Florentine Chicken Soup Recipe

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“My husband loves Alfredo sauce, so I'm always looking for new variations,” writes Cindie Henf from Sebastian, Florida. “This easy-to-make soup is wonderful with crusty Italian bread and a tomato-mozzarella-basil salad. Best of all, it's the perfect amount for two of us.”

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Florentine Chicken Soup Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
  • Yield: 5 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup uncooked penne pasta
  • 1 package (6 ounces) ready-to-use chicken breast cuts
  • 4 cups chopped fresh spinach
  • 1 jar (7 ounces) roasted sweet red peppers, drained and sliced
  • 3 fresh rosemary sprigs, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1-1/2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 3/4 cup Alfredo sauce
  • 3 tablespoons prepared pesto
  • 2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
  • 1 tablespoon shredded Parmesan cheese

Directions

  • Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, saute the chicken, spinach, red peppers, rosemary, garlic powder and pepper in butter until spinach is wilted. Stir in the broth, Alfredo sauce and pesto; cook for 4-5 minutes or until heated through.
  • Drain pasta and add to the soup. Sprinkle with pine nuts and cheese. Yield: 5 cups.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 cup equals 275 calories, 14 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 44 mg cholesterol, 865 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 17 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1-1/2 fat, 1 starch, 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Florentine Chicken Soup in Cooking for 2 Fall 2005, p31

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Pine Nuts

Also know as pignolia or pinon, the pine nut is the small seed from one of several pine tree varieties. They are small elongated ivory-colored nuts measuring about 3/8 inch long and having a soft texture and a buttery flavor. Frequently used in Italian dishes and sauces such as pesto, pine nuts are often toasted to enhance their flavor.

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Florentine Chicken Soup Recipe

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Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2012 by chef of food

This didn't come out as soup when I made it. More of a colorful casserole with a little broth.


Reviewed on Mar. 03, 2011 by lefsaboy

Delicious!! I added chopped artichoke hearts and a bit more broth - instantly a top 5 recipe for us. Try it!!!!


Reviewed on Nov. 17, 2010 by smchism

I loved this easy to make soup. It's just me so there was plenty left for me to eat for lunch the next day.


Reviewed on Oct. 15, 2010 by Amy the Midwife

I substituted chopped sun-dried tomatoes for the red peppers. Delicious!


Reviewed on Mar. 07, 2010 by meggi36

Very good! the liquid seemed like it should be more like a thicker sauce instead of a soup base, but it was still very good.


Reviewed on Sep. 11, 2009 by topaznights

I love this soup, but I have a family of 7 (3 teenage boys and 2 adult men) now that my parents moved in with us. Do you have a larger version of this recipe by any chance?


Reviewed on Jan. 05, 2009 by l2bake

I love this yummy soup, and it tastes great with homemade breadsticks!

 
 
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