Soup: Simple, Filling and Frugal Fare!

Soup making isn’t complicated, and it is a great simple, frugal, and filling meal, especially if you combine it with homemade bread (yes, I’ve included an easy homemade bread recipe as well)! There are some basics to soup making. The most important thing to remember is to relax and experiment!

Soup is basically a liquid base and fillers.

Bases:
-Store-bought cans of stock—beef, chicken, vegetable
-Bouillon cubes (make them low salt if you can!)
-Tomato juice/vegetable juice
-The saved juices from that crock-pot chicken that you could put into a recycled container and shove into the freezer just for this special moment!
-Milk and/or canned evaporated milk—makes great bases to chowders and potato soups
-Desperate? How about ketchup mixed with water or a bit of leftover pasta sauce mixed with water?!

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