Alphabet Chicken Soup

Ingredients

• 2  carrots chopped
• 2 rib celery chopped
• 2 cups meat from a rotisserie chicken cooked chopped
• 0.3 teaspoon thyme leaves dried
• 64 ounce chicken broth fat-free reduced-sodium (we used Swanson)
• 2  garlic cloves minced
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 0.5 cup soup noodles alphabet-shaped uncooked
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 

Equipment

• dutch oven

Directions

1. Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat until hot. Stir in onion, carrot, and celery. Saut vegetables in hot oil 5 minutes; add garlic, and saut 1 minute or until vegetables are tender and mixture smells good. Stir in broth, chicken, and thyme. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes. Stir in pasta, and cook 8 minutes or just until pasta is tender.