Description
Chicken soup has never been easier! Warm up with a huge bowl on a cold winter day. All from scratch with tender chunks of veggies, ditalini pasta, and shredded chicken. Yum!
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 bone-in-skin-on chicken thighs, 2 pounds
- 1 medium onion, chopped, about 1 cup
- 3 celery ribs, chopped, about 2 cups
- 3 medium carrots, chopped, about 1 1/2 cups
- 1 large yellow bell pepper, chopped
- 2 medium russet potatoes (1 pound), peeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 (14.5 oz) can no-salt diced tomatoes
- 2 dry bay leaves
- 1 Tbsp. kosher salt
- 1 (32. oz) carton low-sodium chicken stock
- 4 cups water (or chicken stock)
- 1/2 cup dry ditalini pasta
- 1/2 cup fresh chopped Italian parsley
- Fresh black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Step 1: In a large soup pot, at least 6-quart, combine chicken, onions, celery, carrots, bell pepper, potatoes, garlic, tomatoes, bay leaves, and salt.
- Step 2: Add chicken stock and water. Season to taste with black pepper. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, partially covered, for 30 minutes or until chicken is tender and easily falling off the bones. Remove chicken from the pot with a pair of tongs.
- Step 3: Add pasta to the soup and continue cooking for 13-15 minutes, partially covered, until pasta is tender. Stir the soup couple times so the pasta does not stick.
- Step 4: Shred the chicken with two forks, discarding the skin and bones. Return shredded chicken to the pot and taste the veggies for doneness.
- Step 5: Discard the bay leaves. Stir in parsley and serve.
Notes
Another option for chicken is using drumsticks; chicken breast is not recommended. Adjust salt to taste before adding pasta. For a spicier version, add 1 1/2 teaspoons of black pepper.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Simmer
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 260 kcal
- Sugar: 4.6 g
- Sodium: 177.3 mg
- Fat: 4.1 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 19.9 g
- Fiber: 3.1 g
- Protein: 34.7 g
- Cholesterol: 103.4 mg
Keywords: Sicilian chicken soup, Carrabba's copycat, Italian chicken soup, one-pot soup, comfort food