Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Italian Wedding Soup Supper
Italian Wedding Soup Supper
Prep: 25 min.
Cook: 15 min.
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients:
*2 cups small pasta shells
*1/2 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
*2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
*1 medium onion, chopped
*1 medium carrot, finely chopped
*1 celery rib, chopped
*1 package (12 ounces) frozen fully cooked Italian meatballs, thawed
*1 can (10-3/4 ounces) reduced-fat reduced-sodium condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
*1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
*1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
*2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
*1/2 teaspoon salt
*1/8 teaspoon pepper
*3/4 cup shredded Asiago cheese
Directions:
1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute chicken in 1 tablespoon oil until no longer pink; remove and keep warm.
2. In the same skillet, saute the onion, carrot and celery in remaining oil until tender. Add the meatballs, soup, spinach, broth, thyme, salt, pepper and reserved chicken; cover and cook for 4-6 minutes or until heated through.
3. Drain pasta; stir into skillet. Sprinkle with cheese. Yield: 6 servings.
Tid Bits:
*For the Weight Watchers peeps out there, omit the chicken to save some points and just stick with the meatballs.
*Not a fan of regular beef meatballs? Try turkey meatballs, they're just as yummy.
Ma's Spot: I love this recipe. I did take out the chicken though, it's too much for one dish with the chicken and the meatballs together. I loved the taste of everything combined together. I do think that Dinah was right about the spinach. It turned out soggy but other than that I don't have any complaints about it. I will be making this again and I might leave out the meatballs and just fix it with the chicken. I urge you to give this a try, it's a different kind of dinner and it's easy to make.
*SNACK CORNER:*
It's time for snack corner! Where we take new snacks in the grocery store and break it down for you. We tell you which are hot and which are not. Let's get to this week's pick:
Dinah: Ladies and Gents, this week we have Quaker Stila Oat Clusters. Now, before everyone starts getting all huffy because it looks like "health food", fear not these are actually quite tasty. I like the idea of mixing oats and fruit in a new way. So, give these a try. You just might like it ;].
Ma: I am a huge fan of granola and this snack was an A+ in my book. I've had the apple but I'm looking forward to trying the strawberry. If the apple is any indication on how good it's going to be I know the strawberry is going to be out of this world. I know that part of eating is a visual effect. You get a whole bag of these for only 2 points. For me, that's a lot better than 4 points for those lousy 3 cookies last week. So I'm going with more is better. So my fellow WW's ride a bike, rollerskate, or run and get to your local Walmart and buy these.
Well, that's all folks! I hope you enjoyed the vlog and the rest of this week's entry. We'll see you back here next week for my pick and I have no idea what it is yet but it'll be good. Have a great week guys!
Spoons & Spatula's
~Dinah & Ma
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