Vegan Chicken Noodle Soup
This vegan chicken noodle soup has a rich, herby broth & plant-based chicken — ready in 45 minutes and cozy enough for sick days or any night of the week.
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Servings: 6
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Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil or vegan butter
- 1 small onion diced
- 2 medium carrots peeled and sliced into rounds
- 2-3 ribs celery diced
- 3-4 cloves garlic minced
- 8 ounces plant-based chicken chopped or shredded; see notes
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- black pepper to taste
- 8 cups vegan chicken broth see notes
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 6 ounces dry pasta of choice I use fusilli
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- salt to taste
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley or dill optional, to garnish
Instructions
- Sauté aromatics: Heat olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. When oil shimmers, add in diced onion, sliced carrots, and diced celery. Add a generous pinch of salt and sauté for 5-7 minutes, or until onions are translucent. Add in minced garlic and cook for about 1 minute, until fragrant.
- Build the soup: Stir in the plant-based chicken pieces. Pour in 8 cups chicken-style veggie broth. Add in dried thyme, dried parsley, bay leaves, and nutritional yeast. Stir to combine and bring to a gentle boil.
- Cook pasta: Add the pasta of choice and cook, stirring occasionally, until just shy of al dente. Remove the pot from the heat. (The pasta will finish cooking with the residual heat.)
- Finish and serve: Stir in the juice of half a lemon. Taste and adjust salt, pepper and lemon to preference. Serve right away, optionally garnished with fresh parsley or dill.
Notes
Vegan chicken: My preferred brands are Daring and Just. I use one 8-ounce bag of either. Daring sells a pre-shredded version I like. Otherwise, thaw it out ahead of time and chop/shred into pieces.
Chicken bouillon: Zoup! makes my favorite vegan chicken bouillon paste. (I get mine at Sprouts.) Better Than Bouillon also makes one — but they make non-vegan chicken bouillon too, so make sure to double-check you're getting the right one! Edward & Sons also makes pantry-friendly chick'n bouillon cubes.
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