Prefect for when you're not feeling well or just need something to warn you up.
Season chicken with salt and pepper.
Cook with your preferred method until chicken is 165°
Shred chicken and set aside
Add chicken stock, water, red pepper flakes, and Bouillon to a large pot. Turn on high
Peel onion. Cut off root. Quarter and put in pot.
Peel and chop carrots into large pieces. Put in pot.
Trim celery and chop into large pieces. Place in pot.
Tie sprigs of Rosemary and Thyme into bundle. Place into pot.
Peel and crush garlic cloves. Place in pot
Bring to a boil. Then cover, turn to low, and simmer for 20 mins.
While veggies simmer, in a separate pot cook Pastina Pasta according to package. Strain and sit aside.
When veggies are done. Remove herb bundle and throw away.
Scoop out veggies and place them into a blender (add the cherry tomatoes if you are using). Add 2-3 laddles of the broth.
Blend well and add veggie slurry back to the broth. Add chicken to warm up
Spoon some pesto into the bottom of the bowl
Add as much cooked Pastina that you would like
Laddel chicken and broth into your bowl.
Squeeze some lemon juice and top with a mound of freshly grated Parmesan
Keep leftover broth (if you have any) in the freezer for when you want this soup but don't want to cook.
Ingredients
Directions
Season chicken with salt and pepper.
Cook with your preferred method until chicken is 165°
Shred chicken and set aside
Add chicken stock, water, red pepper flakes, and Bouillon to a large pot. Turn on high
Peel onion. Cut off root. Quarter and put in pot.
Peel and chop carrots into large pieces. Put in pot.
Trim celery and chop into large pieces. Place in pot.
Tie sprigs of Rosemary and Thyme into bundle. Place into pot.
Peel and crush garlic cloves. Place in pot
Bring to a boil. Then cover, turn to low, and simmer for 20 mins.
While veggies simmer, in a separate pot cook Pastina Pasta according to package. Strain and sit aside.
When veggies are done. Remove herb bundle and throw away.
Scoop out veggies and place them into a blender (add the cherry tomatoes if you are using). Add 2-3 laddles of the broth.
Blend well and add veggie slurry back to the broth. Add chicken to warm up
Spoon some pesto into the bottom of the bowl
Add as much cooked Pastina that you would like
Laddel chicken and broth into your bowl.
Squeeze some lemon juice and top with a mound of freshly grated Parmesan
Keep leftover broth (if you have any) in the freezer for when you want this soup but don't want to cook.