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Pastina Soup (Simple Italian Chicken Soup)
A super simple Italian soup made with a minimal of ingredients.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 129 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 32 oz water
- 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 talks celery (see notes)
- 1 large carrot (cut into pieces as desired)
- 2 shallots (or 1 medium onion)
- ¼ tsp salt (to taste)
- 2 Tbsp pastina (of choice)
- 1 egg (optional)
- 1 tsp vegetable bouillon (or chicken bouillon, optional)
Instructions
- Put the water, oil, bouillon (if using), celery, carrots, shallots or onion and salt into a pot and bring to a boil. If you have celery leaves, you can add those, too.
- Lower the heat so that the soup simmers for about 15 to 20 minutes, then add the pastina. Cook until the pastina is ready then remove any of the ingredients you don't want to serve, for example, stalks of celery and/or celery leaves.
- Break an egg into the pot and swirl with a fork until cooked. Taste for salt and add if needed. Serve immediately.
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Notes
- Leave celery stalks whole to remove later, or chopped into pieces if you want to leave it in the soup.
- Pastina choices: acini di pepe, orzo, alphabet, etc., or you can break spaghetti, linguine, or angel hair pasta into little pieces. If you have no pasta see the recipes below.
- For children, you can always pop an ice cube in their bowl. Not only does it make it safer for them not to get burnt, but they love watching it melt and it teaches them about the reaction of hot with cold.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 bowl
Calories
129kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
47mg
(16%)
Sodium
329mg
(14%)
Potassium
169mg
(5%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
3165IU
(63%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
33mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 129
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 bowl | |
| Calories | 129kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 47mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 329mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 169mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 3165IU | 63% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.