Chicken Spaghetti Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 lb ground chicken
• 1 cup chopped yellow onion
• 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 -2 garlic clove, minced
• 4 cups chicken stock or 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can italian-style tomatoes, including juice
• 1 1/4 cups tomato juice
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 bay leaf
• fresh ground pepper
• 1/2 cup uncooked spaghetti, broken into 1 to 1 1/2 inch pieces
• freshly grated parmesan cheese, for topping

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot over medium heat, warm the oil.
• 2 add in the chicken, onions, bell pepper, and garlic; saute, breaking up the chicken with a spoon, until lightly browned and the vegetables are tender, 5-6 minutes.
• 3 add the remaining ingredients except the spaghetti and cheese and simmer, uncovered, about 10 minutes.
• 4 increase heat to med-high add the spaghetti.
• 5 cook until the spaghetti is tender and the flavors are blended, about 15 minutes.
• 6 remove the bay leaf and discard.
• 7 serve in bowls and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.