Whoops. You labored over your soup all evening but then got distracted for a second and dumped in too much chili powder or chili sauce. Luckily, you don't have to write off the entire pot of vegetables and all your hours of work as a waste.

Frozen stewing beef can be successfully and easily cooked. Stew meat usually comes precut into small chunks and in 1-lb. packages. This amount of frozen beef can be prepared with a small adjustment in cooking time to allow the beef to defrost, cook and become tender.

Rich, thick split pea soup is a culinary masterpiece. Legumes such as peas are natural thickeners, and when you add potatoes to the mixture you should have a soup so thick that a spoon can almost stand up by itself in it.

For a comforting starter or simple meal on a cool day, try a bowl of pea soup. You can buy it ready-to-eat or condensed, or make your own using any kind of peas, such as green peas or split peas. Pea soup is loaded with nutrition such as calcium, potassium and vitamin A.

Bland chicken soup may be good for the body, but it’s hardly good for your taste buds. From simple to savory, there are as many methods for flavoring the soup as there are recipes for the soup. The key is to taste the soup as you go so you avoid over-seasoning the broth.

It's never too late to thicken chicken soup, and it usually works out better to thicken later than earlier because you can choose a thickener that fits best. For example, if you have a broth-based chicken soup with an acidic ingredient, you want arrowroot for its agreeability with food acids.

Known as much for easing cold symptoms as for soothing nearly every type of soul, chicken soup is an easy-to-assemble meal. You can make it with a low-fat chicken breast by cooking it in the broth first, then chopping it up and adding it back in cubes.

Soup is a versatile dish that can include virtually any type of ingredient in the meat, fish, vegetable or herb categories. Soup can be simple, gourmet, health-conscious, made up of leftovers or created fresh.

Although soup is a part of almost every culture, chicken soup has deep roots in Jewish tradition. An integral part of Passover meals and the basis for matzoh ball soup, chicken soup was often referred to as “Jewish penicillin” because it was the go-to dish for those feeling under the weather.

Paired with a zesty dipping sauce, potstickers make an irresistible appetizer, side dish or light meal. Buy already-made dumplings in the freezer section of grocery stores or Asian food stores, and keep them on hand for a quick snack or to serve unexpected visitors.

Few things are simpler than a snack that goes from freezer to plate in a matter of minutes. Many frozen mozzarella stick products can be microwaved, although they'll be less crispy than those that are oven-baked. While the snacks are made to be easy to prepare, it pays to read the label carefully.

Though chicken wings are a party crowd and game-day favorite, not everyone loves the spicy-hot buffalo sauces they are often bathed in. If you, or your guests, want a wing sauce without the heat, you have plenty of choices.