_looking Ahead Chicken Pasta Soup Recipes

CHICKEN AND PASTA SOUP

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of cold water to a boil over high heat and salt it generously. Add the pasta and boil, stirring occasionally, until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, carrot, celery, and salt; cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Add the chicken, bay leaf, thyme, and broth to the vegetables, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the pasta to the soup just before serving. Ladle into warm bowls and serve. Soup can be made in advance and frozen, just omit the pasta and add when serving.

CREAMY CHICKEN-PASTA SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium heat.
• Add mushrooms, celery, carrots and onion.
• Cook until celery and onion are tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add flour and cook 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Gradually mix in chicken stock.
• Bring soup to simmer, stirring frequently.
• Add half and half and chopped parsley and simmer 5 minutes.
• Add chicken tenders and simmer until cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• (Chicken soup can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cool slightly. Cover and refrigerate.) Cook penne pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite.
• Drain pasta.
• Bring chicken soup to simmer.
• Mix in cooked pasta and sugar snap peas and simmer 2 minutes.
• Mix in lemon juice; season to taste with salt and pepper.

CHICKEN PASTA SOUP

Steps:

• In 4-quart nonstick saucepan or Dutch oven, heat butter over medium heat until hot. Cook chicken and mushrooms in butter, stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink. Stir in remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat to low; simmer 10 to 13 minutes or until pasta is tender. Serve immediately.

_LOOKING AHEAD- CHICKEN PASTA SOUP

Steps:

• Cook 3 extra chicken breasts. After cutting in small pieces, place 2 cups in freezer bag for Chicken and Broccoli Casserole in Week 13.

SLOW-COOKER CHICKEN AND PASTA SOUP

Steps:

• Combine the carrots, lemon zest, dill sprigs, olive oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a 5-to-6-quart slow cooker. Season the chicken with salt and add to the cooker. Add the broth and 4 cups water, cover and cook on low, about 8 hours.
• About 20 minutes before serving, add the pasta to the slow cooker, cover and cook until tender, about 15 minutes.
• Stir the chopped dill, peas and spinach into the soup and cover until the spinach wilts, about 2 minutes. Stir to break up the chicken and season with salt and pepper. Ladle into bowls and crumble the feta on top. Serve with lemon and bread, if desired.