Healthy Diet Banana Soups

These healthy diet banana soups are energizing and nutritious.

Green Banana Shrimp Broth

Preparation time: 00: 30 Cooking time: 00: 25

Ingredients

6 small green bananas

1 pound shrimps (fresh)

(You may want to use chicken breast or other meat.)

6 cups water

1 medium tomato

1 medium onion

4 Tsp soy sauce

2 Tsp chili powder

1 sprig thyme

Pinch of salt

Preparation

Wash and chop tomato, onion and thyme

Wash bananas 

Peel 3 and leave 3 unpeeled

Cut peeled bananas in 2 lengthwise

Cut unpeeled bananas in 1/2 (or 1 inch) slices

Peel, devein and wash shrimps

Bring water to a boil 

Put shrimps in water 

Add salt and boil for 1 minute

Skim if needed

Add unpeeled banana slices and boil for 3 minutes

Add peeled bananas, chopped tomato, onion, thyme and sauce

Cook for 15 - 20 minutes

Serve hot and sip up this healthy diet broth.

Creamy Banana Soup

Preparation time: 00: 15 Cooking time: 00: 30

Ingredients

1/2 pound chicken breast

4 cups chicken stock

4 cups green bananas (chopped)

1 cup cream (low fat)

1 cup onion (chopped)

3 sprigs parsley

Pinch of salt

1/4 Tsp pepper (optional)

Preparation

Wash and cut chicken in thin strips

Put chicken stock in a soup pot and bring to a boil

Add chopped bananas, onion and salt (optional pepper)

Simmer for 20 - 30 minutes until bananas are soft

Remove bananas from pot and rub through a sieve

Pour mashed bananas back in pot 

Add cream and stir well 

Reduce stove burner to low and heat mixture for 3 - 5 minutes (do not boil)

Garnish with parsley, serve warm and dig in with this healthy diet treat.

Banana Fish Tea

Preparation time: 00: 15 Cooking time: 00: 45

Ingredients

8 - 10 small green bananas

2 medium onions

3 - 4 pounds fish (fillet)

2 quarts water (use more if needed)

1 pack flavored soup mix

2 stalks green onion (scallion)

3 sprigs thyme

Pinch of salt

1 hot pepper (optional)

Preparation

Wash and drain excess water from fish

Wash, peel and chop bananas in 1/2 - 1 inch chunks

Pour water in a soup pot and bring to a boil

Place bananas, fish and other ingredients in soup pot

(Water should cover the ingredients, so add more if needed)

Keep pot tightly covered and cook on medium heat for 25 - 30 minutes 

(Bananas and fish should be soft, so adjust time if needed)

Add flavored soup mix and simmer for 10 minutes on low heat

(Check for desired consistency and taste; adjust if needed)

Serves 6 hot healthy diet bowls of soup

Banana Coconut Soup

Preparation time: 00: 15 Cooking time: 00: 35

Ingredients

2 pounds chicken breast

8 small green bananas 

2 quarts water (add more if needed)

4 cups thick coconut milk

1 pound tomato

4 small irish potatoes

2 stalks green onion (scallion)

1 clove garlic

3 sprigs thyme

Pinch of salt

Pepper to taste (optional)

Preparation

Wash and cut chicken breast in thin strips

Put chicken in water and bring to a boil to make stock

Wash, peel and dice bananas and potatoes

Wash and chop tomato, scallion and garlic

Add to chicken stock

Cook until bananas and potatoes are tender

(Stock must cover ingredients, so add more water if needed, reduce if too much.) 

Add thyme, salt and thick coconut milk

(optional pepper)

Simmer for 5 minutes on low heat

Makes 6 hot healthy diet serving

Rummy Banana Soup

Preparation time: 00: 15 Cooking time: 00: 30

Ingredients

4 cups chicken stock (Beef or goat meat stock may also be used)

8 small green bananas

1 cup grated coconut

1 cup croutons 

1 ounce white rum

1 stalk green onion (scallion)

Pinch of salt

Pepper to taste (optional)

Preparation

Wash, peel and grate bananas

Mix grated bananas with stock

Push mixture through sieve

Cook on medium heat for 15 minutes

Stir consistently to avoid lumps

Add rum to mixture and stir

Wash and chop scallion 

Wash and chop pepper (optional)

Combine scallion and (optional pepper) with grated coconut 

Sauté grated coconut and scallion for 2 - 3 minutes

(No need to add oil to saute as the coconut itself has enough oil in it)

Add sautéed mixture to banana rum mixture 

(Adjust mixture to desired consistency ….. add water if needed)

Let mixture simmer on low heat for 10 - 15 minutes

Serve this healthy diet soup piping hot 

Creamy Ripe Banana Soup

Preparation time: 00: 05 Cooking time: 00: 15

Ingredients

4 ripe bananas

6 cups cream of chicken soup (low sodium)

Preparation

Heat cream of chicken soup (Do not boil)

Peel and mash bananas

Add bananas to cream of chicken soup and stir

Push mixture through a sieve for smoother consistency

Reheat mixture and serve 

Banana Puree

Preparation time: 00: 10 Cooking time: 00: 00

Ingredients

2 cups beef stock (or chicken stock)

1 pack unflavored gelatin

1 cup tomato (chopped)

2 cups ripe banana (diced)

unsweetened whipped cream

1/2 Tsp curry powder

2 Tbsp lemon juice

Preparation

Dissolve unflavored gelatin in cold water

Stir gelatin in beef stock (or chicken stock) and chill 

Shortly before serving, wash and chop tomato and dice banana

Add tomato and banana to chilled gelatin 

Top with unsweetened whipped cream mixed with curry powder and lemon juice to flavor

Serve and enjoy this banana delight

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