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PrincessLozza

How do I make a chicken and vegetable soup with no stock? :)

I just really feel like soup and I figured I can fry off chicken breast for some flavor and shred it then chuck it back in the soup but I have no stock at all. I was going to try and make it without it but was wondering if you guys had any tricks for times like these?

I don't have any chicken on the bone so I can't make my own stock :(

So far for my soup I have: potatoes, celery, carrots, turnip, onions, garlic, tomato (?) and chicken breast. Plus a few other herbs and spices.

Any hints and tips would be great :)

Posted Jun 18, 2011, 2:46 AM UTC

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adlibitum•

Go buy stock. It's cheap!

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PrincessLozzaOP•

But I'm lazy and don't want to go out! :(

Haha I was going to ask my mum to pick me up some on her way over. :)

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adlibitum•

Unless you're planning on juicing your potatoes, I see no other solution.

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PrincessLozzaOP•

Dammit :)

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bobmystery•

Hot ham water.

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PrincessLozzaOP•

I wish I knew what that was. I am going to just boil my chicken and fry some bacon for more flavor. I don't know if it will work but last time I made soup with just bacon and veges it turned out pretty nice :)

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bobmystery•

It was actually a joke from the TV show Arrested Development. Lindsay tries out cooking for the first time. "Hey, I found that canned ham that we've had forever, and I put it in a pot of boiling hot water, and guess what we're having?" "Soup?" "Hot ham water!"

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PrincessLozzaOP•

Haha I might need to watch that show :)

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bobmystery•

Found the clip.

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PrincessLozzaOP•

Hmm I think I have packet cup noodle soups. Will that work? :)

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spiffypeach•

Well chicken stock is basically chicken and vegetables cooked in hot water for a long time so you could make your own.

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PrincessLozzaOP•

I just boiled the chicken breast with some garlic and fried off a few veges and bacon then shredded the chicken and added it back with the water I cooked it in. It smells great so I hope it works out. Now it's time to wait :)

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palegreen•

Chicken Better Than Bouillon. So good.

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sunsets•

fry some chicken off in a little ghee and salt and pepper to taste add the lot to the pot ... or boil the chiken salt and pepper in the water

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emptyhunter•

This is an old post but in the future you can always use boullion cubes as they work fine as stock.

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PrincessLozzaOP•

Thanks :)

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