Chicken Noodle Soup

By danidemartin5

Ingredients

• 4 tbl plive oil
• 1 roasted chicken cut into bite size pieces (white and dark meat)
• 1 onion chopped
• 1 lg carrot chopped into very small pieces
• 2 celery stalks cut into very small pieces
• 2 pkg organic chicken broth or 8 cups homemade broth
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1 tbl salt
• 1 cup short pasta (rotini or tubes)
• parmesan to taste
• 1 tbl butter
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 cloves of chopped garlic
• 1/2 cup fresh chopped parsley

Preparation

Step 1

Heat olive oil and butter in pan over med-high heat
Add carrot and celery until softened (10 minutes)
Add onion until softened (5 minutes)
Add 4 garlic cloves and cook 4 minutes
Add 2 bay leaves

Add all broth
(Can add boiling water to increase amount of soup if you like)

Bring to full boil and cook all for 5 minutes

Add pasta and cook for 6 minutes

Stir in as much chicken as you like and continue to cook for 3 - 5 minutes longer

Can stir in fresh chopped parsley just before serving to increase medicinal value of soup

Serve with drizzle of olive oil and parmesan to taste
Enjoy!