pasta for a crock pot soup

[learning 2 cook in VT]

Hi everyone!

I have a chicken and veggie soup in the crock pot now.. I want to add noodles. In the past, I have had pasta expand and absorb all the broth. What do you think?

thanks in advance!

Lori

[Red Apple Guy]

Hey Lori,

I like to add pasta at the end of the cook to prevent soggy, giant noodles. Same with rice.

Red

[duonyte]

If you are making more soup than you will be using right away - if some will be refrigerated or frozen, I would cook the pasta separately and just added to the soup bowls. That way your leftovers also won't have the pasta absorb all the broth.