Basic Pasta Beef Or Chicken Soup Recipes

EASY BEEF AND PASTA SOUP

Steps:

• Cook beef and onion in 4-quart Dutch oven over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain.
• Stir in Sauce Mix, water, basil, pepper and garlic. Heat to boiling, stirring frequently; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in Pasta and mushrooms. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 10 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley.

CHICKEN AND PASTA SOUP

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of cold water to a boil over high heat and salt it generously. Add the pasta and boil, stirring occasionally, until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, carrot, celery, and salt; cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Add the chicken, bay leaf, thyme, and broth to the vegetables, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the pasta to the soup just before serving. Ladle into warm bowls and serve. Soup can be made in advance and frozen, just omit the pasta and add when serving.

BASIC CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Mix 1 cup water and cornstarch in a bowl until cornstarch dissolves.
• Heat olive oil and garlic in a large pot over medium heat for 1 minute. Add carrots, celery, and salt; cook until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Add chicken thighs; cook until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 7 minutes. Add remaining 7 cups water and chicken soup base.
• Bring to a boil, coaxing anything stuck to the bottom of the pot off with a spatula. Boil for 20 minutes. Add cornstarch mixture, sage, and pepper; mix well and continue to boil for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add lemon juice.

PASTA BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the broth, pasta with vegetables, tomato juice, tomatoes and Italian seasoning; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Serve with cheese if desired.

BASIC PASTA BEEF OR CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Place dry ingredients, except macaroni, in saucepan, and add water.
• Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for about 30 minutes.
• Add macaroni and cook for 10 more minutes.
• Remove from heat for a few minutes to cool and ladle into soup mugs and serve, with small size croutons or oyster crackers.

FRENCH CHICKEN AND BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• Cut most of the meat off the beef bones. Put the bones in a large (and I mean huge) pan, put the meat on top.
• Boil the water, and pour it on the meat. Put in stock cubes, seasoning, onion and parsley. Bring to boil.
• Simmer for two hours, remove the foam when needed.
• Cut the chicken in 8-10 pieces, and put them into the pan. Let simmer for about an hour.
• Cut the parsnips and the celery root to small pieces, and put them in the pan. Simmer for 10 minutes, then put in the leeks. Simmer another for 10 minutes.
• Take beef and chicken bones out together with the meat. Cut the meat into small pieces and return to pan.
• Serve with bread.