Best 5 Pastina Chicken Soup Recipes

CHIARELLO'S CHICKEN AND PASTINA SOUP

Steps:

• Place chicken in 12-inch skillet. Add 1 carton of the broth. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 20 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170 degrees F).
• Meanwhile, in 5-quart stockpot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, carrot and celery; cook 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender.
• Drain chicken, reserving broth; set chicken aside. Strain broth; add to vegetables. Stir remaining carton of broth, the tomatoes, salt, pepper and bay leaf into stockpot. Heat to boiling. Stir in pasta. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• Shred or cut chicken into bite-size pieces; add to soup. Stir in greens just until wilted. Remove bay leaf. Serve with a sprinkle of additional freshly ground pepper and the cheese.

CHICKEN AND EGG SOUP WITH PASTINA

Steps:

• Heat the 1/4 cup olive oil in a large pot over high heat. Add the onion, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste; cook until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Add the chicken, the broth, 4 cups water and the juice of 1 lemon; cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium, add the pastina and simmer until the pasta is cooked and the soup thickens slightly, about 15 minutes. Remove the chicken; when cool enough to handle, pull the meat off the bone and shred into bite-size pieces.
• Remove the soup from the heat. Whisk the juice of the remaining lemon with the whole eggs and yolks in a medium bowl until frothy. Gradually whisk a ladleful of the hot soup into the egg mixture, then stir the warm egg mixture into the soup and return to medium-low heat. Cook until creamy, about 1 minute. Stir in the shredded chicken, spinach and dill, and season with salt and pepper. Ladle the soup into bowls; garnish with feta, if desired.
• Per serving: Calories 425; Fat 27 g (Saturated 6 g); Cholesterol 277 mg; Sodium 858 mg; Carbohydrate 18 g; Fiber 1 g; Protein 27 g

CHICKEN AND PASTINA SOUP

Steps:

• Place chicken in 12 inch skillet. Add 1 carton of broth and heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer 20 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut.
• Meanwhile, in 5 quart stockpot, heat oil over medium heat.
• Add onion, carrot and celery.
• Cook 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally until vegetables are tender.
• Drain chicken, reserving broth and set chicken aside.
• Strain broth and add to vegetables.
• Stir remaining carton of broth, tomatoes, salt, pepper and bay leaf into stockpot and heat to boiling.
• Stir in pasta. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• Shred or cut chicken into bite size pieces and add to soup.
• Stir in greens just until wilted and remove bay leaf.
• Serve with parmesan cheese.

PASTINA CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Bring broth to a boil in a large saucepan.
• Stir in celery, onions, carrots potato,bpepper, salt,chicken bouillon powder and chicken.
• Bring to a boil and reduce to simmer for 45 minutes,.
• Remove chicken and chop in tiny pieces.
• Add pasta and chicken to soup and cook 10 minutes.
• Spoon into soup bowls and pass the Parmesan cheese.
• Tip.
• Use your processor on pulse mode to chop your vegetables.

CHICKEN AND PASTINA SOUP

Steps:

• Place chicken in 12-inch skillet. Add 1 carton of the broth. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 20 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F).
• Meanwhile, in 5-quart stockpot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, carrot and celery; cook 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender.
• Drain chicken, reserving broth; set chicken aside. Strain broth; add to vegetables. Stir remaining carton of broth, the tomatoes, salt, pepper and bay leaf into stockpot. Heat to boiling. Stir in pasta. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• Shred or cut chicken into bite-size pieces; add to soup. Stir in greens just until wilted. Remove bay leaf. Serve with a sprinkle of additional freshly ground pepper and the cheese.