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I got a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store the other day. I love these things because I can get one and pretty much eat it all week. Sometimes I turn what’s left of it into soup, like so…

• one chicken carcass, skin, bones, and all–if there’s still huge chunks of good meat on it, like whole legs and whatever, that’s fine too
• Enough water to cover it in a big pot
• One can of Ro-Tel, drained
• One can of corn, drained
• A couple of carrots, sliced (or not)
• Garlic, minced
• Half an onion or so, chopped coarsely
• A handful of tortilla chips (get good ones, ffs don’t use Doritos–I like blue corn ones)
• Sour cream
• Shredded cheddar and/or Monterey Jack cheese
• Avocado chunks

Break up the chicken carcass if the wings and thighs are still attached and chuck it into a big pot. Add enough water to cover the chicken bits, turn the heat on medium-low, and let it simmer for a couple of hours.  Taste the broth once in a while and salt or otherwise season as required.

When the broth is to your liking and whatever meat is left on your carcass is falling off it, there are two ways you can deal with the hunks of chicken carcass:

1. Strain with a colander
2. Fish everything that isn’t meat out with tongs–or at least attempt to, then get annoyed and just start grabbing everything and putting it in a big bowl

Either way, go to work with a fork or two to separate the meat from the things that aren’t meat. Put the meat back in the pot with the broth. Dispose of the bones, skin, gristly bits, and any other things you don’t want to eat.

Dump in the Ro-Tel, corn, carrots, garlic, and onion. Cover and simmer gently until the carrots are tender. Adjust seasoning as necessary.

Grab a bowl and a big handful of tortilla chips. Break the chips into bite-size pieces and put them in the bottom of the bowl. Ladle some soup on top of them. Add avocado chunks, a dollop of sour cream, and a sprinkle of cheese. Put it in your face.

BONUS RECIPE: the shameful MacGyver Cuisine version!

Pour chicken broth (or water and a chicken bouillon cube) in a bowl. Add a few heaping spoonfuls of chunky picante sauce. Nuke till hot. Add tortilla chips, avocado if you have it, sour cream, and cheese as in proper recipe.

Originally published at Fire of Unknown Origin. You can comment here or there.