You are basically making soup stock in the first 2 steps. If you have canned or frozen stock soup stock, you can use that and skip steps 1 and 2.
You can throw in a handful or two of rice, noodles or barley during the last hour of cooking. If you like, you can also add any leftover veggies like corn, peas or green beans.
To “spice” up your life and this soup add:
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp. hot pepper sauce
1/2 tsp. oregano, dried
1/2 tsp. basil, dried
1/4 tsp. chili powder
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