When the holidays come to a close and January arrives, I go into hibernation mode—and I love hibernating with a soothing delicious big pot of soup. I have always loved the Tuscan Chicken Soup from our local Italian cafe & deli, D’Amico and Sons. Here is my version. It’s got loads of vegetables and all the flavors of Tuscany (where I’d rather be right now). Double your batch, bring some to your friends, buy your favorite loaf of crusty bread and enjoy. Summer’s almost here right?
Winter Escape---Tuscan Chicken Soup
Author: Tonja Engen
Ingredients
- 1 pound package chicken breasts, (cooked and chopped into bite-sized pieces)
- 3 Tbls. olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 4 carrots, diced
- 4 celery stalks, diced
- 1 zucchini, diced
- 1 yellow squash, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
- 1 tsp. dried basil
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
- 5 cups chicken stock
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cups cooked Acini de Pepe pasta (cooked according to package directions)
- ½ cup shredded Parmesan Reggiano
Instructions
- In a large dutch oven, add 3 Tbls. olive oil and saute' onions, celery, and carrots over medium high heat for 8-10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add zucchini, yellow squash, and garlic. Saute' until tender about 4-6 minutes. Season again with salt and pepper.
- Add chicken stock, tomatoes, basil, oregano. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer and add chicken, cream and pasta. Simmer soup for 20-30 minutes. Season to taste.
- Sprinkle with Parmesan Reggiano and serve.
Hi Tonja!
It is so fun to see your success with Tonjas Table! I have begrudgingly purchased an Instant Pot, because it is all the rage. It would be great if you could provide options to prepare some of your recipes using a pressure cooker. This one looks like it would be perfect for that.
Keep doing what you are doing! It is so wonderful!
Susan Bumgarner Callies (Lisa’s sister! :))
Hi Susan! What a fun note to get from you! Thank you so much for your kind words. 🙂
I wish I could help you out with the Instant Pot recipes but I have not purchased one. However, Pinch of Yum has done a lot of those recipes and you may have luck there.
Thanks for following me!