Chiarello's Chicken and Pastina Soup recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 cup Muir Glen® organic crushed tomatoes with basil 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts ½ cup chopped onion ½ cup diced carrot ½ cup diced celery 2 (32 ounce) cartons Progresso® chicken broth ½ teaspoon gray salt or sea salt ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 dried bay leaf 1 cup uncooked acini de pepe or small round pasta 2 cups chopped, lightly packed mustard greens, spinach, Swiss chard or other greens ⅓ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Nutrition Info
- 224.4 caloriescarbohydrate: 19.9 gcholesterol: 49.2 mgfat: 4.3 gfiber: 1.7 gprotein: 24.4 gsaturatedFat: 1.2 gservingSize: -sodium: 899.5 mgsugar: 1.4 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Chiarello's Chicken and Pastina Soup
Directions
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Place chicken in 12-inch skillet. Add 1 carton of the broth. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 20 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170 degrees F).
Meanwhile, in 5-quart stockpot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, carrot and celery, cook 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender.
Drain chicken, reserving broth, set chicken aside. Strain broth, add to vegetables. Stir remaining carton of broth, the tomatoes, salt, pepper and bay leaf into stockpot. Heat to boiling. Stir in pasta. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 15 minutes.
Shred or cut chicken into bite-size pieces, add to soup. Stir in greens just until wilted. Remove bay leaf. Serve with a sprinkle of additional freshly ground pepper and the cheese.