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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think that soup seems delicious.

I have super active boys who eat a ton of food, and gravitate towards things that are high protein.  Just soup, even a rich high protein soup like that, wouldn't be enough for a meal for them, so I'd add something.  They eat a lot of meat and fish, but don't have a problem with plant based protein, so I'm not sure I'd need whatever I added to be animal protein, but some things I could see serving with that:

Sandwiches of whatever type.

Salad, probably with some protein, which might be parmesan and tofu or chickpea croutons; or hard boiled eggs, bacon and blue cheese; or grilled chicken

Serve it as an appetizer or side with a simple easy protein and another vegetable or fruit like

A spinach feta omelet

Drumsticks and broccoli

or really whatever your family likes.  If I am making a weeknight meal, I tend to only do one complicated thing.  So, if I was making that yummy soup, then the other things would be things like a piece of salmon I threw under the broiler and a chopped up cucumber, or some scrambled eggs and microwaved broccoli, or rotisserie chicken and a handful of cherry tomatoes.  Something that requires almost no work. [/quote]

yes, that's how i also operate for the weeknights, though am considering serving this on Monday for the game.[/quote]

Who are you serving it to?  What game?

I'm PP and my answer would totally depend on the situation.  Is this a game you're watching on TV?  Or tailgating at?  Or playing?  Are you eating a meal at the table before/after or looking for something you can serve to eat in front of the TV, or while playing D & D?  Is it just your family, or will there be guests?

I love to brainstorm meal ideas, but I am totally confused what you are asking.

Also, does your family need meet or fish, or do they also do well with other animal proteins like dairy and eggs?  [/quote]

Sorry, thought my OP was clear that I wanted to serve this for my family. Monday is the CFP Championship - Michigan v Washington - so am thinking I might serve it to my family right before or at start of game depending on schedules.

We eat nearly all animal proteins, but generally not dairy/eggs for dinner. [/quote]

If you aren't low carb, and you are thinking you might be watching at the start of the game, I might do soup, sandwiches and crudités instead of salad, just because mugs of soup are finger food would be easier.  Drumsticks and crudités would also be nice, especially if you want lower carb or you just like chicken.  Or wings.  Or meatballs on toothpicks.  I just wouldn't do something like salad, or a steak that requires a lot of utensil use.

If you wanted to do something nice for sandwiches, this is nice:

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017348-the-best-roast-beef-for-sandwiches?algo=identity&fellback=true&imp_id=5644972854523960&req_id=6855121377689833&surface=cooking-search-web&variant=0_relevance_reranking

But deli meat is fine too, IMO. [/quote]

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