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Chicken and Stars Soup
For anyone else who loved Chicken and Stars Soup as a kid like I did, here is the all-natural homemade version that tastes even better! Plus it’s quick and easy to make, and so delicious.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small white onion
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 8 cups good-quality chicken stock
- 2 cups finely-chopped cooked chicken
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 cup uncooked stelline (star-shaped pasta)
- fine sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper
- optional garnishes: freshly-grated Parmesan, lemon wedge, and/or chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Sauté the mirepoix. Heat the oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic and sauté for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Simmer. Add the chicken stock, chicken, bay leaves, rosemary, thyme, crushed red pepper flakes and stir to combine. Continue cooking until the broth reaches a simmer. Add the pasta and cook, stirring frequently, until it is al dente.
- Season. Remove and discard the bay leaves. Taste and season the soup with salt and pepper (and/or additional herbs) as needed.
- Serve. Serve warm with your desired garnishes and enjoy!
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
I will definitely be making this for my kiddos!
How have I NEVER had Chicken and stars??! Or even seen the ADORABLE star pasta?! I need to get my hands on that go swimming on a big of bowl of this cute and comforting soup!! And feel better Ali!
Pinned!
Oh, how our bodies totally tell us when we need a break. I LOVE the looks of this soup! Those little stars are adorable. My kids are weirdos and don’t like soup, but maybe cute stars will help?!
I hope you feel better soon! Nothing worse than daylight savings time AND a cold in the same week!
P.S. It might just be wishful thinking, but I’m looking back here ( https://axis-sanctum.live/life/31-things/ ) and hoping all of the hard work had something to do with #31 ;)
Feel better :)
This looks perfect, Ali! Hope you feel better soon!
A squeeze of lemon on top at the end makes this soup even more sublime. (and extra vitamin c)
I used to love this when I was little too. I have to make this for my favorite kiddos, they’ll love it! Thanks for sharing! Pinned!
So I’ve been making a version of this for years. I have end stage renal disease and thanks to dialysis I frequently can’t handle “real” food so I turn to my childhood favorite, chicken and stars! My version is more basic than yours, but I will definitely be trying this one soon!
omg those stars are so cute! I don’t see them here though, maybe in specialty shops
Ailyn
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Hope you feel better soon!
This soup looks fantastic – even though its summer here, I would love a nice big bowl of that right now. Loving the stars! :)