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Use pork instead of chicken.
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Use 1-2 C leftover cooked meat instead of raw.
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Add sausage for additional flavor.
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Leave out the shrimp, or substitute imitation crab/lobster meat or canned salad shrimp.
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Use water & bullion cubes instead of the broth-but then leave out the salt & add to taste at the end.
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Add a little more or less of the various vegetables depending on what you have on hand.
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Dried minced onion can be reconstituted for the onion in a pinch, or you could use onion powder
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Celery Salt could be used in place of the celery in a pinch, but then leave out the salt.