Italian-style penicillin soup, also called pastina soup, is a cozy, one-pot chicken and pasta soup that’s silky-smooth, nourishing, and full of comfort. Made with bone broth, blended vegetables, shredded chicken, and orzo (or pastina), this Italian chicken soup is perfect for cold nights, busy weeknights, or when you need a warm, healing bowl of comfort food. Follow Ronica on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mymanabites/?hl=en">Instagram</a> @mymanabites for more recipe inspo!

Quick Info

⏱️ 55 min • 🍽️ 4 servings • ⭐ 79%

Nutrition

397 cal • 45g protein • 27g carbs • 17g fat

Tags

[Dinner] • [Lunch] • [Under 1 Hour] • [Meal]

Ingredients

• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 2 breasts)
• 6 cups chicken bone broth
• 1½ cups water
• 5 garlic cloves, smashed
• 3 fresh thyme sprigs (or 1 tsp dried)
• 1 yellow onion, roughly chopped
• 3 large carrots, roughly chopped
• 3 celery stalks, roughly chopped
• ½ cup orzo (or other small pasta like pastina or ditalini)
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, or more to taste
• Olive oil, for drizzling
• Kosher salt, to taste
• Cracked black pepper, to taste
• Grated Parmesan cheese, for serving
• Chopped fresh parsley, for serving
• Chili oil, optional, for drizzling

Instructions Preview

1. Place the chicken, broth, water, garlic, t…
2. Using tongs, transfer the chicken to a cle…
3. Remove the thyme from the broth mixture. U…

…and 3 more steps

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Recipe by: Ronica Rupan-Tompkins • From: Tasty