Chicken-Pasta Soup

yewoinfamilycooking's Note:

Light and tasty dinner starter.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• ½ lb chicken breast
• ½ cup pasta (pastina, rotini, etc.)
• 2 stalks celery (chopped)
• 2 medium carrots (peeled and chopped)
• 3 scallions (diced) or 3 green onions (diced)
• 5 cups chicken broth or 5 cups water
• 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
• ¼ teaspoon white pepper
• ½ teaspoon fresh basil
• ¼ italian seasoning
• ½ teaspoon Tabasco sauce (optional)
• ½ teaspoon fresh parsley (diced)
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• salt

Directions:

1. Cut the chicken breasts in chunk; rinse the chicken in cold water with fresh lemon juice.
2. In a medium pot, boil water; add the chicken pieces; cook it for 10 minutes; strain the chicken and cut it in small pieces.
3. Meanwhile, sauté green onions, celery, carrots with oil until tender; add four cups of chicken broth or water, garlic, basil; Italian seasoning; boil the sauce for five minutes.
4. To the boiling sauce, add the chicken, pastas, white pepper, Tabasco sauce and salt to taste. Cook the soup for 20-25 minutes or until simmer.
5. Sprinkle the parsley, remove from heat and serve hot.
6. P.S. If desired sprinkle Parmesan cheese.

Reviews

[PaulaG]

This made a nice warming lunch. I used 4 cups of chicken broth and boneless, skinless chicken thighs. The carrots and celery were sliced. An easy to put together soup with things I normally have in my pantry.