Alphabet Noodle Soup Food

ALPHABET CHICKEN SOUP (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except pasta, salt and pepper in slow cooker; cover and cook on low 6-8 hours.
• Add pasta during the last 20 minutes.
• Discard bay leaf. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

HEALTHY ALPHABET SOUP

Steps:

• Combine first five ingredients; boil.
• Add next four ingredients; boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer stirring occasionally for 1 1/2 hours until beans are tender.
• Using a slotted spoon, remove most of the beans and transfer remaining liquid to a blender; process till smooth.
• Return mixture and beans back to the pot; Stir in alphabet pasta.
• Boil then reduce hear; cover and simmer 8 minutes until pasta is tender but firm.
• Yield: 6 1 1/2 cup servings.

CHICKEN ALPHABET SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a 4-5 quart pan over medium heat; add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft (about 10 minutes).
• Add stock, garlic, thyme, pepper and parsley; bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Stir in carrots and macaroni; simmer, uncovered, until macaroni and carrots are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in zucchini, tomato and chicken; heat until steaming.

TOMATO ALPHABET SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a heavy pot over medium heat. Stir in onion and garlic, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring often, until onions are softened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in carrot and celery, and cook, stirring occasionally, until just tender, about 10 minutes.
• While the vegetables cook, strain the tomatoes over a bowl, separating the juice from the whole tomatoes, then squeeze the tomatoes over the liquid. Add the squeezed tomatoes and the tomato paste to the pot and cook, stirring frequently, until tomatoes start to caramelize, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook the pasta in salted boiling water according to packing instructions. Reserve 1 cup of cooking liquid, strain, then return pasta to the pasta pot and gently stir in remaining 2 tablespoons butter; season to taste with salt and pepper and set aside.
• Add the tomato juices from the bowl and 2 cups water to the soup pot, stirring to scrape up any caramelized bits. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook, partly covered, until the vegetables are very tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Using an immersion or countertop blender, pureé the soup until very smooth. (If using a countertop blender, blend in batches with a kitchen towel over the lid of the blender.) Stir in pasta water as needed to thin soup to desired consistency. Stir in buttered alphabets and adjust seasoning. Divide among soup bowls.