Chicken Parmesan Soup

Name: Chicken Parmesan Soup
Total time: 35
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 large onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 3 tablespoons tomato paste, or to taste; 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 4 cups chicken broth; 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes; 1 (8 ounce) package penne pasta; 1 pound cooked breaded chicken breast (such as Perdue®), cut into chunks; 0.5 cup shredded mozzarella cheese; 0.5 cup grated Parmesan cheese; coarse sea salt and ground black pepper to taste

Recipe by Denise Nika from allrecipes.com

Dinner 35 Mins.

Ingredients

4 servings

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2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
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1 large onion, diced
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3 cloves garlic, minced
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3 tablespoons tomato paste, or to taste
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1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
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4 cups chicken broth

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1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
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1 (8 ounce) package penne pasta
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1 pound cooked breaded chicken breast (such as Perdue®), cut into chunks
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0.5 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
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0.5 cup grated Parmesan cheese
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coarse sea salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir in hot oil until tender, about 6 minutes. Add garlic; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in tomato paste and red pepper flakes until well combined. Pour in chicken broth and diced tomatoes.
Bring soup to a simmer. Add pasta; cook until tender yet firm to the bite, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in chicken; simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes.
Mix mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese into soup before serving. Season with salt and pepper.