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Categories: Comfort Food, Cooking Light, Dinner, Italian, Kid Friendly, Lunch, Main Courses, Make Ahead, Poultry, Slow Cooker, Soups, Sunday Dinner, The Lazy Way To Cook, Week Nights, Weekend Fun, Winter Warmth
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Tags: Bacon, Cannellini Beans, Chicken, Chicken Broth, Chicken Orzo Soup, Chicken Thighs, Comfort Food, Cooking Light, Dinner, Garlic, Italian, Italian Cooking, Kid Friendly, Kosher Salt, Light Side, Lunch, Main Courses, Make Ahead, Onion, Orzo, Parmesan, Parsley, Pepper, Poultry, Slow Cooker, Soups, Soups, Stockpot, Sunday Dinner, The Lazy Way To Cook, Tomato, Tomatoes, Victoria Hart Glavin, Week Nights, Weekend Fun, white wine, Winter Warmth
Soup is one of the great things about fall especially chicken soup.
INGREDIENTS
4 Slices Chopped Bacon
1 Pound Boneless Chicken Thighs
1 Cup Chopped Onion
2 Minced Garlic Cloves
2 Cups Diced Tomatoes
4 Cups Low Sodium Chicken Broth
1/2 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Freshly Ground Pepper
1 Cup Uncooked Orzo
2 Cups Cooked Cannellini Beans
1/4 Cup Chopped Parsley
1 Tablespoon White Wine
Grated Parmesan
Chop the chicken thighs into small pieces. In a large size stockpot, sauté the chopped bacon just until it is crispy. Remove the bacon and drain on a paper towel. Add the chopped chicken thigh pieces and cook them for 5 minutes until they are slightly browned. Add the chopped onions and cook for 2 minutes until the onion is softened. Add the minced garlic, kosher salt, pepper and cook for another minute. Stir in the diced tomatoes and the chicken broth. Bring to a boil and add the uncooked orzo. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes until tender. Add the cannellini beans, chopped parsley, white wine and bacon. Cook for 10 minutes. Ladle into bowls and garnish with freshly grated parmesan. Serves 8