Italian Dinner Soup Recipe

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“My husband takes soup or stew to work daily for lunch,” writes Joan Winterle from Center Barnstead, New Hampshire. “This hearty soup is his very favorite and the one he requests nearly every time I ask him what to make.” Enjoy!

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Italian Dinner Soup Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 1-1/4 hours

Yield: 7 Servings

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Ingredients

1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 celery rib, thinly sliced
1 small carrot, thinly sliced
1 garlic clove, minced
4 cups water
1 can (28 ounces) Italian crushed tomatoes
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) reduced-sodium chicken broth
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup uncooked elbow macaroni
7 tablespoons shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Directions

In a nonstick Dutch oven coated with cooking spray, cook the chicken over medium heat until no longer pink. Remove and keep warm.
Add peppers, onion, celery and carrot to pan; cook and stir until crisp-tender. Add the garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the chicken, water, tomatoes, broth, Parmesan cheese and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 40 minutes.
Stir in macaroni; cook 20 minutes longer or until macaroni is tender. Sprinkle each serving with mozzarella cheese. Yield: 7 servings (about 2-1/2 quarts).

Nutritional Facts 1-1/2 cups equals 203 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 42 mg cholesterol, 707 mg sodium, 22 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 20 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch.

Originally published as Italian Dinner Soup in Light & Tasty February/March 2008, p47

Refrigerate Chicken Soup without Noodles

When I make my favorite chicken noodle soup, I find it tastes better if I refrigerate the soup without the noodles. When it’s time to serve, I add the noodles to the amount of soup I’m going to use and cook them until tender. —Martha Dimitch, Nineveh, Indiana