Name: Chicken Soup with Spinach and Whole Wheat Acini di Pepe Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 lb chicken thighs; ¼ tsp kosher salt; 1 tsp olive oil; ½ cup onion; ½ cup celery; ½ cup Carrot; 3 cloves garlic; 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth; 2 bay leaves; black pepper; 2 cups baby spinach; ½ cup Delallo Whole Wheat Acini di Pepe; parmesan

Chicken Soup with Spinach and Whole Wheat Acini di Pepe Recipe

How To Make Chicken Soup with Spinach and Whole Wheat Acini di Pepe

This 30-minute chicken soup is made with sauteed celery, carrot, and garlic cooked in chicken broth with bay leaves for some subtle added flavor.

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking: 25 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1lbchicken thighs,boneless, skinless trimmed of all fat
¼tspkosher salt
1tspolive oil
½cuponion,diced
½cupcelery,diced
½cupcarrot,peeled and sliced
3clovesgarlic,minced
4cupslow-sodium chicken broth
2bay leaves
black pepper,to taste
2cupsbaby spinach
½cupDelallo Whole Wheat Acini di Pepe
Parmesan,grated, optional, for serving

Instructions

Season the chicken with salt.
Heat the oil in a medium nonstick pot over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, carrot, and garlic and sauté for 4 to 5 minutes until soft.
Add the chicken, broth, bay leaves, and ⅛ teaspoon black pepper and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce to medium-low for about 25 minutes until the chicken shreds easily.
Discard the bay leaves, then coarsely shred the chicken with two forks and return to the soup.
Add the pasta and cook according to package directions, adding the baby spinach at the last 1 minute to wilt.