Easiest Way to Prepare Award-winning Hodge-Podge "Clean Out the Fridge" Chicken Soup

Hodge-Podge "Clean Out the Fridge" Chicken Soup. Easiest Way to Cook Appetizing Hodge-Podge "Clean Out the Fridge" Chicken Soup. I was supposed to make Chicken 'n' Dumplings this week. But as usual, things didn't go as planned this week as far as the menu plan was concerned.

I decided, to combine a fridge clean out, with making of. But its cold, we've had a snow storm, and soup is always the warmest thing to have. It just makes you feel so good inside and out!

Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I'm gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, hodge-podge "clean out the fridge" chicken soup. One of my favorites. For mine, I'm gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook hodge-podge "clean out the fridge" chicken soup using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Hodge-Podge "Clean Out the Fridge" Chicken Soup:

1. {Make ready of Dark-meat chicken 2lbs (I prefer bone on to later make bone broth).
2. {Take of Onion- 1/2 large, 1 whole small.
3. {Take of Carrots- 2 whole peeled, thin circle slices.
4. {Make ready of Celery- 2 whole stalks diced.
5. {Take of Garlic- 2-4 cloves (or however much you prefer), chopped.
6. {Prepare 3 cups of veggies of your choice (I used left over corn, peas, spinach, and mushrooms).
7. {Prepare of Wild Rice- 1 cup cooked (leftover from our weekly meal-prep).
8. {Get of Black Beans- 1 cup cooked (leftover from our weekly meal prep).

Add the chicken or boneless meat, thinly sliced or finely chopped, and cook, stirring, until browned. Add firm vegetables as they take the longest to cook. If you prefer a thicker, smooth soup, blend or process mixture to the desired consistency. For a thicker soup with chunks of vegetables, blend only.

Instructions to make Hodge-Podge "Clean Out the Fridge" Chicken Soup:

1. In our house, all soups start with the same basic formula (onion, celery, carrot, garlic and bone broth- Love ya mom!). Gather these ingredients and find a heavy pot (we use a cast iron stock pot), but use what you have..
2. Prepare your protein (chicken in this case) by searing it in butter or any oil you choose covered (in the soup pot if you want to save on dishes!). This step helps the protein to retain its natural moisture content and prevent that rubbery texture of say...of boiled chicken, yuck!.
3. Remove the chicken and let it cool. Toss it into a bowl, plate etc..
4. Add a bit more butter/oil to the pot, set to medium heat and toss in the diced onion, carrot, celery till tender (5 mins or so), then add chopped garlic for a minute or two... stirring so it doesn't burn. We stay on medium heat for the rest of the process..
5. Add stock. Add leftovers. Add chicken. Add spices and whatever else you want to the pot..
6. Simmer for a few... 10-20 minutes depending on what you had for leftovers. Taste test. Serve hot. (Maybe with an ice cube for the littles).
7. Enjoy with fam..

You can finish the soup with a little olive oil, fresh herbs, cheese or croutons. Serve with a salad or crusty bread (or both) - and you have a healthy and satisfying meal. Continue reading No-Recipe, Clean Out the Fridge Minestrone →. Clean out the fridge and defrost the freezer. Take everything out, so that you can remove food debris from the shelves and inside walls — starting from the top and working your way down.

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