Lemon Chicken Soup with Spinach & Pasta
Yield
2 servingsPrep
35 minCook
55 minReady
90 minTrans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
1 | tablespoon |
olive oil
|
|
1 | onion |
onions
chopped |
* |
4 | each |
garlic cloves
minced |
|
4 | each |
celery stalks
finely chopped |
|
2 | each |
carrots
minced |
|
1 | red |
sweet red bell peppers
chopped |
* |
8 | cups |
chicken broth
fat-free |
|
2 | cups |
pasta shells
|
* |
2 | cups |
chicken
cooked and cubed |
|
2 | tablespoons |
lemon juice
|
|
2 | teaspoons |
lemon zest
grated |
|
6 | cups |
spinach
fresh, stems removed |
|
1 | x |
salt and black pepper
to taste |
* |
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
15 | ml |
olive oil
|
|
1 | onion |
onions
chopped |
* |
4 | each |
garlic cloves
minced |
|
4 | each |
celery stalks
finely chopped |
|
2 | each |
carrots
minced |
|
1 | red |
sweet red bell peppers
chopped |
* |
1.9 | l |
chicken broth
fat-free |
|
473 | ml |
pasta shells
|
* |
473 | ml |
chicken
cooked and cubed |
|
3E+1 | ml |
lemon juice
|
|
1E+1 | ml |
lemon zest
grated |
|
1.4 | l |
spinach
fresh, stems removed |
|
1 | x |
salt and black pepper
to taste |
* |
Directions
- Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, cook 1 minute.
Add celery. carrots, pepper and sauté until tender, about 8 minutes.
Add broth and bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer and cook about 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile cook pasta in large pot of boiling water, drain.
If you want, add pasta to broth after 20 minutes, cook 10 minutes and go to step 3.
- Mix in pasta, chicken, lemon juice, peel and spinach. Cook until spinach just wilts.
Season with salt and pepper.
Optional: Sprinkle freshly grated parmesan in bowls after serving.