Italian Chicken Pastina Soup

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: homemade chicken broth

💰Cheaper: vegetable broth

Vegetable broth is a cost-effective option for flavor.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Pecorino offers a similar flavor at a lower price.

Prepare the ingredients: chop the onion, shallot, celery, bell pepper, and carrot into tiny pieces using a Vidalia Chop Wizard.

In a pot, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 1 tablespoon of butter over medium heat.

Add the chopped onion, shallot, celery, and bell pepper to the pot and stir to combine.

Finish chopping the carrot and add it to the pot.

Add 2 quarts of chicken broth to the pot along with the chopped carrots.

Add 1 clove of garlic (minced) to the pot.

Add the Parmesan rind to the soup.

Cover the pot and let the soup simmer uncovered for 20 to 25 minutes to cook the vegetables.

Retrieve about 2 cups of the vegetable mixture from the pot and transfer it to a separate bowl.

Use an immersion blender to blend the soup until smooth.

Turn the heat back on and add approximately 1/3 to 2/3 cup of pastina to the soup, stirring well.

Cover the pot and cook the pasta for about 9 minutes until tender.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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