CHICKEN MINESTRONE SOUP

[MrRigatoni]

This one of the oldest recipes I ever do been doing this probably thirty years during addiction needed Soup.

Proud to share this with you all and please make it your own.

Freezer friendly use these soup bags available.

New to me. A plastic pouch can stand in the freezer sealed ideal for soup sauces. Company called Lakeland on AMAZON.

Been changes but so easy and simple.

INGREDIENTS

One large good quality free range Chicken.

If not available Drumsticks or Thighs.

Sofritto mix frozen or fresh.

Mix of Onions, Celery, Carrot add in Leeks if you wish.

I used a bag .

Or use 2 Carrots 2 Onions, 3 Sticks Celery diced chunky .

Passata 2jars 690 g

Stock half a pint.

Adjust might need more or less.

Tomato Puree one tablespoon.

Tomato Ketchup one teaspoon.

Seasonings

Italian Herbs.

To go with soup Pastina small Pasta shapes or broken up Spaghetti . Tea towel wrapped Spaghetti break, small shards.

Italian beans Cannellini Haricot Chickpeas or a mix tinned.

Use anything you have beans pulses lentils be fine.

METHOD

Blender add Passata might not use all add Herbs, puree, stock measure might not use all.

Please do this in batches might be easier.

As soup base is useful for other recipes.

Add rest of sauce ingredients, Tomato Ketchup a tiny bit.

If no Tomato Ketchup I use sugar a touch.

TK has spices seasonings sugar in this helps .

Blitz up.

Large Stockpot add veggies to oil use olive .

Add Chicken allow to sit on veggies.

Pour around Chicken.

Chicken is going to poach in this liquid with veggies.

Add enough and then cover medium heat.

Takes 3 hours plus.

Allow to check knife to breast and legs clear juices.

Allow to rest once removed.

Any veggies left and stock soup can be left.

Add back Chicken shredded or diced add Beans your choice and Pastina no pans needed.

Small Pastina shapes takes not a long time.

Note can add Chillies Paprika if you so wish.

Got a cheese rind Parmesan or Pecorino keep add to Soup makes it that aromatic aroma that is a secret I learnt .

SSH do not tell.

Freeze in soup freezer bags or use tubs makes a lot.

Saved me from going hungry.

[Zest]

Hi MrRigatoni

That recipe sounds great, and the tip about the cheese rind from Parmesan is great! Nice to know how a nice aromatic aroma can be achieved.

Zest