I live and work in the city of Chicago, and one of the things I love most about living here is that I can get to work using public transportation, meaning I get to read, listen to music, or tweet all the way to work without fear of crashing a car. The only drawback is the walk to the train and from the train each morning and evening. In the spring, summer, and fall, the walk is certainly welcome, but in the winter? Not so much. After fighting the wind and stepping into work in the morning or home at night, I need soup. All I want is soup. Breakfast, lunch, dinner = soup. Husband, who commutes by car, can't relate, and I know that he gets frustrated by constant need for soup. The best one I've made lately is this heavenly recipe from Food Network. I doubled the recipe so that I could eat it for every meal for a week.
Source: Food Network Magazine
Total time: 30 minutes
Makes 4 servings
Ingredients
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 ounces spaghetti, broken into small pieces
1 carrot, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 15-ounce can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 15-ounce can diced tomatoes
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
2 small skinless, boneless chicken breasts (about 1 pound), thinly sliced
Instructions
Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the spaghetti and cook, stirring, until lightly toasted, about 2 minutes. Add the carrot, garlic, cumin, cinnamon and half of the cilantro; cook, stirring, until the spices are toasted, about 1 minute. Add the chicken broth, chickpeas, diced tomatoes, 1 cup water, and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and bring to a simmer, then reduce the heat to medium low and cook until the spaghetti is just tender, about 8 more minutes.
Season the chicken with salt and pepper and add it to the soup. Simmer until cooked through, about 2 minutes. Add the remaining cilantro and season with salt and pepper.
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