Simple Chicken Soup
Soup is a great frugal, potentially delicious meal that can successfully be made from leftovers. It’s a great way to “waste-not-want-not” because potentially, you can get a free meal for your efforts.
Servings: 4 cup
Calories: 171kcal
Cost: varies
Ingredients
- ½ onion finely diced
- 2 ribs celery finely diced
- 1 tbsp butter or vegetable oil
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 tbsp white miso SEE notes
- 2 cup leftover chicken chopped
- 1 cup leftover cooked rice
Instructions
- Sauté onion, carrots, and celery in butter (or oil) until soft.
- Add the broth and miso, stirring to combine, and bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer and cook about 15 minutes.
- Add the chicken, rice, and season to taste. Simmer until chicken and rice are heated through. Servings: 4.
Notes
*Look for white miso in the ethnic foods aisle of your supermarket. Many major stores have caught on to the demand for this Japanese soybean product that looks a lot like paste and adds a kind of sweet, amazing flavor to the soup. It’s fine to omit if you cannot find it.
Nutrition
Calories: 171kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 1069mg | Potassium: 168mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 174IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg
