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Budget Winter Chicken Soup

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 7 hours
Total Time 7 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients
 

  • 2-3 chicken frames
  • 1 pkt minestrone or vegetable chicken soup mix (I used Kings brand)
  • 2L Water
  • Sliced carrots
  • Diced Capsicum
  • Mushrooms
  • Cubed potato
  • Cubed Kumera
  • Diced/sliced onion
  • Slices of parsnip
  • 1tsp minced garlic
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Add chicken frames to soup mix and water, add veges which can basically be any vegetables you have on hand - use seasonal to keep the cost down.
  • Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
  • Take out chicken frames (careful so they do not fall apart) and let them cool enough that you can handle them, strip them of the meat (you get a lot of meat from the frames) and return the meat to the soup.
  • You can either serve as it is, or put a whisk through it to make it a creamy soup (thus hiding the vege from children). Serve with toasted rolls or garlic bread.

Notes

  • This recipe is my 6 yr old special needs son's favourite, so easy he does most of it himself and is guaranteed to go back for seconds, perfect for in the middle of winter.
  • You can also substitute the chicken with any meat or even leave it out to be a vegetarian option.
  • Makes a huge 6L slow cooker full.