Buckwheat soup belongs to the category of everyday dishes. And, for sure, it is quite often found on many people’s menus. Liquid food is generally very healthy, and, of course, you need to eat it every day, or at least a couple of times a week.
I really love soups with buckwheat, I often cook them because they are tasty and filling. And cooking them is not difficult. For variety, I add different meats, and each time the dish turns out new. Children eat the first meal especially well, so our favorites are soup with dumplings and melted cheese. Be sure to try it, it’s very tasty!
If you are just starting your cooking journey, then this article will definitely help you. After all, this is the “backbone” of the usual human diet. And knowing how to cook soups, you can always make them from what you have in the refrigerator.
Buckwheat soup with chicken
A simple and very quick soup, but very tasty. I cook it most often, because all the ingredients are simple and most likely you already have it at home. In this recipe, the ingredients are for a 3 liter saucepan. But you can cook in a larger container.
We will need:
- half a chicken breast;
- potatoes - 2-3 pcs.;
- onions - 1 pc.;
- carrots - 1 pc.;
- buckwheat - half a glass;
- vegetable oil;
- salt, pepper to taste;
- Bay leaf.
Preparation:
1. If you have been reading my articles for a long time, then you know that I cook all first courses in the second broth. Therefore, cook the chicken breast in a saucepan until foam begins to appear. Let it boil a little, then drain the water, wash the pan and meat under running water.
You can use any part of the chicken.
Pour water into a clean pan, put the chicken and bay leaf in it and place the pan on the stove. After boiling, cook for another 15 minutes, after which we take out the meat and chop it into pieces. And again we send it to the broth.
2. Peel, wash and cut the potatoes. Place it in chicken broth.
3. At this time, peel the onions and carrots. Finely chop the onion and grate the carrots. Saute the vegetables in a frying pan in oil, adding salt and pepper to taste.
4. When the potatoes are half cooked, pour the washed buckwheat into the soup. Depending on the variety, it is cooked for 10-15 minutes until cooked. Salt.
5. Buckwheat also cooks very quickly, so when it swells, add sautéed vegetables to the broth. Reduce the heat to halfway, cover the pan with a lid and simmer until the cereal is ready.
This simple and very tasty quick soup will make your diet more correct and balanced.
Step-by-step recipe with photos
I suggest making buckwheat soup without meat. We will cook it in vegetable broth. It’s good if you already have it ready, but if not, cooking it is not a problem. Just boil the vegetables: onions, celery, carrots, garlic, and the broth is ready.
And it will be very great if you have dried shallots. It will give a special taste to the finished soup.
This soup can be prepared during Lent.
The recipe is for a 2.5 liter saucepan.
To prepare buckwheat soup without meat, we will prepare the products according to the list.
Cut the potatoes into cubes and place them in a saucepan. We will also send the washed buckwheat and concentrated broth there. Fill with water and cook until the potatoes and cereals are ready.
How to make lean buckwheat soup without meat?
Very light, lean soup with buckwheat. In addition to these products, you can add your favorite vegetables, for example, bell pepper will add a summer, pleasant aroma. A dish for the whole family for every day and without special expenses. Take note!
We will need:
- potatoes - 4 pcs.;
- onions - 1 pc.;
- carrots - 1 pc.;
- buckwheat - half a glass;
- Bay leaf;
- salt, pepper, spices;
- vegetable oil;
- flour - 1 tbsp.
Preparation:
1. Peel vegetables: carrots, potatoes and onions. Cut the potatoes into cubes and place them in a pan of water on the stove, not forgetting to add salt. Cook for 10 minutes after boiling.
Then add bay leaf and well-washed buckwheat.
2. Chop the onion and grate the carrots. Fry the vegetables in oil in a frying pan until they become soft. Then pour in the flour and mix everything well.
Thanks to flour, the soup will not be too thin.
3. Place the roast into the pan. You can also add your desired spices at this stage.
Taste and add salt if necessary. Cook for a couple more minutes and remove from heat. A delicious vegetable soup that you can eat during fasting, on a diet, and indeed every day.
Buckwheat soup “Creamy”
Ingredients:
- Buckwheat – 70 gr.
- Meat broth - 1 l.
- Zucchini - 300 gr.
- Carrots - 1 pc.
- Onion - 1 pc.
- Garlic - 1-2 teeth.
- Processed cheese - 150 gr.
- Parsley - 1 bunch
- Salt - to taste
- Ground black pepper - to taste
- Vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. l.
General information:
- Cooking time: 50 minutes;
- Number of servings 4.
Cooking method:
- Wash vegetables and herbs. Peel the carrots, onions and garlic. Rinse the cereal in cool water. Bring the broth to a boil, add buckwheat, simmer over low heat.
- Grate the carrots and zucchini on a coarse grater, chop the onion and garlic. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan. Fry the carrots and garlic until golden brown.
- Add onion and zucchini, sauté until soft. Add to soup. Add melted cheese, mix thoroughly until smooth.
- Add chopped parsley. Salt and pepper to taste. Bon appetit!
Delicious soup with buckwheat and pork
Men will especially love this very rich buckwheat soup with pork. It is very nutritious. After such a lunch you will be full for a long time.
If you want the soup to be thick, then place a partial glass of buckwheat in a 2.5 liter saucepan. If you like it thinner, then half a glass will be enough.
We will need:
- pork pulp - 300-350 g;
- buckwheat - 1/2 or 2/3 cup;
- potatoes - 3-4 pcs.;
- onion - 1 pc.;
- carrots - 1 pc.;
- bell pepper - 1 pc.;
- salt and pepper to taste;
- vegetable oil.
Preparation:
1. Pour water into a pan and place it on the stove.
2. Wash the meat well and cut into small pieces. Fry it in a frying pan in a small amount of oil until golden brown.
3. Wash the buckwheat until the water is clear. Place it in boiling water in a saucepan. We also send fried meat here. If desired, you can pour the juice released from the pork into the broth.
4. Peel, wash and cut the potatoes. We also send it next to the pan. Salt to taste.
5. Sauté peeled and chopped onions and carrots in oil in a frying pan for about three minutes.
6. Peel the bell pepper from the stalk and seeds, cut into pieces and pour into the soup along with fried vegetables.
You can use frozen peppers.
7. Taste for salt. Leave to cook for another 5 minutes. Pour the finished soup into plates, sprinkle with chopped herbs if desired and serve!
Meatball soup with buckwheat
Another option for a buckwheat first course is a recipe with meatballs. For meatballs, you can take any minced meat, and also add any spices and herbs to your taste.
Ingredients:
- two glasses of cereal;
- three potato tubers;
- one carrot;
- spices;
- Art. spoon of sour cream;
- 320 minced meat.
Cooking method:
- Dry the cereal in a frying pan without oil for five minutes. We cut the potato tubers into small cubes, chop the carrots on a grater.
- Pour potato wedges, cereal into boiling water, add salt and cook for 20 minutes after boiling again.
- Add sour cream of any fat content, salt and pepper to the minced meat, mix and roll the minced meat into small balls (meatballs).
- Once the potatoes are semi-soft, add the meatballs and cook for 10 minutes.
- At this time, fry the carrots until soft and add them, along with bay leaves and seasonings, to the soup. Cook for a couple more minutes, add any chopped herbs if desired and turn off the heat.
Quick buckwheat soup with stewed meat
If you don’t have time to cook, but really want something thin, then make this soup with stewed meat. It is very, very fast and will take you a minimum of time. The main thing is that the meat is of high quality and fresh. Therefore, choose products that you trust.
We will need (for a 3 liter pan):
- buckwheat - 200 g;
- beef stew - 1 can;
- carrots - half medium;
- onion - 1 pc.;
- potatoes - 4 pcs.;
- Bay leaf;
- salt pepper;
- vegetable oil.
Preparation:
1. Pour water into a saucepan, add some salt and set to boil.
At this time, we clean all the vegetables, cut the potatoes into large cubes, finely chop the onion, and grate the carrots.
Place the potatoes in boiling water.
2. Wash the buckwheat thoroughly and place it in the pan when the potatoes are half ready.
3. Sauté onions and carrots in oil in a frying pan, seasoning them with pepper.
4. 10 minutes after adding the buckwheat, add the stew. When the broth boils, add the roast and bay leaf. Let's taste for salt. Since the stew itself is salty, it may not be necessary to add salt. Turn off the stove, cover the pan with a lid and let the soup brew for 10 minutes.
This quick soup will help you out more than once!
Recipe for soup with buckwheat and mushrooms in chicken broth
Chicken soup with buckwheat and mushrooms is very tasty! So much so that it is impossible to resist taking more. Chicken is generally very good in combination with mushrooms, and in this first dish the taste is revealed in an incredible way.
We will need:
- chicken breast - half;
- mushrooms, fresh, dried or frozen;
- onion - 1 pc.;
- carrots - 1 pc.;
- potatoes - 3-4 pcs.;
- Bay leaf;
- salt and pepper;
- vegetable oil.
Preparation:
1. Cook the chicken in the first broth, which we pour out after boiling and foam appears. We wash the meat and put it in a clean pan, fill it with water and put it on the stove.
2. Peel the potatoes, cube them and add them to the pan. Salt to taste.
3. After 20 minutes from the start of cooking the chicken, the meat can be removed and cut into pieces, and then poured back into the broth.
4. Wash the buckwheat well and add it to the soup. And we clean and chop the onions and carrots in the desired way.
Fry vegetables in a frying pan in vegetable oil.
If you have fresh or frozen mushrooms, then chop them and fry them along with onions and carrots.
If you have dried mushrooms, then you need to soak them in advance for 1-1.5 hours. And then put it straight into the broth.
5. At the end comes the frying line. Continue cooking for another 5 minutes and turn off the stove.
This very aromatic soup will become one of your first courses!
Chicken recipe
In our country, buckwheat is considered a real national miracle, from which many healthy dishes can be prepared. Buckwheat soup can be cooked using any broth; we offer light buckwheat soup with chicken, the recipe is simple and accessible to everyone.
Ingredients:
- half a chicken carcass;
- four potato tubers;
- one carrot and one onion;
- 165 g buckwheat;
- spices, bay leaf.
Cooking method:
- Place half a small chicken in a pan of water and put it on the fire. As soon as the broth begins to boil, skim off the foam, add a bay leaf, a few peppercorns and salt. Cook for 30-40 minutes.
- Chop the onion into cubes and grate the carrots. First fry the onion in oil for five minutes, then add the chopped root vegetable to it and sauté the vegetables for seven minutes.
- We pierce the cereal in a dry frying pan.
- We take out the finished chicken and remove the meat from the bones.
- Strain the broth, bring to a boil, add potato cubes, after five minutes add buckwheat with meat pieces and fried vegetables, season with spices to taste and cook for 15 minutes.
How to cook soup with buckwheat and egg in a slow cooker?
If you have a multicooker at home, then it is simply unforgivable not to use it. After all, this versatile kitchen assistant can cook everything! And the soups in it turn out delicious. This dish requires meat or chicken broth, but it can also be prepared with meat, then it will become even more nutritious.
We will need:
- potatoes - 3 pcs.;
- carrots - 1 pc.;
- onion - 1 pc.;
- buckwheat - 0.5 cups;
- egg - 1 pc.;
- meat or chicken broth;
- salt and pepper to taste;
- vegetable oil.
Preparation:
1. Pour vegetable oil into the multicooker bowl. Set the “Frying” mode.
2. While the oil is heating up, finely chop the peeled onion and grate the carrots on a coarse grater. Place in a bowl to fry, stirring occasionally.
3. At this time, peel and cut the potatoes. We spread it with the vegetables, and immediately pour the washed buckwheat into it. Fill with chicken or meat broth. Salt if the broth is not salty. Add spices if desired.
Set the “Soup” or “Grain” mode, time – 35 minutes.
4. Five minutes before the end of the program, break an egg into a bowl, salt it and beat it well with a fork. With one hand, pour the egg into the soup in a thin stream, and with the other hand, constantly stir it. Then cover the lid and cook until the end of the program.
If desired, sprinkle with fresh herbs. A delicious, aromatic and very light soup will fill you with strength for the whole day!
Buckwheat soup with meatballs in meat broth for children
Children often love minced meat dishes, be it meatballs or meatball soup. But not only the children will appreciate such a delicious lunch, but also all other members of your family. You don’t have to add bell pepper to the composition, but it gives a special and very pleasant aroma.
We will need:
- minced meat - 200-250 g;
- potatoes - 3-4 pcs.;
- buckwheat - 0.5 cups;
- onions - 1 pc.;
- carrots - 1 pc.;
- bell pepper - 1 pc.;
- Bay leaf;
- salt and pepper to taste;
- vegetable oil.
Preparation:
1. Peel the potatoes and cut them into cubes. We put it in a saucepan, fill it with water, salt it, add bay leaf and put it on the stove. Cook until half cooked.
2. At this time, wash the buckwheat. And when the potatoes are half cooked, pour the cereal into it.
And we clean and finely chop the remaining vegetables (onions, carrots and peppers), grate the carrots. Sauté in a frying pan in oil. Then pour everything into the soup.
3. Add salt, pepper and one egg to the minced meat, mix and form meatballs. We send them to the broth. Let it boil, and then cook for another 15 minutes over moderate heat.
This healthy soup will appeal not only to children, but also to adults!
Buckwheat soup without meat as a means of weight loss and therapeutic nutrition
Few people think that such soups should be present in the diet regularly. They are nutritious, easily digestible, have a huge number of different microelements and can put even the most neglected digestive system in order.
Therefore, such soups are useful for children, adults, the elderly, and those who do hard intellectual or physical work every day. Well, for lovely ladies there is a nice bonus - this soup is great for weight loss.
