At Home Italian Cooking by JoElaine

Mom's Homemade Chicken Soup With Pasta by JoElaine (Balsamo) Quinn

Ingredients:

2 lbs of chicken thighs unskinned
1 Tbsp of olive oil
4 cloves of garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
4 Carrots halved and sliced
4 celery stalks, sliced
1 tsp of Fresh parsley + 1/2 tsp
1/2 tsp of thyme
1/2 tsp of Pepper
6 cups of homemade chicken broth
4 cups of water + additional if needed
1/2 of pound of ditalini pasta
Salt to taste
Parmesan cheese to serve

Process,

1. Place oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Add onion, carrots, and celery cook for 5 minutes then add garlic and cook until the vegetables and onion are tender.
2. Add 6 cups of chicken broth, 4 cups of water, 1 tsp of parsley, thyme, pepper. Stir, then add the chicken.
3. Cover with lid and bring to a boil then lower heat to medium low and simmer for 30 minutes.
4. Bring the heat down to low and remove chicken into large bowl. Shred with 2 forks, then stir into soup.
5. Add 1/2 lb of ditalini pasta and simmer till pasta is cooked. Stir in salt to taste. Serve with parmesan cheese.
Note: Add in more water if needed from evaporation.

Enjoy!