Heavenly Chicken Soup

Note:  Make it with stock on hand or use a combination of canned soups and extracts.  Simmer a few veggies in the stock and add chicken last.  (The soup tastes good even without chicken.)   In a rush, throw in a package of frozen vegetables.  Serve with Superb Rolls or Intense Garlic Bread Surprise.

Serving size,1 ½ cups.  Carbs per serving  5.5 grams of carb.  NUMBER OF SERVINGS:  2.

Ingredients:
2 cups chicken stock
1 Tablespoon butter (optional)
2 Tablespoons olive oil (optional)
1 cup raw, chopped broccoli
½ cup raw, chopped cauliflower (about 1-inch pieces)
½ cup chopped sweet green pepper
½ cup chopped zucchini
salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 cup diced, skinless chicken

            Put stock in a medium saucepan.  Add optional butter and/or olive oil.  Add vegetables.  Add salt and freshly ground pepper.  Simmer until vegetables are tender.  This is a clear soup.  If you want the soup to be slightly thicker, you can mash some veggies (right in the pot) with a potato masher or put half of the veggies (or as many as you like) in a blender or food processor and puree briefly, then return to soup.  Add the diced chicken last.  Reheat if needed.  Adjust seasonings and serve.