Is soup a meal?
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Anonymous
| Yes or no? Not talking about chili or stew, but say, minestrone, Italian wedding, chicken tortilla… if served with a green salad and bread. Is this enough for a dinner meal? (Context: trying to meal plan for family houseguests). DH thinks soup is an appetizer or first course, I think it’s dinner. What say DCUM? |
Anonymous
| I have made soup that can be a meal. But for the soups you mention, I'd serve it with a side like grilled cheese, or with something more substantial on the salad. So, minestrone or Italian Wedding with a Italian chopped salad with protein and cheese, or a caesar salad with chicken, for example. |
Anonymous
| We regularly have soup as a meal with some crusty bread and a amall salad. So good. |
Anonymous
| It’s a meal for me but not for guests, even family. |
Anonymous
| Yes! Serve it with big hunks of good crusty country bread and pass around a bowl of grated parm to add on top |
Anonymous
| Yep. |
Anonymous
| Absolutely it is, in our family. DH, me, two kids. We'll all happily eat soup, salad and bread for lunch or dinner. |
Anonymous
| For me and the kids on a weeknight, sure, but for adult guests, no. |
Anonymous
| It's a meal if you want it to be. |
Anonymous
| It’s a starter. It needs something else served with it to complete the meal. |
Anonymous
| Most people want protein in a meal. |
Anonymous
| I put extra chunks of meat to make it more substantial, like extra Italian sausage or chicken. I recently made a Moroccan Lentil Stew with chicken and orzo and had a salad and bread and everyone was full afterwards. |
Anonymous
It has lentils in it which is a source of protein. It’s closer to chili than to the clear soups Op is asking about like minestrone. |
Anonymous
| Yes! Especially if it has pasta, rice or orzo and protein, legumes or beans in it, not talking about a bowl of broth. It needs bread or maybe crackers, and maybe a green salad too. But I think it's enough by itself. |
Anonymous
| Depends: Were you given an Armani suit? |