“Use What You Got” Soup
This soup came along during our 4 day power outage in January. We were only able to cook on the wood stove or grill and needed to use what we had available. By day 3, we were at the end of our veggies, meat, and everything. We were keeping everything in coolers on the back deck. We had used everything that was really perishable. That meant we were left with root veggies and kale. What to make for dinner for not only us but also the family staying with us as well?
Soup in the winter is so forgiving especially when you have yummy homemade bone broth in the freezer or fridge. It makes the soup. Throw anything into some bone broth and you have a fantastic soup. Another key is having some pre-cooked chicken in the freezer. We cook up 4 chickens at a time, use the meat from one for dinner, cut up the meat from the other three to put in the freezer for soups, and then put the bones and other good bits into a stock pot for broth. We use the broth and chicken over the next few weeks and then repeat. Add any root veggies you have and you have my “Use What You Got” Soup.
Recipe: “Use What You Got” Soup
Ingredients
- Meat from 1 chicken, diced or shredded
- 1 onion, diced
- 8 carrots, peeled and chunked
- 3-4 parsnips, peeled and chunked
- 4-6 potatoes, chunked (optional)
- 1 bunch of kale or other greens, finely chopped
- 3 quarts bone broth
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1Tbsp dried parsley
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a soup pot and stir.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce to a simmer and cook until veggies are tender. I let mine cook for 2-3 hours.
- Enjoy!!!
Diet (other): Gluten free, Dairy free, Egg free, Whole 30, Paleo
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Linked to Sunday Night Soup Night
All I have to say is “Yum!” It even looks good at breakfast time!
I’m always amazed at how some of the tastiest soups come from whatever is lying around in your fridge! This sounds delicious! Thanks so much for sharing this recipe with Sunday Night Soup Night! I’ll be hosting weekly through fall and winter, so I’d love
to see you again with your next soup/stock/chowder recipe.
I’ve been making soup/stew like this since my boys (now grown) were all young. I always called it “Whatcha Got Stew”, which of course sounds like “Whatcha Gots To”. In other words, we do what we have to do… but also, “what we have is what you get”. Always fun and surprising, because it turned out a little different every time. Thanks for the reminder.:)