Italian Chicken Soup

Name: Italian Chicken Soup
Prep time: 1 h 50 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 2 stalks Celery, Diced; 1 whole Cut Up Fryer Chicken; 1 box Ditalini Pasta (very Short Macaroni-type Pasta Noodles); 79 milliliters Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 2 whole Green Bell Peppers, Diced; 473 milliliters Heavy Cream; 2 whole Fresh Jalapenos, Diced; 2 liters Low Sodium Chicken Broth; 1 Tbsp Olive Oil; 1 whole Medium Onion, Diced; 4 Tbsps Minced Fresh Oregano; 8 servings Parmesan Cheese Shavings, For Serving; 8 servings Salt And Freshly Ground Pepper, To Taste; 794 grams can Whole Tomatoes

The recipe Italian Chicken Soup could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes. This recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. This main course has 703 calories, 26g of protein, and 43g of fat per serving. If you have chicken broth, cut up fryer chicken, extra virgin olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the extra virgin olive oil you could follow this main course with the Peach Crisp: Healthy Crisp for Breakfast as a dessert. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn.

Instructions

Cook pasta in a pot according to package directions, being sure not to overcook it.

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Pasta

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Pot

Drain and rinse in cold water to cool. Toss in 1 tablespoon olive oil and set aside.

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Olive Oil

Water

Place chicken in a large pot or dutch oven and cover in chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then simmer chicken, covered, for 30 minutes. Turn off heat and leave covered for 30 minutes.

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Chicken Stock

Whole Chicken

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Dutch Oven

Remove chicken from pot and shred meat. Discard bones and set meat aside. Dice canned tomatoes and return them to their juice. Set aside.

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Canned Tomatoes

Meat

Juice

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Pot

Heat a small skillet over medium high heat.

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Frying Pan

Add olive oil and oregano and turn off heat, stirring over the next minute to keep oregano from burning. Set this aside. Either pour off chicken broth into a separate container or use a new pot to saute onion, green pepper, celery, and jalapenos in 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat until tender and golden brown, about 10 minutes.

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Chicken Broth

Green Pepper

Jalapeno Pepper

Olive Oil

Oregano

Celery

Onion

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Pot

Add chicken broth, shredded chicken, and tomatoes with their juice. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.

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Shredded Chicken

Chicken Broth

Tomato

Juice

Add cooked pasta, cream, and all the oregano and olive oil from the small skillet. Stir to combine. Turn off heat.

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Cooked Pasta

Olive Oil

Oregano

Cream

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Frying Pan

Serve with lots of Parmesan sprinkled on the top--the more the better! Crusty Italian bread is good, too.

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Italian Bread

Parmesan

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Dutch Oven

Frying Pan

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Servings:

2stalks

Celery, Diced 1

whole Cut Up Fryer Chicken 1box

Ditalini Pasta (very Short Macaroni-type Pasta Noodles)79milliliters

Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2

whole Green Bell Peppers, Diced 473milliliters

Heavy Cream 2

whole Fresh Jalapenos, Diced 2liters

Low Sodium Chicken Broth 1Tbsp

Olive Oil 1

whole Medium Onion, Diced 4Tbsps

Minced Fresh Oregano 8servings

Parmesan Cheese Shavings, For Serving 8servings

Salt And Freshly Ground Pepper, To Taste 794grams

can Whole Tomatoes

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are great choices for Italian. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. You could try Castello di Ama Chianti Classico San Lorenzo Gran Selezione. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 48 dollars per bottle.