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Italian Chicken Noodle Soup
A flavorful quick and easy Italian chicken noodle soup
Course Main Course, Soup
Keyword cavatappi, cherry tomatoes, easy, Italian, noodles, rotisserie chicken, soup
Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes minutes
Servings 6 servings
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp dried minced onions
- salt & pepper to taste
- 2 cups uncooked cavatappi noodles
- 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
- 2 cups fresh spinach
- 2 cups whole milk
- ½ cup shredded parmesan cheese
In a Dutch oven or stockpot, heat olive oil and add cherry tomatoes. Cook for 5 minutes until cherry tomatoes are ready to burst
Using a potato masher, mash cherry tomatoes to break them down
Add tomato paste, Italian seasoning, dried minced onions, salt, and pepper to tomatoes. Let the tomato paste cook down.
Add chicken broth to pot and bring to boil
Once the broth is boiling add 1 ladle of the broth to the 2 cups of whole milk and set the milk aside
Add noodles to broth and cook until al dente, 8-10 minutes
Once noodles are al dente, add chicken, spinach and milk to the pot
Allow soup to come back up to a boil and stir in parmesan cheese