Try this chicken and vegetable soup with pasta to keep you warm during the harsh winter months.
By Heather Schmitt-González
Soup is timeless. Vegetables and proteins, however? They’re not. Timeless, that is. They go bad. Which is another great thing about soup – it’s ability to take in all of those extras hanging out in your fridge. And your pantry. Have a couple of carrots looking lonely? Maybe a random bunch of kale hanging out in the crisper? I know you have half-used packages of pasta hanging out. Sounds like dinner to me.
Chicken and Vegetable Soup with Pasta
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4-6 1x
Description
A quick and easy soup to keep you warm in the winter.
Ingredients
Scale
- olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 medium carrots, chopped
- 4 fat cloves garlic, minced
- 1 sprig fresh thyme
- ~4 c. stock or broth (chicken, veggie, garlic, or beef)
- 1 (14.5 oz) can fire roasted, diced tomatoes
- ½ c. pastina (any sort of little pasta – I used melon seed)
- 2 big handfuls kale, large stems removed and chopped
- 1–1½ c. cooked, shredded chicken (from ~2 breasts)
- Parmesan cheese
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Heat a good glug of olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, garlic, and the sprig of thyme. Add a pinch of salt and pepper. Sauté until veggies have begun to soften, ~5 minutes.
- Add stock or broth and the tomatoes with their juices, bring to a boil. Add pasta and kale, bring back to the boil and simmer for another 5 minutes or so. Stir in chicken and continue cooking until heated through.
- Discard thyme sprig. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper, as needed.
- Serve with a few slivers of fresh Parmesan and a few cracks of black pepper.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
