RK's leftover miracle of the day

This is what you make with leftover chicken

Roast a chicken. Save all the drippings and put them in a fridge so the fat will separate.

Eat about half of the chicken.

The next day, skim the fat off the chicken drippings and make this wonderful soup (especially if someone you know has a cold).

Leftover chicken soup
This is not an original recipe, but I've been making it so long it seems like it is.

Fry a tbsp zarbs and 1 stalk chopped celery for one minute in hot olive oil. Then put the chicken carcass in the pot with as much water as you want soup, a couple of grinds of fresh ground pepper a bay leaf and a pinch of oregano.

Bring to a simmer but DO NOT BOIL. Add the drippings you saved from the roasting if you have them.

After an hour or so remove the chicken and let it cool so you can remove the meat. Add one package frozen spinach, a half pound of sliced mushrooms, some carrots, a couple of cloves of minced FRESH garlic (or as much as you want, use more if someone that has a cold is going to be eating it) to the broth, and slowly bring to a boil. Return chicken meat to the soup and add some pasta or rice (frozen mini cheese ravioli is VERY good). Cook until pasta is done. Remove from heat and add FRESH grated parmesan to the soup. This is pretty important but not essential if you don't have any.

Enjoy.

I think this is a frugal gourmet recipe, but it might be bon appetite or gourmet, who knows. Anyway, it's awesome.