Italian Penicillin: Healing Chicken Pastina Soup
Soup that makes you feel better when you are under the weather.
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Grab a heavy bottomed stock pot or dutch oven and turn heat to medium
- Pour the bone broth of chicken stock into the pot
- chop the onion, celery, and carrot into chunks and add to broth
- smash and peel the garlic, bay leaves, and salt to the pot
- Let liquid come to a gentle boil and then turn down the heat to low and allow the vegetables to get soft
- strain the vegetables from the broth and add to a blender and blend the vegetable mixture. Remove the bay leaves before blending.
- pour the blended vegetables back into the pot with the broth and add the cheese rind.
- Add the pasta and stir the mixture and leave it on low until the pasta is tender.
Pasta
- If you like more broth like soup then add less pasta, if you like a thicker soup with more pasta, just add more to your liking.
- You can also add shredded chicken to add more protein
- Sprinkle grated pecorino ravmano or any cheese you like on top
- Pairs well with a grilled cheese or gluten free crackers.
