Donnas Italian Chicken Soup Recipes

ITALIAN CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add salt. Cook the pasta in the boiling water according to the package directions; do not overcook. Drain and rinse in cold water to cool. Toss in 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and set aside.
• Put the chicken pieces in a large pot or Dutch oven and cover in the chicken broth. Bring to a boil, lower to a simmer and cook, covered, for 45 to 50 minutes.
• Remove the chicken pieces from the pot, shred the meat and set aside. Discard the bones and skin. Skim the fat from the stock, then strain the stock and set aside.
• In a new pot, add the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and saute the bell peppers, celery, jalapenos, onion and oregano over medium heat until the vegetables are tender and golden brown, about 10 minutes. Add the tomatoes with their liquid and the reserved chicken stock and shredded chicken. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Add the cooked pasta and cream and stir to combine. Turn off the heat.
• Serve with lots of Parmesan on the top--the more the better--and crusty Italian bread is good too.

ITALIAN CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute fennel bulb and onion in oil until fennel is tender. Add the next 7 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduced heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. , Stir in chicken and orzo. Cover and cook for 20 minutes or until orzo is tender. Stir in fennel fronds.

ITALIAN CHICKEN AND FONTINA SOUP

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts in a large pot; cover with water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and cool until easily handled, about 10 minutes. Cut into chunks.
• Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, shallot, and garlic; cook and stir until translucent and soft, but not browned, about 10 minutes. Stir in flour until combined.
• Pour chicken broth into the Dutch oven. Add rosemary sprigs. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, until flavors combine, about 20 minutes. Discard rosemary sprigs.
• Whisk milk into the Dutch oven. Add fontina cheese in batches, whisking until each batch is melted. Stir in chicken chunks.

ITALIAN-STYLE CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a 4-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the carrot and fennel and cook for 5 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in the garlic and tomatoes.
• Stir in the broth and heat to a boil. Stir in the chicken and ditalini. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the pesto and parsley. Season as desired. Sprinkle with the cheese.

ITALIAN CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In large pot, cover chicken with water. Add onion, parsnip, rutabaga, celery, carrot, potato (if desired) parsley and dill to water. Bring water to boil. Lower temperature to simmer and cook until chicken is tender.
• When tender, remove chicken from pot. Be especially sure that there are no bones left in the bottom of the pot. When cool, remove chicken from bones and cut into small bite-sized pieces. Return chicken pieces to pot and add crushed tomatoes to water. Add salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for 15 minutes to "marry" flavors.
• Add pasta to the bottom of individual bowls and pour soup on top.
• Top with dumplings if desired.

DONNA'S ITALIAN CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stock pot mix chicken broth and water and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to med.and add all the spices except for the sugar.
• Next add the raw diced chicken and cook chicken till tender.
• When chicken is tender, remove it from the broth and set aside.
• To the broth add the raw potatoes, carrots, onions and the celery; cook till tender.
• Next add the tomato sauce , paste, Tabasco and the sugar to the soup and let simmer for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile drain all the canned vegetables and lightly rinse off any extra juices or starch in a colander or strainer. Set drained vegetables aside.
• Next add the Instant barley, all diced tomatoes, the drained beans and mixed vegetables to the soup.
• Continue to cook the soup for a 1/2 hour or so on low to medium heat and then, add the cooked diced chicken back to the pot.
• Cook for another 1/2 hour and serve.
• I serve this delicious soup with crackers, cornbread or muffins, or sometimes we have a grilled cheese sandwich with it. Enjoy.