Cookbook!

Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients

3 large carrots, chopped
3 celery stalks, chopped
1 yellow onion, chopped
1 small parsnip, chopped
1/4 cup dry white wine (I used the cheapest one I could find)
1 tbsp butter
8 garlic cloves, minced (or jar-lic)
6 tbsp tomato paste
6 tbsp (better than) chicken bouillon
6 cups water
1/2 lb noodle of choice, cooked (My supermarket only had datalini, but tubetti rigati would be better)
1/2 lb chicken (I'm using two chicken breasts)
1 tbsp high smoke-point oil (I used clarified butter, but something like avocado oil would work nicely too)
4-5 jarred sun dried tomatoes, chopped
1 tbsp of sun dried tomato oil from the jar
3/4 cup heavy cream

Herbs/spices (What I used, season to your taste)
1 tsp italian seasoning
1/2 tsp dried parsley
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
(Garlic powder and onion powder for the chicken)
handful of fresh parsley and basil, chopped
(If you have it) freshly grated parmesan to top

Method

Chop vegetables, then slice chicken breasts in half and season with salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder.
In a large pot, cook chicken in high smoke-point oil over medium high heat until cooked thoroughly (~3-4 minutes each side, make sure you get a nice sear for one of the next steps!) then set aside and chop into bite sized pieces.
In a seperate pot, cook your pasta al-dente according to package. Strain and set aside.

(make sure to pay your assistants)

In the same pot you used for the chicken, heat up 1 tbsp sun dried tomato oil over medium heat. Once up to temperature, add onion and sauté for a minute-or-so.
Add wine, deglaze (scrape the bottom and let the wine cook off).
Add carrots, celery, parsnip. Salt veggies lightly and cook for ~5 minutes or until starting to soften.
Create space in middle of pan, add butter and garlic in the space and cook for a minute, stirring so the garlic doensn't burn.
Add tomato paste, stir and cook for a couple of minutes or until the tomato paste turns a darker color before stirring in sun dried tomatoes and chicken bouillon.
Add water, and seasonings. Bring to boil, reduce to simmer, cover, and leave it for ~10 mins.
Add heavy cream, chicken, cooked noodles, fresh herbs, and parmesan.
Serve and enjoy!