Chicken Lasagna Soup

Chicken Lasagna Soup

Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Sliced Chicken

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups 5213 Tuscan-Style Sliced Breast
  • 1 TBSP Olive oil
  • 1 TBSP Butter
  • ½ ea. Medium onion chopped
  • 4 ea. Cloves garlic minced
  • 7 oz. Cremini or button mushrooms
  • ¼ TSP Italian seasoning
  • 3 TBSP All-purpose flour
  • 6 Cups Chicken stock
  • 1 Cup Whole milk
  • 8 oz. Mafalda pasta
  • 8 oz. Neufchatel cheese or cream cheese
  • 1 Cup Parmesan cheese grated
  • 2 Cups Baby spinach

Instructions

  • Soften cream cheese by resting on counter, or by placing in microwave for 20-30 seconds. Set aside.
  • Heat oil and butter in saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and sauté for 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for another 30 seconds. Add mushrooms and Italian seasoning. Cook for 5-6 minutes, until the mushrooms have released their water and it is cooked off.
  • Add flour and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add 2 cups of chicken stock and stir until all flour is dissolved. Then add remaining 4 cups of stock.
  • Add milk and Mafalda pasta. Increase heat and bring to boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to simmer. Stir and cover, with lid slightly ajar. Cook for 10-12 minutes, until pasta is tender.
  • Add chicken and cream cheese (cut into small pieces). Stir until cream cheese is completely combined.
  • Stir in Parmesan cheese and spinach. Mix until the cheese is completely incorporated and the spinach is wilted. Season to taste.
  • If the soup is too thin, cook until it is reduced to desired consistency. If it is too thick, add some stock or milk.