Vegetarian Noodle Soup & Chicken Noodle Soup Made Easy

Yield: 6 servings

Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

• 32 oz. vegetable broth
• 3 celery stalks sliced
• 1 C carrots sliced
• 1 med. onion chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• salt & pepper to taste
• 1 can garbanzo beans
• 1 tsp. chopped parsley
• 12 oz. five cheese tortellini cooked
• 8 oz. tri-color spiral pasta cooked
• 2 tsp. olive oil
• Optional: 2 C shredded chicken

Optional toppings:

• grated Romano cheese
• seasoned croutons 

Step 1

• cheese tortellini
• tri-color pasta

Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain and rinse the pasta.

Step 2

• onion
• carrots
• celery

Chop the onion. Slice the carrots and the celery.

Step 3

• olive oil
• onion

Heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent.

Step 4

• vegetable broth
• carrots
• celery
• salt & pepper
• garbanzo beans
• bay leaves
• parsley

Add the vegetable broth, vegetables and seasonings. Stir in the bay leaves, garbanzo beans and parsley.

Step 5

Cover. Simmer until the vegetables are tender.

Step 6

Move half of the soup to a second pot. Add the pasta.

Step 7

Cover both pots and heat through.

Step 8

Serve hot with grated Romano cheese and seasoned croutons.