Presto Pasta Night: Angel Hair And Rotisserie Chicken Soup

To the person who broke into my house and stole my cellophane noodles:  Rot in hell!  They were in my pantry, earmarked for a nice stir-fried dish for today's dinner.  Maybe you're the same person who broke into another Davis home several years ago, and ate all the home owner's cheese.  (That really happened, it was on the police blotter.)  Your theft of innocent cellophane noodles kept me from making my stir-fry, but you overlooked a box of angel hair pasta in the pantry.  So, I made  a nice soup using them and the left over rotisserie  chicken I bought a few days ago.  If you ever come into my house again, my diabetic attack cat will tear your arm off.

OK, maybe I'm mistaken.  Maybe all this dieting is making me irrational.  Maybe I need some nachos, which scientific research has shown to be best for your brain. Or was it fish?

Let's just skip over the cellophane noodles issue, shall we?  I used my angel hair pasta to make this soup, which was quite tasty.   I hope Ruth at Once Upon A Feast will accept this for Presto Pasta Night, the superb event she created and hosts each Friday.      

Angel Hair And Rotisserie Chicken Soup

This soup is very flexible and you can add more of less ingredients, as you wish.

About 2 cups of warm, roasted chicken
1 small onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 carrot, sliced thick
1 quart fat-free chicken stock
1/2 cup white wine
1/2 cup chopped parsley
salt and pepper
about 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
about 1/2 cup shredded carrots
1 pound angel hair pasta

Put the celery, carrots, and onion in a pot and pour the stock and wine over it. Bring to a simmer and cook it on medium low heat for about an hour.  When done, taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper, strain out the veggies. Set aside.

Boil a large pot of salted water and cook the pasta for barely 2 minutes. Don't overcook!  When done, drain the pasta and toss it with the chicken and parsley and lots of ground pepper. Put some of the pasta and chicken in each serving bowl and add some of the stock into each bowl. Sprinkle with the cheese and the carrots. 

Comments

[Patricia Scarpin]

Dieting sucks, sweetie, but sometimes it's necessary, right? :S
This soup looks so good!

[Anh]

This looks so delicious, Sher! A comfort bowl of soup noodle!

[Lydia]

What's more comforting than chicken noodle soup? This looks yummy -- and you'd never know it was "diet" food.

[Tanna]

Sher I'd say this is just right . . . that looks lovely. For some reason the carrot seems extra good in the photo. How could it miss, it has wine in it!

[Kalyn]

I'm buying a rotisserie chicken tonight when I do my weekly Costco thing. You're inspiring me.

[Ruth]

Funny post and I do hope you catch the cellophane theif. He's been here stealing various pastas and nuts!

Thanks for a great dish and I can't wait for the cellophane dish...perhaps next week.

[Peter]

This is truly a soup that eats like a meal and you captured the essence of the dish well in your photo.

[Ramona]

I just saw this soup at Presto Pasta Night and I have to say it looks so delicious. I usually put elbow macaroni in mine, but I'll have to try the soup with angel hair pasta next time. It makes it almost like a Pho.

[Katie]

Damn, I hate it when that happens! You know it's there; you just saw it, and 'Bam' it's gone (could it be Emeril???)
Great looking pasta dish, even if you did have to substitute!

[Tartelette]

Hey Sher...I got your noodles but somehow you ended up with my angel hair....! Looks wonderful and so comforting!

[Jennifer]

This looks so good! I wonder if I could find something similar in a crockpot form. The crockpot has been my friend lately.

Two thumbs up here!

[Glenna]

Oh yum! I could tuck into a big bowl of that right now. REally lovely, Sher.

[Amy]

This looks wonderful!

[Kristen Doyle]

What a great use for rotisserie chicken. That same thief stole my corn starch the other day. I'm sure tomorrow he'll bring it back it and it will be right under my nose :)

[dining room tables]

I am glad that I found this recipe. Really nice and perfect for this season. Thanks.