Cozy (and yummy) dinner for two...in no time at all.

Here in the Pacific Northwest, we have been experiencing some rather unpredictable weather, with sunshine and low 50's one day, followed by blustery winds, rain, hail, and even snow flurries the next. (The news guy actually referred to it as "Winter-Spring" last night on the news.)

Yesterday was one of the closer-to-winter-than-spring days, so I wanted to make something hot and hearty for dinner, but without a whole lot of work involved.(Monday's seem so extra long after a leisurley Sunday for some reason)

Anyway.

I headed to the deli counter at the grocery store and got some Baked Potato Chowder and a bag of round loaves of Sourdogh bread (The bag called them Cannon Balls.) I rubbed butter on the tops of the bread loaves and popped them in the oven on alow shelf with the oven set to Broil, and heated the soup at the same time.

When the bread was hot and slightly crisp looking I pulled it out of the oven, hollowed out our soup bowls, ladled in the hearty chowder, and sprinkled the tops with sharp cheddar cheese.

Mmmmmmm, mmmmm, mmmmm.Ya baby, that's what I'm talkin' about.

Ready in no time at all (with hardly any clean up!) and for under eight bucks, to boot.

Oh. My.

Comfort food to the highest degree.

 

 

Comments

[Lisa~A Cottage To Me]

Looks delightful! We here in Michigan are having those confused weather days too. Yesterday, temps in the 30's, today high of 50, tomorrow....60! Probably by the weekend a blizzard....hope not. Your soup sounds wonderful anyway!

[Christine]

So Cal's no better...it hit 90 on Sat. and tomorrow it's supposed to hit a high of 57 with rain. Crazy weather! The plants are completely confused.
This is a great idea! I'd probably pick my favorite, Broccoli and Cheddar Soup. Either one would hit the spot, and so quick to throw together!

[Kim @ vintagepretties]

Mmmmmmmm....I love me a bread bowl.

Virginia is the same weather-wise. Just yesterday, we had bright sunshine for about 5 minutes, then about 15 minutes of wild snow, then sunshine, then more flakes & so on.

[Audrey]

Soup is always good no matter when! I love your idea of the bread bowls.

[Heather]

So yummy! I wish Chris liked sourdough. It's my fav!

[Amber]

I love this! I'm going to make it this week. Why drive somewhere to have a chowder bowl when I can make it at home! We are having a winter/spring here in Northern CA too. Yesterday was 75 degrees and beautiful, today it's 55 degrees with 45 mile an hour wind gusts! I feel bad for all the blooming plants getting their buds blown off.

[Connie @ Daydream In Color]

This looks so delish right now!