EASY Winter Soup Recipes:

Granny’s Chicken Soup:

Preparation Time: 25-30 minutes

What You’ll Need:

• 1 carrot, peeled and quartered
• 1 onion, peeled and quartered
• 2 sticks celery, quartered
• 50g butter
• 500g shredded chicken breasts
• 50g plain flour
• 800g chicken stock

How To:

1. Combine carrot, onion and celery in the Mistral Smart Intelli Kitchen Machine bowl. Chop for 5 seconds at a high speed. 
2. Remove vegetables and set aside. 
3. Add shredded chicken and flour to mixing bowl. Cook for 5 minutes.
4. Add the vegetables back to the mixing bowl with 50g butter. Cook for 5 minutes at 100 degrees.
5. Add chicken stock to the soup, cooking for roughly 15 minutes at 100 degrees. 

Roasty-Toasty Pumpkin Soup:

Preparation Time: 30-35 minutes

What You’ll Need:

• 1 kg pumpkin, peeled and diced
• 1 onion, peeled and quartered
• 1 red chilli (seedless)
• 3 cloves garlic (peeled)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary
• 800g chicken stock
• 150ml light cream
• Salt and pepper to taste

How To:

1. Pre-heat oven to 180C.
2. Mix diced pumpkin, onion, garlic, chilli and rosemary together with olive oil.
3. Place vegetables to a baking tray, and straight into the oven for 20 minutes. 
4. Add the roasted vegetables into the Mistral Smart Intelli Kitchen Machine bowl.
5. Add the chicken stock and blend for one minute at a high speed.
6. Cook for 10 minutes at 100-degrees. 
7. Finally, add the cream and mix for 20-30 seconds. 

Easy-Peasy Pasta Dough:

Preparation Time: 20 minutes

• 250 g "OO" flour
• 2 eggs whole
• 3 egg yolks

How To:

1. Add the flour, eggs to the Smart Intelli Kitchen Machine bowl. 
2. Knead for about 2 minutes on a medium/high speed, until a dough is formed. 
3. Add extra egg yolks to the mixture, kneading for another 2 minutes.
4. Divide the dough into quarters. 
5. Dust your bench surface with extra flour.
6. Wrap the pasta dough with plastic wrap, resting for 30 minutes. individually and leave on the bench to rest for 30 minutes.
7. Flatten your dough, by rolling out to around 0.5cm thickness.
8. Cut your pasta into neat ravioli parcels or tubes.

Easy-Peasy Mac N’ Cheese:

What You’ll Need:

• 1200g water
• ½ tsp salt
• 150g fresh pasta 
• 50g gruyere cheese 
• 50g cheddar cheese
• 20g blue cheese
• 20g butter
• 20g all-purpose flour
• 200ml milk

How To:

1. Add salted water to Smart Intelli Kitchen Machine bowl. Heat for 10 minutes at 100-degrees (or until it reaches boiling point)
2. Add fresh pasta and cook 5 minutes at a high speed. Drain and set aside.
3. Add cheese to the bowl, grating for 5 seconds at a high speed. Set aside. 
4. Add butter to the mixture, melting for 1 minute. 
5. Add flour and milk. Cook for 10 minutes at 100 degrees.
6. Pour sauce over pasta and stir through.
7. Transfer mac and cheese to an ovenproof dish, and place in the oven for a few minutes until golden brown.