Based upon the fact that I had no money for take-out, it’s snowing and we’re expecting 3-5 inches of accumulation tonight, and I just wanted to make soup, I decided to get adventurous with a creation. At first, I called it ‘Broken Soup’ because of the condition of some of the ingredients…but this girl wanted to get clever based upon being penniless. So — here it is:
B R O K E S O U P – Makes 4 Quarts! Total Prep Time: 1 hour
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp minced garlic
2 tbsp butter (salted or unsalted)
32 oz. container organic vegetable broth
4 cups water
1 tsp salt
14.5 oz. can tomatoes – diced
1 chicken bouillon cube
2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp (each) oregano, thyme, sweet basil (dried is fine)
1 bay leaf
6-7 lasagna noodles broken into eight sections (uncooked)
1 cup linguine noodles, broken into four sections (uncooked)
1 tbsp olive oil
2 cups frozen peas
4-5 large chicken breasts (chunked; slightly seasoned)
In a large soup pot, saute garlic and butter on medium-high heat. When garlic browns, add flour. It will clump. Promptly add broth. Whisk quickly to combine broth with “paste”. Add water and whisk the mixture; turn up heat to boil. Add salt, diced tomatoes, bouillon cube, sugar, and cayenne pepper; stir briskly. Add oregano, thyme, and sweet basil, as well as the bay leaf. Allow mixture to boil for about 1 minute, turn down to a simmer, then stir. (Don’t be afraid to taste, I changed the recipe online here because I added too much salt).
Add lasagna noodles and linguine, then the olive oil (to keep the pasta from sticking to itself and the soup pot). Cook soup until noodles are tender. In the meantime, cube/chunk your chicken and cook in skillet with a pinch of garlic salt until no longer pink. Once noodles are tender, add frozen peas, then chicken.
Simmer for 15-20 minutes.
Try crusty bread or crackers to accompany the soup. By itself is just lovely. For Abraham Bacon’s sake, you could add some crispy bacon on top of the finished product.
If you don’t want to just put a giant pot of soup in the fridge, find smaller containers and place them in the freezer; it’s great for later!!! 
