Chicken-pasta Soup

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 lb chicken breast
• 1/2 cup pasta (pastina, rotini, etc.)
• 2 stalks celery (chopped)
• 2 medium carrots (peeled and chopped)
• 3 scallions (diced) or 3 green onions (diced)
• 5 cups chicken broth or 5 cups water
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh basil
• 1/4 italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon tabasco sauce (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh parsley (diced)
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• salt

Recipe

• 1 cut the chicken breasts in chunk; rinse the chicken in cold water with fresh lemon juice.
• 2 in a medium pot, boil water; add the chicken pieces; cook it for 10 minutes; strain the chicken and cut it in small pieces.
• 3 meanwhile, sauté green onions, celery, carrots with oil until tender; add four cups of chicken broth or water, garlic, basil; italian seasoning; boil the sauce for five minutes.
• 4 to the boiling sauce, add the chicken, pastas, pepper, tabasco sauce and salt to taste. cook the soup for 20-25 minutes or until simmer.
• 5 sprinkle the parsley, remove from heat and serve hot.
• 6 p.s. if desired sprinkle parmesan cheese.