Chef Jon's Bean, Chicken And Spinach Soup

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 6 garlic cloves, finely minced
• 3 shallots, finely diced
• 12 cups water
• 4 tablespoons chicken base
• 4 cups diced roasted chicken meat
• 3 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 3 (14 1/2 ounce) cans beans (cannellini or other)
• 1 1/2 cups shell pasta
• 1 tablespoon rosemary
• 9 cups baby spinach, cleaned and trimmed
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
• freshly grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 in a large sauce pan, sautee the shallots & garlic in the olive oil.
• 2 add water,chicken base, tomatoes, beans, diced chicken, rosemary, basil and oregano to pot. season with black and red pepper. bring to boil.
• 3 add pasta and cook 12 minutes. if the soup seems too thick for your liking add more water.
• 4 add spinach and cook until wilted.
• 5 serve topped with freshly grated parmesan cheese.