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made soup before.    • 8  I have onion, celery, bell pepper,
spinach, carrots, chicken, cilantro and potatoes. I want to make
soup, don't know where to start. Please help.  I don't have to
use all the ingredients.    1. Click to Upload a photo (10 MB
limit)   1. Do you have any cans of chicken broth? If not, you
can just use water. If you're in a rush and want to start now.
Brown one chopped onion and two minced cloves of garlic in 1 T
olive oil. After the onion begins to brown, add chopped carrots.
Maybe 2. Continue sauteeing for 5-10 minutes. Hope you can throw
in a bay leaf, 1 tsp salt, and 2 tsp of dill weed (yes, dill
weed, if not it's ok to skip). I usually use leftover cooked
chicken. If your chicken isn't already cooked then you should
start by browning chunks of that, then remove and start browning
the above mentioned veggies. Add a couple of cans of chicken
broth, and the chicken. I would wait until 15 minutes before
serving to add