Chicken Florentine Soup

This soup is out of this world!!! I believe it is my new favorite!!! During the cold months there is definitely nothing better than warm soup with homemade bread or rolls.



Chicken Florentine Soup

3 chicken breast cooked and shredded

1 onion, chopped

2 T. garlice

2 sweet bell peppers(red, orange, or yellow)chopped

2 T. Butter

1 tsp salt

3/4 tsp pepper

3 sprigs fresh rosemary chopped or 1 tsp dried and crushed

3 medium carrots, chopped

3-4 cups water

2 T. chicken bouillon

6 cups chicken broth

1/2 cup pesto

1 batch alfredo sauce (recipe below)

4-5 cups penne, cooked (i used whole wheat )

4 -6 cups chopped fresh spinach



Melt the butter in a large pot, add the onion, garlic, peppers , and carrots. Saute until they begin to get tender. Add shredded chicken and spices and cook for 5 minutes. Add the water, chicken bouillon, and chicken broth. Bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes. Add the pesto & alfredo sauce & spinach and simmer till heated through. Add cooked pasta right before you serve it.



Alfredo Sauce

1 stick butter

8 oz. cream cheese, softened

1 cup parmesan cheese

1 cup milk

1tsp garlic powder (not garlic salt)



In a saucepan, cook all ingredients on medium low heat until smooth and creamy. Add more milk if to thick for you. Use for soup above or over your choice of pasta.



Note: for the soup you may use store bought alfredo. you will need about 2 1/2 cups for the soup but i reccommend homemade it is way better tasting. I can't stand the store bought nasty stuff.