Chicken Parm Soup
This recipe is courtsey of the Rachael Ray Show (www.rachaelrayshow.com) and was aired when Brooke Shields was on the show earlier this year. I am a huge fan of Rachael Ray and her recipes. Normally all recipes are indeed 30 minutes. Anytime I have made a recipe and it took longer than 30 minutes it was because of the cook’s error not the recipe taking longer than 30 minutes. Anyone looking for a good Rachael Ray cookbook should check out 365:No Repeats. It is definetly the Rachael Ray cookbook to have.
This recipe was very tasty looking and should be perfect for the winter season that has now decided to hit in Houston :( I will be trying this one out next week.
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil, plus some for drizzling
4 chicken breasts, pounded out and cut into bite-sized pieces
Salt and pepper
4 cloves garlic (3 chopped, 1 for rubbing bread)
2 large onions, thinly sliced
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1 28-oz can chunky tomatoes
1 qt chicken stock
1 cup basil, chopped
8 thick slices Italian semolina bread
1 cup Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat a large pot over medium-high heat with 2 tbsp of the Olive Oil or 2 turns in the pan. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and add to pot. Cook for about 3-4 minutes, or until just cooked through. Remove from the pot and set aside. Add the other 2 tablespoons of the olive oil along with the chopped garlic, onion,s and red pepper flakes.
Cook for about 3-4 minutes. Add tomatoes and the stock, bring to a simmer and cook for about 3-4 minutes. Add chicken back to the pot and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the chopped basil and stir to combine.
While soup is cooking, drizzle the sliced bread with some of the olive oil and season with Salt & Pepper. Place on a baking sheet and toast until lightly golden, about 3-4 minutes. Remove from the oven, rub each piece with the garlic clove and top with parm cheese. Place back in the oven for 1-2 minutes.
Serve soup topped with 2 pieces of parm toast or, if you prefer, put the bread on the bottom and the soup on top.
Yields 4 servings.
ooh that sounds YUMMO! lol
I have that cookbook and I adore it. There are so many yummy variations that you truly could cook something different every night of the year!
It really is the best cookbook in her series. I love the concept of a master recipe and then how to change it up for variations. Its just all very simple to me.
I bought the Express Lane meals book and was so disappointed. Sounds like I need to give this one a try though.
You know my mom said the same exact thing about the Express Lane book. She got it through the Wheat Thins offer so luckily no money was truely wasted on the book. I have to admit I was disappointed in the 2,4,6,8 book but I love this one and the Guy Foods minibook is pretty good.
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