Creamy chicken vegetable soup with fun alphabet-shaped pasta.
I’m guessing it will come as no surprise to you that cooking is a true family affair at our house! My husband Jack and I try (whenever we can) to encourage our eleven -year-old daughter, Emma, to help out in the kitchen as we prepare our family meals.
Not only are we trying to teach her valuable skills she’s going to need when she’s older, but as a fairly picky eater, we’ve found that our daughter is much more likely to try a new food or dish if she has helped cook it.
Our daughter loved this Alphabet Soup recipe – and I think yours will too!
To make this delicious Alphabet Soup with your own kids, see the recipe below.
PrintAlphabet Soup
Creamy chicken vegetable soup with fun alphabet-shaped pasta.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: soup
- Method: simmer
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup diced sweet onion, such as Vidalia
1 cup chopped celery (small pieces)
1 cup chopped carrots (small pieces)
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 1/2 – 3 quarts chicken stock
1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
1 1/2 cups dry alphabet pasta
1 cup light cream
1 fully-cooked Rotisserie Chicken, meat pulled from the bones and shredded
Kosher salt to taste
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- In a 5-quart soup pot over medium heat, melt butter and oil. Once melted and frothy, add onion, celery and carrots and sauté five minutes.
- Add flour, stir and cook for two minutes.
- Add 2½ quarts stock and parsley and raise heat to high. Once boiling, add pasta and reduce to medium and cook until noodles are tender, about eight to ten minutes.
- Remove cover and add cream and chicken. Add salt and pepper to taste.
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Awesome easy and delicious
Thanks Linda!
Hello Martha,
I think I have more recipes for soup than anyone I know , except you and Jack. I truly love soup and all the children and grandchildren have their favorites. This recipe looks and sounds delicious, and we need more soup before warmer weather gets here in the Mid South. The daffodils are popping up everywhere…..won’t be long. The stuffed peppers and shrimp, from last week’s post were so tasty.
Always learning from A Family Feast,
Linda
Thanks Linda! So glad you enjoyed the recipes! One of Jack’s friends calls him “The Soup Guy” and he always asks Jack to bring a pot of soup whenever we visit. It’s one of his favorite types of recipes to make! (We’re still waiting for signs of spring here in New England – although I did see some green leaves (guessing daffodils or some other early bulks) starting to sprout up on a sunny street corner in town earlier this week. I’m ready for warmer weather!) 🙂