Chicken Minestrone Soup

Name: Chicken Minestrone Soup
Yield: 8-10 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Step one; 4 tablespoons oil; 1/2 each chopped onion; 6 cloves garlic, minced; 2 stalks chopped celery; 1 each chopped carrots; Step two; 1/2 dry pint Cherry tomatoes-diced or 1 -14. 5 ounce can of diced; 1/2 habanero pepper finely chopped (optional... we like it spicy:); 1/4 red bell pepper-small dice; 1/4 yellow bell pepper small dice; 4 ounces diced cooked chicken; 2 tablespoon tomato paste; 1 each potato -small diced; 2 quarts chicken broth (stock); 2 tablespoons parsley; 1 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; Pinch thyme; 1/4 teaspoon oregano; 1/2 teaspoon dry basil; Step three; 1 cup elbow macaroni; 1 can (14 ouces +/-) white kidney beans; 1 cup broccoli florets; 1/2 cup small cauliflower florets; 3-4 asparagus stalks cut thinly on a bias; 1 scallion cut on a bias –added as 2 minutes before the soup is done

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Chicken Minestrone Soup

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Ingredients

8-10 servings

Step one
4 tablespoonsoil
1/2each chopped onion
6 clovesgarlic, minced
2 stalkschopped celery
1each chopped carrots
Step two
1/2dry pint Cherry tomatoes-diced or 1 -14. 5 ounce can of diced
1/2habanero pepper finely chopped (optional... we like it spicy:)
1/4red bell pepper-small dice
1/4yellow bell pepper small dice
4 ouncesdiced cooked chicken
2 tablespoontomato paste
1each potato -small diced
2 quartschicken broth (stock)
2 tablespoonsparsley
1 1/2 teaspoonsalt
1/2 teaspoonblack pepper
Pinchthyme
1/4 teaspoonoregano
1/2 teaspoondry basil
Step three
1 cupelbow macaroni
1 can(14 ouces +/-) white kidney beans
1 cupbroccoli florets
1/2 cupsmall cauliflower florets
3-4asparagus stalks cut thinly on a bias
1scallion cut on a bias –added as 2 minutes before the soup is done

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Steps

1

In a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, celery, garlic and carrots; sauté for 4 minutes.
2

Add tomatoes, peppers, diced chicken, tomato paste, potato, chicken broth, parsley, salt, pepper, thyme, oregano and basil to the pot. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat. Simmer for approximately 15 minutes until vegetables are barely tender.
3

Add the macaroni,white kidney beans broccoli, cauliflower and asparagus and simmer for 15 minutes more. Adjust as needed seasoning.
4

Add the scallions 2 minutes before the soup is done.