The soup mix and cubes give a degree of seasoning which I am sure Jon will approve of
I was just about to reply and say 'Bonnie Blue, I'm surprised at you', and then I read the sentence above!
Ironically, I much prefer to use my own stock as I don't like that processd salt flavour many stock cubes give... I prefer rock salt which seems a lot less salty!
If you want to be frugal, I recommend (depending on how many you need to feed):
- Buy a chicken - have roast chicken on Tuesday.
- Pick it and have the bits in a risotto/rice dish on Wednesday, and then
- boil the carcass for stock and use it for a vegetable soup/broth
Works really well if you can be bothered!