Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, hodge-podge "clean out the fridge" chicken soup. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Hodge-Podge "Clean Out the Fridge" Chicken Soup is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Hodge-Podge "Clean Out the Fridge" Chicken Soup is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

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

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

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

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.

Foods That Make Your Mood Better

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You can see, you don’t need to eat junk food or foods that are bad for you so you can feel better! Try a couple of of these hints instead.