Italian Penicillin Soup
SAVE this recipe for the next time you or someone in your fam is sick!
Nana’s Italian penicillin soup
INGREDIENTS:
-10 cups water (or 4 cups chicken stock/bone broth, 6 cups water)
-4 tsp Chicken Bouillon (or only 1 tbsp if you’re using chicken broth/bone broth)
-5 large carrots, peeled
-5 celery stalks
-1 white onion
-5 cloves garlic (or however many you want, really can’t go wrong)
-optional: a couple sprigs of thyme & rosemary (we had leftover from thanksgiving so threw them in)
-optional: 1 tsp Italian Bomba sauce from TJs (Calabrian chili paste)
-pastina, cooked (I cook mine separately and pour broth over, but you could cook it in the soup if you want)
-shredded cooked chicken (I used rotisserie chicken, no skin)
-juice of 1 lemon (or half if you don’t like things as lemon-y, but this and the garlic really help if you’re sick)
TOPPINGS:
-fresh shaved parm
-chopped parsley
-fresh cracked black pepper
-pesto
HOW TO:
-in a large stock pot, add water/broth, all the veggies (give them a rough chop, doesn’t need to be small cus we’re going to blend them), chili paste, herbs and bring to a boil
-once boiling, cover and bring down to low heat until veggies (mostly carrots) are tender (about 20 mins)
-while that’s going, cook your pastina to the directions on the box
-using a slotted spoon, remove the carrots/onions/celery/garlic, and 1 tsp of chicken bouillon and put in a blender with 1-2 cups of broth and blend until smooth (make sure celery is fully blended so no stringy pieces are left)
-remove the herbs from the pot and set aside, you won’t need those
-once smooth, add it back into the large pot and combine
-add in chicken, lemon juice
-I’m a serving bowl, put a dollop of pesto, then a mound of pastina, then ladle the broth on top.
-top with Fresh shaved parm, chopped parsley and black pepper and enjoy!
NOTES: if your broth ever gets too salty, just add more water. Or if it’s not salty enough, add more Bouillon - taste as you go and adjust to your preferences!
I’d like to enjoy this healthy!
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Yum!