{"id":431,"date":"2013-10-12T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2013-10-12T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kristendembroski.com\/?p=431"},"modified":"2013-12-27T21:57:24","modified_gmt":"2013-12-28T03:57:24","slug":"soup-hacking-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kristendembroski.com\/?p=431","title":{"rendered":"Soup Hacking 101"},"content":{"rendered":"

Okay, an alternate title for this post could be “Kristen’s Lazy Chicken Noodle Soup.” I’m not too proud to admit it – I’ll take shortcuts when I can. Teachers are busy, man!<\/p>\n

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So one of my favorite cooking tricks is what I call ‘Soup Hacking.’ I take a soup mix and ‘hack’ it by adding tons of stuff to it to make it a hearty meal. For lunches this week, I chose chicken noodle soup.<\/p>\n

I start with a mix by Bear Creek. Then, I add frozen vegetables and chicken (to other soups, I add pasta, rice, beans, etc.). If I have time, I prefer to grill the chicken or cook it in the slow-cooker, but this week I went for the even-easier rotisserie chicken. I just throw all the ingredients together and boil for 10 minutes – so simple!<\/p>\n

Cooking all of this food would have made 10 meals, so I cut everything in half to make 5 lunches. The total cost comes to $10.05 or $1 per meal<\/span><\/strong>! I also keep nutrition in mind: each meal contains about 200 calories, 6 grams of fat, 14 grams of protein, and 4 grams of fiber.<\/p>\n

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