How to Make 10 Minute Italian Chicken Gorgonzola Soup

10 Minute Italian Chicken Gorgonzola Soup is a quick soup utilizing leftover or canned chicken and cooked in the microwave. Toss together a quick salad while the soup cooks and you have a tasty and sophisticated dinner for two. Easy to prepare and easy to eat, it is the perfect quick meal. This super easy soup makes a filling and tasty quick meal when you are just too tired to cook. It is a great way to use up left over chicken. A few frozen veggies thrown in add variety, color, texture, and added nutrition

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 clove fresh garlic, minced
• 1 package Lipton Noodle Soup Mix with real chicken broth. There are two kinds one has chicken and one has broth. You want the one with real chicken broth
• 1 cooked split chicken breast or portion of canned chicken or some roasted chicken pulled off the bones
• 3 oz dry tiny pasta stars, noodles, or alphabets. If you can't find them in the pasta section, look in the Latino food section or for tiny egg noodles in the Kosher section
• 2 oz half and half
• 1-2 oz Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled
• 2 oz Parmesan cheese
• 1-2 oz Dry Marsala (use Dry Sherry if you don't have Marsala)

1. MINCE
   
   1 clove fresh garlic

2. ADD
   
   to 3 1/2cups water in a 6-8 cup microwave safe bowl

3. MICROWAVE ON HIGH 5 minutes or until it comes to a boil

4. Carefully remove from microwave and

5. ADD
   
   1 package Lipton Noodle Soup mix with real chicken broth
   
   torn up meat from 1 leftover cooked split chicken breast (or canned chicken)
   
   3 oz dry, tiny pasta stars, noodles or alphabets
   
   you may also ADD mushrooms, corn, or asparagus tips raw, frozen or cooked

6. MICROWAVE ON HIGH 3 minutes or until pasta is tender

7. REMOVE from microwave

8. ADD
   
   2 oz half and half
   
   1-2 oz Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled
   
   2 oz shredded or shaved Parmesan cheese,
   
   1-2 oz Dry Marsala (use Dry Sherry if you don't have Marsala)

9. STIR until cheese starts to melt in hot broth

10. SERVE with a crisp salad and crusty bread
    
    Enjoy
    
    Serves 2

Tips & Warnings

• Soup will be HOT when it comes out of the microwave so be careful

[eyeopening]

on 1/21/2009 This sounds like a delicious recipe. :-)

[mikester180]

on 4/5/2008 Sounds yummy and convenient!

[showpup]

on 3/26/2008 Sounds great. And cooking without the expensive propane has my vote lately!

[guitarguy]

on 3/25/2008 I love Gorgonzola. This sounds really good. I make a 10 minute pasta that is good too. I should write the article.

[Walkaboutangel]

on 3/23/2008 Wishing you all a wonderful Easter...

Angel