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Chicken Soup with Fresh Angel Hair Pasta and Pine Nuts

Simple and soothing chicken soup combines chicken broth with chicken breast pieces, and angel hair pasta. Hot soup is garnished with toasted pine nuts, chopped fresh Italian flat-leaf parsley.

Ingredients -

2 Chicken Breast Halves, skinned and boned (about 1/2 lb total)
3 ounces Fresh Angel Hair Pasta
2 tablespoons Italian Flat-Leaf Parsley
2 (14-1/2 ounces each) can Chicken Broth
2 tablespoons Pine Nuts
Sour Cream

Preparation:

1. Cut the chicken breasts into thin strips.

2. Cut the angel hair pasta into 1-inch pieces.

3. Mince the Italian parsley and set to the side.

4. In a medium saucepan add the chicken broth and bring to a boil.

5. Add the chicken pieces and reduce the heat to medium-high.

6. Cook for one minute, stirring occasionally.

7. Add the pasta and cook for 2 more minute, or until tender.

8. Add the pine nuts to a small skillet and cook over medium heat until golden, which takes about 3 minutes.

9. Serve the soup, garnished with pine nuts, parsley and a dollop of sour cream.

Chicken Breast Recipe Tip
Italian Flat-Leaf Parsley

	Italian flat-leaf parsley is sold in bunches with the other fresh herbs in the produce section of your supermarket. The green herb has a nice peppery taste, a slightly stronger flavor of curly leaf parsley. Rinse and dry the fresh herb. Wrap in a dry paper towel, wrap loosely in a plastic bag, and store in the refrigerator.

Chicken Breast Recipe Tip
Pine Nuts

	Pine nuts come from pine cones that grow on pine trees. There are a number of varieties of pine trees that produce pine nuts, and a number of types of pine nuts available for purchase. Pine nuts are a fixture in Italian pesto, and often used as a garnish for soups, salads, poultry and fish. The nuts are delicious raw and toasted.

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