Tuscan Chicken Soup

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Change up your traditional chicken soup by adding delicious white kidney beans. It is also a great way to use up cooked chicken. —Rosemary Goetz, Hudson, New York

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Ingredients

  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 small carrot, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) chicken broth
  • 1 cup water
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 can (15 ounces) white kidney or cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
  • 2/3 cup uncooked small spiral pasta
  • 3 cups thinly sliced fresh escarole or spinach
  • 2 cups shredded cooked chicken

Preparation

Step 1

In a large saucepan, saute onion and carrot in oil until onion is tender. Add the broth, water, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Stir in beans and pasta; return to a boil.


Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until pasta and vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally. Add escarole and chicken; heat through. Yield: 4 servings.
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REVIEWS:

So easy and quick, but oh the flavor! Added garlic.

We used smoked chicken in the soup. Very tasty. Loved all the veggies.

This is a good basic soup, but I did pretty much what another reviewer did, but went one step further and added about a half Tablespoon of a garlic-herb mix that I have from Costco. It gave it the punch it needed. I served it with a garlic studded artisan Italian Bread to soak up the broth. With my additions it was voted a keeper. Thanks for the great basic recipe.

Great soup. Made this tonight with some changes. Saute a couple of cloves of garlic along with the onions and carrots, added more carrots, used about 1 cup of Ditalini pasta and 3+ cups of shredded chicken. Didn't have fresh escarole or spinach so I threw in a 12 oz. package of frozen spinach. Also added a little more water to compensate for the extra veggies & chicken. Grated some fresh Parmesan cheese when serving. Definitely a keeper and will be even better when the cold weather gets here.

I like a more dense soup, so used orzo instead of spiral pasta, and smashed a few beans first..... NICE flavor!!

Very quick, easy and good but certainly, add GARLIC!

I love soup.. I can eat soup all year round. I'm gonna try and use dry beans and make it healthier.

Good flavor,a good comfort soup! I love Tuscan soups, rich tasting, glad I tried it. I was looking for a good soup and I found it.




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