Chicken Minestrone
By: Anonymous
Published: Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 3:49pm

Ingredients




2 tablespoons vegetable oil
pound skinless boneless chicken breast cut into 1" cubes
2 mediums carrots chopped
1 medium onion chopped
cup chopped celery
19 ounces stewed tomatoes canned (or 28 oz)
10 ounces condensed chicken broth
10 ounces water (1 can)
teaspoon thyme
teaspoon dried rosemary crumbled
14 ounces canned kidney beans (1 can)
cup macaroni

Preparation

1 In large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; saute chicken, carrots, onion and celery about 5 minutes or until tender. 2 Add tomatoes, breaking up with fork. Add chicken broth and water, thyme and rosemary; bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 10 minutes. 3 Stir in kidney beans and macaroni; simmer, uncovered, 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally or until macaroni is tender. 4 Makes 4 servings 15 ounce each. 5 Description: "Typically, minestrone is a heart-warming beef-based vegetable soup with many variation. Here, chicken is used instead of beef."