Name: Chicken Minestrone
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 pound chicken breast fillets (cut into small chunks); 1 onion sliced; 1 teaspoon minced garlic (crushed); 3-4 slices kosher breakfast beef or turkey pastrami (chopped); 2 stalks celery (chopped); 1 carrot (chopped); 1 14-ounce can crushed tomatoes, undrained; 1 11-ounce can red kidney beans, or canned navy beans, rinsed and drained; 3 1/4 cups water; 1 teaspoon chicken or vegetable bouillon; 1/3 cup small pasta or orzo; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 2 teaspoons dried parsley or dill

Chicken Minestrone

A minestrone soup made extra hearty by chicken fillets and kosher breakfast beef.

Chicken Minestrone

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 50

Total Time 1

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound chicken breast fillets cut into small chunks
1 onion sliced
1 teaspoon minced garlic crushed
3-4 slices kosher breakfast beef or turkey pastrami chopped
2 stalks celery chopped
1 carrot chopped
1 14-ounce can crushed tomatoes, undrained
1 11-ounce can red kidney beans, or canned navy beans, rinsed and drained
3 1/4 cups water
1 teaspoon chicken or vegetable bouillon
1/3 cup small pasta or orzo
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons dried parsley or dill

Instructions

Heat oil in stock pot, add the chicken, onion, garlic and breakfast beef. Cook for about 4 minutes, stirring, until chicken is almost cooked.
Add celery and carrot and stir over heat 5 minutes.
Add tomatoes, beans, water, boullion and pasta and next 4 ingredients.
Bring to a boil and simmer, uncovered, about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until minestrone is slightly thickened.
Stir in oregano and parsley and simmer an additional 5 minutes.