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SueInAz

Canned chicken can be used for soup. You can use some of the leftovers from your quesadilla. I'm not going to give amounts because you really want to make it to taste. I just throw everything in the saucepan and get it "right" as I go along.

Canned chicken
Chicken broth or stock
Pace (or similar) thick and chunky salsa
OR use picante sauce and add diced tomato (canned or fresh)

Once you get this tasting the way you want, you can get creative and add:
diced or sliced carrots (frozen are quicker than raw or you can microwave raw ones before adding to get them softened up)
cooked rice or lentils or beans or quinoa or anything similar
any other veggies you have left over that strike your fancy

You can make your own chicken stock from chicken bones from a rotisserie chicken and some veggie scraps (skins, cut off ends, etc.) I freeze bones and scraps until I have enough to make a pot of stock.