PS: The soup without the chicken FREEZES well. In fact another new tip. The chicken I roasted was so big I had heaps of leftover chicken breast. I pulled it apart and placed in a small zip bag for the freezer.
While I reheated my soup I placed a few pieced of chicken in the empty soup bowl and defrosted it in the microwave on LOW. Just enough to thaw but NOT reheat. I poured the HOT soup over the chicken and it warmed it perfectly.
I NEVER use my microwave to cook ONLY to DEFROST.
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