As we are all aware, it's Monday again. I weighed this morning and actually I'm not doing, too bad. I'm also kind of burned out on Vegetable Beef Soup for a while. So I think the next soup will be a more hearty, chunky soup. I think that will seem more like a good meal than a soup with more liquid in it. You can still make these kind of soups lighter and healthy, too. Just use lighter versions of ingredients; like low-fat and low-sodium soups. Here is a good recipe to try:

                                                    Chicken Vegetable Stew/Soup

1 pound Chicken Tenderloins; cut into small chunks.
2-3 low-sodium Chicken Bouillon Cubes.
1 box low-sodium Chicken Stock or Broth.
5 large Carrots; peeled and cut in circles.
5 large Potatoes; peeled and cut in small chunks.
2 Stalks of Celery; chopped.
1 small Onion; chopped.
1 clove of Garlic; chopped.
1 Tablespoon of Flour.
1 Small bag of frozen Mixed Vegetables.

Put all of the ingredients except the liquid and flour in a large pan and brown lightly.
Put all of the browned ingredients in a Crock-Pot.
Add the Liquid into the Crock-pot.
Stir enough Water in with the Flour to make a paste.
Stir this into the ingredients in the Crock-Pot.
Cover and cook on High 5-6 hours or Low 8-12 hours.
Add the frozen Vegetables during last 2 hours of cooking time.