Chicken Soup With Greens And Pasta

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 large garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt (or to taste)
• 1 cup chopped fresh spinach
• 1 small zucchini, cut into . 5-inch moons
• 1 leek, chopped medium
• 1 1/2 cups chopped broccoli rabe or 1 1/2 cups kale
• 8 cups chicken stock
• 1 1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken breasts (from 2 breasts)
• 3/4 cup cooked pasta
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 heat olive oil in a stockpot over low heat. cook garlic 1 minute.
• 2 add salt & the vegetables, stir thoroughly, cover loosely and cook 30 minutes.
• 3 add stock & simmer 30 minutes or longer. the soup can be refrigerated at this point (if you choose).
• 4 when ready to eat, warm soup over medium heat, add chicken, pasta, pepper (to taste) and serve.