This soup is a classic in our house that’s loved by everyone. Chicken and risoni soup is perfect when someone’s unwell because it’s warming to help unblock sinuses and its loaded with nutrients and water for hydration. It’s also very easy to make and won’t keep you in the kitchen for long. When our toddler went through a soup hating stage, I just drained the liquid from her bowl and called it ‘casserole’ – she loved it!
You can very easily swap the vegetables in this recipe to suit your family’s preferences or whats in the fridge. You could keep it simple and switch the carrot and celery with 1 1/2 cups of frozen peas and corn added in at step 6 too.
Chicken and Risoni Soup
Ingredients
Serves 6
Extra virgin olive oil spray
3 chicken thighs (bone in)
1 small onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 carrots, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
100g risoni pasta (or macaroni)
3 cups salt-reduce chicken stock
2 cups water
1 tspn dried Italian herbs
Pepper to taste
How to
1. Heat a large saucepan over medium heat then lightly spray with olive oil.
2. And the chicken and vegetables. Stir often until chicken is lightly browned on both sides.
3. Add the stock, water and herbs and simmer for 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
4. Remove the chicken from the pan with a slotted spoon. Allow to cool slight then cut the meat from the bone and chop or shred into small pieces. Discard the bones.
5. Return the chicken to the pan, add the pasta and season with a little pepper.
6. Simmer for another 10 minutes until the pasta is cooked and chicken is tender.
This soup keeps really well in a thermos for lunches. Once made, it will keep for 3 days in the fridge. To freeze portions, make until step 5 then take off he heat and add only the chicken. Once defrosted, add the pasta and simmer for 10 minutes before serving.
Sarah Moore is a mum, and university qualified Registered Nutritionist with a decade of experience working with families to improve their health and well-being. Sarah has a simplistic and practical approach to family nutrition and can help the overwhelm of eating and living well with private consultations, email Q&A and her school lunchbox ebook. You can also find her on Facebook and Instagram for more healthy tips and tricks.
Love your recipes and so does my son. He’s autistic and I have spent the last 21 years trying to find recipes that he’ll eat other than pasta, pasta and more pasta.
I’m so glad Kaylene! Do you follow me on Facebook or Instagram? I’d love to hear which others he has tried and liked. Does he get involved in shopping or cooking too?