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Chicken and Pastina Soup takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Chicken and Pastina Soup takes 45 minutes to cook.

Chicken and Pastina Soup makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for Chicken and Pastina Soup are:

2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 cartons (32 oz each) low sodium chicken broth
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup chopped onion (1 medium)
1/2 cup diced carrot (1 medium)
1/2 cup diced celery (1 medium stalk)
1 cup crushed tomatoes (from 28-oz can)
1/2 teaspoon gray salt or sea salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 dried bay leaf
1 cup uncooked acini di pepe pasta or other small round pasta (8 oz)
2 cups chopped, lightly packed mustard greens, spinach, Swiss chard or other greens
1/3 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Here is how you make Chicken and Pastina Soup:

1. Place chicken in 12-inch skillet. Add 1 carton of the broth. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 20 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F). 2. Meanwhile, in 5-quart stockpot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, carrot and celery; cook 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender. 3. Drain chicken, reserving broth; set chicken aside. Strain broth; add to vegetables. Stir remaining carton of broth, the tomatoes, salt, pepper and bay leaf into stockpot. Heat to boiling. Stir in pasta. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 15 minutes. 4. Shred or cut chicken into bite-size pieces; add to soup. Stir in greens just until wilted. Remove bay leaf. Serve with a sprinkle of additional freshly ground pepper and the cheese. Number of Servings: 10Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KRUSTYNUTZ.

The nutritional information for Chicken and Pastina Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 213.3

• Total Fat: 4.8 g
• Cholesterol: 62.7 mg
• Sodium: 655.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 17.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.6 g
• Protein: 27.0 g