Chicken Orzo Soup with Spinach

Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion - diced
• 3 carrots - diced
• 2 Simple Beginnings celery stalks - diced
• 2 cloves garlic - minced
• 1 rotisserie chicken – remove meat and cut up
• 6 cups chicken stock
• 1 cup orzo - uncooked
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme (or 1 teaspoon dried)
• 4 cups of Simple Beginnings Baby Spinach or Savoy Spinach (chopped)
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

• Heat olive oil in a soup pot. Add the onion, carrots, celery and garlic and cook for 5-7 minutes until soft. Add chicken stock and bring to a boil. Add orzo, cooked chicken and thyme, stirring to combine. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Stir in spinach and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Simple and delicious!

Chef Linda ~ A good life deserves great food...