Super-Easy Chicken Noodle Soup
2
Points®
Total time: 32 min • Prep: 12 min • Cook: 20 min • Serves: 8 • Difficulty: Easy
What's more comforting than a cup of chicken noodle soup? In this recipe, we make making that warm, hearty soup for the whole family easy—all with just one pot. A big 1 1/2 cup portion has just two SmartPoints value, so it's great for a take-to-work lunch or your child's lunchbox, too. Unlike other recipes similar to its kind, this one takes just 32 minutes to make, not hours! So pick up some frozen vegetables, a box of pasta, ZeroPoint chicken breasts, chicken broth, and a few more bits and pieces, and get started on this family favourite.
Ingredients
Salted butter
2 tsp(s)
Onion
1 large
Table salt
1½ tsp(s)
Fat-free reduced sodium chicken broth
64 oz
Uncooked pasta
4 oz
Frozen mixed vegetables (corn, lima beans, snap beans, green peas, and carrots)
10 oz
Canned tomatoes
15 oz
Cooked skinless, boneless chicken breast
6 oz
Grated Parmesan cheese
1 tbsp(s)
Fresh lemon juice
2 tsp(s)
Black pepper
¼ tsp(s)
Chives
¼ cup(s)
Instructions
1
Melt butter in a large stockpot over medium-low heat. Add onion and 1/2 teaspoon salt; cook, stirring often, until onion is soft and translucent, about 10 minutes.
2
Add broth and increase heat to high; bring to a boil. Stir in pasta, frozen vegetables and tomatoes; cook until pasta is done, about 7 minutes.
3
Stir in chicken, cheese, lemon juice, remaining 1 teaspoon salt, pepper and chives; cook 1 more minute to heat through.
4
Yields about 1 1/2 cups soup per serving.
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