Poor Man's Soup March 29th

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I am not poor by any means. But, that may be a product, in part, of the way I cook. I use everything. Nothing goes to waste. Well, practically nothing. So, what's in my poor man's soup? I parboiled some chicken leg quarters last night for cooking on the grill. I saved the "broth" or at least about 2 cups of it and put that into a jar since I knew I was making a soup tonight. So, I put that 2 cups of "broth" into the pot. I had some leftover macaroni and cheese. I put that into the pot. I had some leftover hashbrowns. I put that into the pot. I had some leftover roasted potatoes. I put that into the pot. I had some leftover broccoli. That went into the pot as well as some leftover peas. I had some leftover grilled pork steak. THAT went into the pot. I cut up an onion and threw that into the pot. I cut up 4 stalks of celery and threw that into the pot. I opened a can of diced tomatoes and rinsed it out with water and that went into the pot. I also opened a can of tomato soup, rinsed it out with water and threw that into the pot. As well I opened a can of cream of chicken soup and that too went into the pot. I added a little bit of oregano and Italian seasoning, a little bit of garlic, and voila! We have a poor man's soup made with a ton of leftover stuff we had in the fridge. Soups like this are cheaters. But they actually turn out quite good. And to boot, you save a ton of money because you make use of a bunch of stuff that is otherwise lying around. Serving it, we will probably add a little dollop of sour cream and top it off with some shredded cheese, maybe crush a few saltines, and this soup will fill the gullet, save the budget, and be delicious!