Cookbook. She enjoys cooking, gardening, reading and spending time with her husband, daughter and kitty named Kiwi. See More

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