Fast soups:
Chicken gumbo:
1 large can chicken
1 32 oz box chicken stock.
1 bag frozen gumbo vegetables(includes okra)
Any kind of rice you want from microwave to slow cooked.
Throw the first three in a pot, add garlic, pepper, any herb or spice you like, bring to a boil, reduce heat, simmer for 15 minutes. Cook your rice separately. Rice in a bowl, gumbo over rice. Four servings, easy.
Vegetable beef soup
1 pound stew beef
1 bag frozen vegetables for soup(not stew, soup)
1 32 oz box beef broth
a disposable aluminum grilling pan.
Turn on the oven broiler. Spread the stew beef out on the grilling pan. Dump the broth and veggies in a pot and start to a boil. Put the beef under the broiler. Don't go anywhere as the beef will brown in ten minutes or less. When brown dump the beef in the pot. Add your favorite spices and seasonings. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, simmer 15 minutes. I usually make some little pasta to throw in this five minutes before serving. Again, four servings, no problem.