Alphabet soup

Serves:

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 1 tbs olive oil
• 1 clove garlic (crushed)
• 1 carrot (diced)
• 1 potato (peeled)
• 6 cup chicken stock (liquid)
• 1/2 cup pasta
• 1/2 cup frozen peas
• 1/2 cup leftover cooked chicken
• 1 long green shallots (sliced)

Method

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic, carrots and potato, and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.

Add stock and bring to the boil.

Add pasta and cook for 8 minutes until just cooked and vegetables are tender.

Add zucchini, peas and chicken and cook for a further minute or two until warmed through. Serve topped with sliced shallots.

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Serving Suggestions

Note

• My kids love taking this in thermoses to school for winter lunches.
• You can use any small pasta – or try some of the novelty pastas that are available if it’ll keep the kids interested.
• Omit the chicken and use vegetable stock for a vegetarian version.
• This recipe was created by Greer Worsley for Kidspot.