Italian Pastina Soup

Italian Pastina Soup

from simpleitaliancooking.com
12 min

Enjoy this soul-warming Italian pastina soup. It uses tiny pasta for a delicious risotto-like soup that’s perfect during colder months or when feeling under the weather.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups chicken broth (or other broth or water)
  • 1 cup acini di pepe (or other tiny pasta)
  • 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese (or Romano)
  • 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/8 tsp salt (optional)

Directions

  1. 1

    In a medium saucepan, bring the chicken broth (or water) to a boil. If using water, add the salt.

  2. 2

    Add the acini di pepe (or other tiny pasta) to the broth and stir.

  3. 3

    Add in the cheese, stir, and cook according to the package instructions. For the acini di pepe, it’s about 9 minutes.

  4. 4

    Once the pasta has cooked, add the olive oil and sprinkle some more cheese if you'd like.

  5. 5

    Stir and serve warm.