Hearty Italian Chicken and Vegetable Soup
Hearty Italian Chicken and Vegetable Soup
Hearty Italian Chicken and Vegetable Soup
Notes
This chicken soup is packed with zesty rich flavors and lots of
good for you vegetables. By enhancing prepared low-sodium broth with lots of herbs and
lemon and fresh chicken you get a soup that tastes like you simmered it all day
long.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 onion, chopped
Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
6 whole sprigs, plus 1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley
6 (3-inch) strips lemon zest, cut from 1 lemon
1 small head fennel, thinly sliced (2 cups), fennel tops reserved
1 1/2 pounds bone-in chicken breasts, skin removed
8 cups low-sodium chicken broth
A 2-3 inch piece Parmesan rind, optional
2 carrots, sliced (1 cup)
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2. Meanwhile, add the sliced fennel, carrots, and celery to the broth and season with
salt, to taste. Continue to simmer until the vegetables are just tender, 5 minutes.
Stir in the noodles and cook until just al dente, about 5 minutes. Stir in the
reserved chicken, baby spinach, and Parmesan until the chicken is heated through and
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the spinach is wilted. Discard the herb bundle and cheese rind. Stir in lemon juice,
to taste. Ladle the soup into serving bowls and serve with additional Parmesan for
passing.
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