The Best Chicken Vegetable Soup | Simple & Flavorful

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: homemade chicken broth

💰Cheaper: vegetable broth

Vegetable broth is often less expensive and can be made at home.

chicken

🥗Healthier: skinless chicken breast

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Chicken thighs are often cheaper and provide more flavor.

Start by heating a cast iron pot and adding a little extra virgin olive oil.

Add the pre-diced onion, diced carrots, and celery to the pot.

Season with kosher salt and cracked black pepper to help the vegetables become translucent.

Add about 1 tablespoon of tomato paste to the pot and stir it in to develop flavor.

Add about 1 tablespoon of garlic paste and 1 teaspoon of anchovy paste, mixing well.

Let the mixture cook for about 2 to 3 minutes until it becomes darker and flavors meld together.

Add a dash of dry oregano, a dash of crushed red pepper, and some thyme to the pot.

Introduce about 1/2 cup of diced tomato and mix it in.

Add diced red potatoes, ensuring all ingredients are of similar size for even cooking.

Add about 1.5 to 2 cups of thawed frozen vegetables to the pot and mix well.

Season the mixture with additional kosher salt and black pepper.

Pour in enough chicken broth to cover the ingredients, roughly up to the top of the mixture.

Add a large sprig of fresh rosemary to the pot and let everything simmer on low for about 8 to 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes, taste the broth and adjust seasoning with salt and black pepper as needed.

Finally, add the shredded rotisserie chicken to the pot and stir to combine.

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