Rants of A Coyote

Are you fortunate enough to have a DollarTree near you with a Freezer section?  If not you can still do this, just keep an eye out for sales at your local grocery store.

What are we going to make?  Soup! Good, hearty, healthy soup!

What do we need?  Some spices, some veggies, some chicken, rice and water. That's it!  No, Really... That's all there is to it.

Alright:  I will break it down.  My typical soup that I make in my 12qt stock pot consist of 3 chicken thighs, 1 bag frozen California vegetable mix, 1 bag stir fry vegetable mix, 1 onion 1-2 cups rice, salt, pepper, pepper (I like pepper), Italian Seasoning, Garlic and Ginger.

Really, it is the garlic and chicken that make this. You can be fancy with the chicken or just toss it in frozen.  It really doesn't matter.  Grill it on the BBQ first and you will get a slight smoky flavor.

Now, get your 12 to 16 qt stockpot out. Don't have one?  Send me a message... I can get you a basic one for around $20.

Now the fun part:  Toss everything but the rice together into the pot.  Frozen is perfectly Okay! Fill with enough water to reach about 11 or so quarts of soup.  It will cook down. If your chicken is boneless, then you have nothing more to do.

Cook on medium to medium high until chicken is ready to fall off the bones (If there are bones in it).  if you are using pre-sliced chicken or boneless chicken you can add the rice at this time.  If you have bones... you need to remove them.  Once they are removed, slice up the chicken, add it back to the pot, and add your rice.

at the time you add the rice, for an added treat you can add a large can of diced tomato's. Let this simmer for another hour or so and you have a very hearty soup.

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