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Very Quick "I don't feel well" Chicken Soup
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Very Quick "I don't feel well" Chicken Soup

by Julia P in Test Kitchen

A slightly spicy quick chicken soup, perfect for those nights when a cold is coming on and equally good for a chilly winter or fall Sunday night supper.

Serves
6 ordinary or 4 with a very good appetite
Active Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr

Step 1: Preparation

Preparation
  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 large sweet onion, coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 lb sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 1 cup very baby peeled carrots
  • 2 small cans diced tomatoes, drained
  • 1 qt commercial chicken broth
  • 1 tbs. each basil and oregano
  • salt, pepper, creole seasoning to taste
  • angel hair spaghetti
  • grated parmesan cheese

Slice chicken breasts in 1/2-inch cross-grain slices. Thinly slice mushrooms and coarsely chop onion. In a large frying pan, saute onions, mushrooms, and carrots over a high temperature in olive oil until all extra liquid has evaporated. Add chicken slices. Cook until onions, mushrooms, carrots, and chicken are lightly browned and extra liquids have evaporated. Add diced tomatoes and chicken broth. Add salt, pepper, basil, oregano, and creole seasoning to taste. Simmer very gently until chicken slices are cooked plus 1/2 hour. Serve over generous portions of previously cooked and reheated angel hair spaghetti, topped with parmesan cheese, with garlic bread or quick refrigerator rolls on the side.

Notes

You may not think you want the creole seasoning (I used Zatarain's), but whether the chill is from the on-coming cold or the weather, it will warm you from the inside out.