How I Created Over 13 Meals For Just Over $10…
I’ve wanted to create this post for quite some time but haven’t gotten around to it until today.
Firstly, I must say that this post is dedicated to my Nan, as it is her recipe and one of my favorite foods of all time. The fact that I can create it pretty close to how she made it.. well, I’m pretty darn happy about that.
I said in the title that it’s a little more then $10… and in truth, it really is.. but depending on how much you pay for carrots, turnip, onions, etc.. the price could go up.
The first item to eat is actually your first meal! Purchase one of those Rotisserie Chickens from Sobeys or Superstore, and chow down! They are usually less then $10 to buy and cook some potatoes and some veggies and you’ve got a great meal one! I can’t get over how good their chicken is, and for $10.. I think it’s a price you can’t beat. Keep the bones and leftover chicken that’s there as well.
Now this is where you get down to business.. time to make SOUP! But not just any soup.. we’re talking supremo delicious soup.. I call it “Nannys Soup” (patent pending).
Nanny’s Soup
I’m not going to just jot down the recipe.. I’m going to show you.. step by step.. how to make it 
The best part about this soup is that it’s really low in fat and calories as you’ll see, no more diet pills for you!
You’re going to need carrots, turnip, onion, lipton soup mix (dry mix), your already eaten chicken (bones).
1. Pick off the remaining chicken by hand (gross job, but easy with the “fall off the bone” rotisserie chickens, put the bones in the pot and the leftover meat on a plate and refrigerate.. we’ll need that later.
Leftover Chicken And The Bones In The Pot
2. Add additional ingredients shown here, I had some broccoli stalks which I used as well.. it’s all about additional flavor.
Additions to my Chicken Stock
3. I just cut up the onions (didn’t even peel them), and put everything in the pot and added as much water as wouldn’t boil over.. I also added a few bay leaves as you can see in this picture.
My Chicken Stock Ingredients
4. What you want to do is bring it up to a boil (high heat), then reduce to a low simmer. Since I didn’t know what this really meant.. it was around 3 out of 10 on my stove dial.
Boiling Away.. Time To Reduce To A Simmer For A Bit
5. Leave it simmer for a few hours.. the longer the better.. but I simply left mine on for 2 hours.
After 2 Hours Of Simmering
6. Ok.. it doesn’t look pretty.. BUT it smells unreal! So after two hours, I simply put a strainer or colander in another big pot and strained out the water (chicken stock) to seperate the liquid from the chicken bones and veggies.. sorry I don’t have a picture of this step. Next was just a matter of adding all the ingredients to the chicken stock! The picture below shows everything
This Is All I Used To Make The Soup
7. These previous picture shows everything I put in to my soup with exception of the lipton soup mix which gets added last. The drink container holds the chicken stock we just made, and I actually only used about 3/4 of the turnip shown. I did cut up everything else though and add it into the soup (didn’t add chicken until later as it’s already cooked).
Carrots All Cut Up And Ready For Some Hardcore Boiling Action
8. So we’re almost there.. By the way, I’ve never made soup from scratch before, and certainly not chicken stock.. so this was a first for me.. needless to say I’m really excited with how it turned out. So we’ve got all the carrots, onions, turnip and chicken stock boiling in a pot.. we leave that for about 10 minutes to cook the veggies.
Veggies Boiling, Just One Last Step
9. Finally, we add the Lipton Soup Mix, and the chopped up leftover chicken.
Secret Ingredient 
Adds The Noodles And More Flavor
10. So yeah, that’s it.. we add the soup mix.. and the chicken.. cook for another 10 minutes or so.. and we’re good to go!
This Soup Is Awesome... Trust Me.
Picture above is the final result.
I should mention that I actually had enough to freeze a few bags of soup as well (in solid freezer bags.. not sandwich bags.. messy!). I can honestly say that it was more then 12 lunches that I was able to get out of this recipe, and unless I’m missing something.. it was pretty damn cheap to make.. water, some veggies, lipton soup mix, and a chicken!
Hope you like it if you try it. I always appreciate feedback in the comments section
