ASMR Cooking Pastina (Italian Penicillin Soup)

noodles

🥗Healthier: zucchini noodles

💰Cheaper: rice

Zucchini noodles are lower in carbs and calories, while rice is more affordable.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories, while pecorino is often cheaper.

Chop the vegetables: peel and roughly chop the carrots into thirds, cut the onion in half, and peel the garlic cloves.

Add the chopped vegetables (carrots, celery, onion, and garlic) to a pot.

Pour in 4 cups of chicken broth and 6 cups of water into the pot with the vegetables.

Add some salt to the pot.

Bring the mixture to a boil, then let it boil at a low boil for 45 minutes, partially covered with a lid.

After 45 minutes, remove the softened vegetables from the pot and place them in a blender with some of the broth.

Add 1 tablespoon of chicken bouillon paste and a little turmeric to the blender with the vegetables and broth.

Blend the mixture until smooth, then return it to the pot.

Boil the Stellini pasta in the broth for the time indicated on the package, about 5-7 minutes.

Taste the soup and adjust seasoning if necessary, adding more water if it's too thick or more pasta if desired.

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