To boost and vary vegetables, add 2 cups diced bell peppers, mushrooms, green beans, bok choy or parsnips in final 20 minutes.
To boost whole grains, add a crusty whole grain bread to soup rather than dumplings or chicken pot pie recipe variations suggested on the package or website.
To give a Mediterranean twist, top each serving with 1 tablespoon chopped, unsalted walnuts.
To cut saturated fat, prepare with 4 tablespoons vegetable oil instead of butter and use skinless chicken.
To cut sodium, prepare with low sodium broth. To cut sodium further, substitute water for half of the broth.