*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                Lemon Chicken Soup With Spinach And Pasta

Recipe By     : Adapted from Bon Appetit
Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Chicken                          Soups

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      tb            Olive oil
   1                    Onion -- chopped
   4      cl            Garlic -- minced
   4                    Celery rib -- chopped fine
   2                    Carrot -- minced
   1                    Red bell pepper -- chopped
   8      c             Fat-free chicken broth
   2      c             Small shell pasta
   2      c             Chicken -- cooked, cubed
   2      tb            Fresh lemon juice
   2      tb            Lemon peel -- grated
   6      c             Fresh spinach -- stems removed
                        Salt and pepper -- to taste

Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, cook
1 minute. Add celery. carrots, pepper, and saute until tender, about
8 minutes. Add broth and bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer and cook
about 20 minutes.

Meanwhile cook pasta in large pot of boiling water, drain. If you
want, add pasta to broth after 20 minutes, cook 10 minutes, then
proceed. You will probably need to add more broth or water to soup.

Mix in pasta, chicken, lemon juice, peel, and spinach. Cook until
spinach just wilts. Season with salt and pepper.

Optional:

Sprinkle freshly grated parmesan in bowls after serving.

Yield: 8 Servings


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