Creamy Chicken-Pasta Soup
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- Served Person: Makes 12 First-Course or 6 Main-Course servings
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups half and half
- 1 cup sliced celery
- 4 ounces button mushrooms, sliced
- 1 cup shredded carrots (about 2 medium)
- 6 cups chicken stock or canned low-salt chicken broth
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken tenders, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 cup penne pasta
- 1/4 pound sugar snap peas, halved diagonally
- Carbohydrate 25 g(8%)
- Cholesterol 46 mg(15%)
- Fat 17 g(26%)
- Fiber 2 g(8%)
- Protein 14 g(29%)
- Saturated Fat 6 g(31%)
- Sodium 456 mg(19%)
- Calories 313
Preparation Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add mushrooms, celery, carrots and onion. Cook until celery and onion are tender, about 5 minutes. Add flour and cook 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Gradually mix in chicken stock. Bring soup to simmer, stirring frequently. Add half and half and chopped parsley and simmer 5 minutes. Add chicken tenders and simmer until cooked through, about 5 minutes. (Chicken soup can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cool slightly. Cover and refrigerate.) Cook penne pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain pasta. Bring chicken soup to simmer. Mix in cooked pasta and sugar snap peas and simmer 2 minutes. Mix in lemon juice; season to taste with salt and pepper.
