Chicken-Vegetable Soup With Orzo

Submitted by Dancer

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 5 cups water
• 2 lbs chicken drumsticks, skinned
• 2 cups small broccoli florets
• 2 cups presliced mushrooms
• 1 1⁄2 cups sliced carrots
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1⁄4 cup uncooked orzo pasta (rice-shaped pasta)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon black pepper
• 6 tablespoons grated fresh parmesan cheese (1-1/2 ounces)

directions

1. Combine water and chicken in a 3-quart casserole.
2. Cover with lid; microwave at high 30 minutes or until chicken is done, stirring after 15 minutes.
3. Drain in a colander over a bowl, reserving cooking liquid.
4. Cool chicken slightly.
5. Remove chicken from bones, and discard bones.
6. Shred chicken with 2 forks to measure 2 1/2 cups.
7. Combine broccoli and next 4 ingredients (broccoli through basil) in casserole.
8. Cover; microwave at high 8 minutes or until tender, stirring after 4 minutes.
9. Add the reserved cooking liquid, chicken, pasta, salt, and pepper.
10. Cover; microwave at high 6 minutes or until pasta is tender.
11. Ladle soup into 6 bowls.
12. Sprinkle each serving with cheese.

Reviews

[Denibates]

I love this... today is the first fall-like day in Kentucky, and I decided soup would make a nice dinner....looked at recipes. I didn't have broccoli, or orzo, but I used "star" pasta in place of orzo. It's so good I've already eaten and my family isn't even home yet. You're one of my favorite recipe-posters, Dancer, so thanks again.