CHICKEN AND STARS SOUP

My chicken soup search is over! This is THE perfect chicken soup recipe. I’ve made it about a dozen times now and am so thankful you posted it! Oh and I think the stars or small pasta really is key with this one. I’ve tried others like traditional egg noodles and it’s not quite as good!

CHICKEN AND STARS SOUP

For anyone else who loved Chicken and Stars Soup as a kid like I did, here is the all-natural homemade version that tastes even better! Plus it’s quick and easy to make, and so delicious.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 1.5 cups diced white onion (about 1 medium onion)
• 1 cup diced carrots (about 2 medium carrots, peeled)
• 1 cup diced celery (about 2 stalks celery, stems removed)
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 8 cups good-quality chicken stock (*you may need 1 or 2 cups more, see below)
• 2 cups chopped cooked chicken (*I chopped mine into pretty small pieces)
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (or more to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper
• 1 cup dried stelline (star-shaped pasta, I used DeLallo stelline)
• optional garnish: chopped fresh parsley

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat.  Add onion and saute for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Add carrots, celery and garlic and saute for an additional 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Add chicken stock, chicken, bay leaves, rosemary, salt, thyme, and black pepper, and stir to combine.
2. for further directions @ gimmesomeoven.com

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