Look, don't make something easy, complicated. In the "olden" days, soups were made with leftovers; NOTHING was wasted. The folks from the "old country" [yes, I'm old enough to remember] made soups with a heck of a lot less than what's listed here. These days, aside from leftovers, use frozen or farmers market stuff. SWANSON markets a SALT FREE beef and chicken broth soup base. Spice with garlic or dill, or parsley, or onion, or pepper, or whatever; you can ALWAYS add more spice, as it suits you.

Easy to make but nothing I want to eat..yuch