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Quick Chicken Soup

 

Ingredients -
1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 cup diced White Onion
Course Salt
Fresh Ground Black Pepper
6 to 8 cups Chicken Stock
1 (¾ pound) Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast
3 cups sliced Carrots
1 cup Orzo or any other Small Pasta or Noodles
1 to 2 cups Frozen Peas, thawed
1/2 cup loosely packed, roughly chopped Flat-Leaf Parsley
 
Preparation:

1. Add extra virgin olive oil to stockpot. Heat over medium heat.

2. Sauté onion about 3 minutes to soften.

3. Stir in chicken stock, chicken breast, sliced carrots.

4. Reduce heat to low. Cook, uncovered 12 minutes.

5. Remove chicken breast to cutting board. Shred chicken breasts with 2 forks.

6. Add orzo to soup. Simmer 10 minutes.

7. Stir in peas. Simmer 5 minutes.

8. Return shredded chicken meat to stockpot, along with flat-leaf parsley.

9. Cook until heated through. Serve hot.

 


Soup Making Tips -
Carrots
Fresh looking tops that are crisp and bright green are a good indication of a carrots age and freshness.

Soup Making Tips -
Freezing Soup
Pour soup you will store in the freezer in smaller containers to cool down faster and avoid bacteria from growing. As soon as the soup has cooled, place in freezer containers.


 
 

 
   
 
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