Healing Chicken Pastina Soup

A comforting soup with chicken stock, vegetables, and pastina, perfect for when you're feeling under the weather.

By @farideh

Original recipe source

Cook time: 30 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled
• 2 ribs celery, roughly chopped
• 1 large carrot, peeled and roughly chopped
• 1 medium yellow onion
• 0 kosher salt
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1 cup pastina
• 0 olive oil
• 0 freshly ground black pepper
• 0 fresh parmesan

Instructions

1. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
2. Add the garlic, celery, carrot, and onion to the saucepan and cook until just starting to brown, about 6 minutes.
3. Season the vegetables with kosher salt.
4. Add the chicken stock to the saucepan and bring to a boil.
5. Cook until the vegetables are very tender, about 15 minutes.
6. Purée the mixture using a stick blender or transfer to a blender until smooth.
7. Bring the puréed soup back to a simmer over medium heat.
8. Add the pastina to the soup and cook until al dente, about 6 minutes.
9. Ladle the soup into bowls and drizzle with olive oil.
10. Crank on some freshly ground black pepper and grate fresh parmesan over the top to serve.