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Pasta with Chicken Broth, Butter and Parmesan

This Pasta with Chicken Broth, Butter and Parmesan is pure comfort food! It is a bowl of wonderful, warming, healing amazingness. One spoonful and you know the world is going to start looking brighter. A whole bowl and you feel restored.

Cook Time
mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 518 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 4 cups chicken broth/stock
  • 2 cups small pasta shapes - pastina/stelline/orzo
  • ½ stick butter
  • ¼ cup grated Parmigiano cheese
  • black pepper
  • salt to taste (you probably won't need any)
  • fresh basil (parsley works well too)

Instructions

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  1. Bring the chicken stock to a boil.
  2. Add the pasta and stir well
  3. Turn the heat down to a very gently simmer and cook the pasta as per the packet instructions. Ensure you stir it during the cooking as you are only using a small amount of stock. (see notes)
  4. Once the pasta is cooked, remove it from the heat and stir in the butter.
  5. Use a slotted spoon to divide the pasta between the serving bowls.
  6. Pour over the chicken stock. (See notes)
  7. Add the parmesan, plenty of black pepper and garnish with your fresh herbs.

Notes

  • To ensure the 4 cups of broth/stock is enough to cook the pasta and leave you with some to spoon over, you need to cook this over a very low heat. This prevents some of the evaporation. If the mixture boils you will find you run out of stock. 
  • If this does happen add some boiling water to your pasta, not too much as you will dilute the wonderful chicken flavour.
  • When you serve add as little or as much of the buttery stock as you like. It really is a personal preference :D 

Nutrition Information

Calories 518kcal (26%) Carbohydrates 71g (24%) Protein 18g (36%) Fat 18g (28%) Saturated Fat 9g (45%) Cholesterol 43mg (14%) Sodium 550mg (23%) Potassium 252mg (7%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 6g (12%) Vitamin A 425IU (9%) Vitamin C 0.5mg (1%) Calcium 85mg (9%) Iron 3.3mg (18%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 518

% Daily Value*

Calories 518kcal 26%
Carbohydrates 71g 24%
Protein 18g 36%
Fat 18g 28%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Cholesterol 43mg 14%
Sodium 550mg 23%
Potassium 252mg 5%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 6g 12%
Vitamin A 425IU 9%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 1%
Calcium 85mg 9%
Iron 3.3mg 18%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.