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Lemony Chicken with Stars Soup

January 7, 2021 12 Comments

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This Lemony Chicken with Stars Soup is sure to please both kids and adults alike! It’s loaded with chicken, fun star pasta and veggies with a burst of lemon flavor and SUPER easy to make!

Overhead photo of two mugs filled with chicken soup with stars on a plate with saltine crackers

Soup season is my favorite! And truth be told, soup season is all year round at our house.

I know some people who really just enjoy it during the fall and winter seasons, but there are so many soup recipes that work all year round. Why limit it to just the colder weather months?

Overhead photo of a pot filled with chicken soup

Chicken soup has always been a year rounder here. Especially if someone’s sick. Not sure if there’s anything behind chicken soup curing the common cold, but it’s ultra-comforting nonetheless, don’t ya think?

I saw this little star pasta at my local market and that’s how this recipe actually came to be. I was dying to make something with it. The pasta’s Italian name is stelline. If you can’t find it at your local market you can take a peek here. I could have used orzo or maybe ditalini, but I thought the stars were fun. They brought out the kid that still lives in me.

Two mugs filled with chicken soup on a plate with saltines

This recipe is incredibly easy as I went with store-bought cooked, shredded rotissterie chicken. If your market doesn’t carry that, you can cook your own chicken in a skillet, let it cool and then shred it or use any leftover chicken you may already have.

 

How to easily shred chicken

The easiest way to shred your chicken is by putting it in a large bowl and using your hand mixer. Just turn your mixer on low speed and use it to break up the chicken into shreds. If you don’t want to break out the hand mixer, you can always use two forks.

 

Up close, overhead photo of two mugs filled with chicken soup

I’ve seasoned the soup with some freshly chopped tarragon and thyme leaves which give it great flavor. And I loaded it with celery, carrots, the fun star pasta and about 1/3 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice. I thought this was a good amount of lemon flavor, but if you’d like more, by all means add more.

Overhead photo of a large pot filled with carrots, onions, celery and spices on a wooden board

 

A Few Cook’s Notes for Lemony Chicken with Stars Soup Recipe:

You can also use orzo or ditalini pasta for this recipe if you cannot find the stelline.

As mentioned above, if you can’t find the cooked and shredded rotisserie chicken at your market you can cook two large chicken breasts in a skillet, let them cool and then shred. You’ll need close to four cups of shredded chicken for the recipe.

You don’t cook the pasta ahead of time. It goes in uncooked and cooks up in the soup.

 

Up close, overhead photo of pot filled with chicken soup with star pasta

 

5 from 5 votes
Lemony Chicken with Stars Soup in two mugs on a plate on a wooden board
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Lemony Chicken with Stars Soup
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 

This Lemony Chicken with Stars Soup is sure to please both kids and adults alike! It's loaded with chicken, fun star pasta and veggies with a burst of lemon flavor and SUPER easy to make!

Course: Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: soup, chicken soup, pasta, comfort food
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 282 kcal
Author: MaryAnn Dwyer
Ingredients
  • 2 Tbsp. butter
  • 3 carrots, diced
  • 1 cup yellow onion, diced
  • 1 cup celery, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
  • 8 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 Tbsp. fresh tarragon, chopped
  • 1 Tbsp. fresh thyme leaves
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 cup stelline pasta
  • 4 cups shredded chicken
  • 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • saltine crackers, for serving, if desired
Instructions
  1. In a large pot over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the carrots, onions and celery and cook, stirring often, until they are somewhat softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and salt and pepper and cook for another minute. Add the chicken broth, tarragon, thyme and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for ten minutes.

  2. Add the pasta and continue to cook at a simmer for about 10 minutes or until pasta is tender, stirring often. Remove the bay leaves. Stir in the chicken and the lemon juice and heat through. The soup will thicken as it stands because of the added pasta, so if you need to thin it out just add more broth or a bit of water.

Nutrition Facts
Lemony Chicken with Stars Soup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 282 Calories from Fat 90
% Daily Value*
Fat 10g15%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Cholesterol 60mg20%
Sodium 537mg23%
Potassium 622mg18%
Carbohydrates 24g8%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 26g52%
Vitamin A 4165IU83%
Vitamin C 11mg13%
Calcium 71mg7%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Comments

  1. 2pots2cook says

    January 7, 2021 at 9:08 am

    Both my sister and I were addicted to star pasta Mary Ann !!! What a reminder ! Thank you so much and have healthy and happy 2021. !

    Reply
    • Mary Ann says

      January 7, 2021 at 9:21 am

      This recipe works with any type of small pasta, but the stars are so fun! Same to you Davorka!

      Reply
  2. Marissa says

    January 7, 2021 at 11:10 am

    You are calling my name with this soup, Mary Ann! Love savory soups with the brightness of lemon. SO good!

    Reply
    • Mary Ann says

      January 7, 2021 at 11:16 am

      Me too Marissa! Tom loves this one too. Have a great weekend!

      Reply
  3. Laura says

    January 7, 2021 at 6:06 pm

    Chicken and Stars soup was one of my favorites as a kid! Your version looks so much tastier, healthier and practically as easy as opening a can. I love using rotisserie chicken in recipes and cant wait to give this a try, Mary Ann!

    Reply
    • Mary Ann says

      January 7, 2021 at 6:19 pm

      So much better than canned Laura! Hope you enjoy it if you give it a try Laura. Happy New Year!

      Reply
  4. Traci | Vanilla And Bean says

    January 8, 2021 at 12:21 am

    Those are the sweetest little stars! What fun :D Nothing like a comforting soup, and this one will warm us right up! I just made a batch this week with ditalini because I want the noodle to fit in my spoon. None of this slopin’ noodles around here! lol

    Reply
    • Mary Ann says

      January 8, 2021 at 12:08 pm

      Lol! Stay warm Traci!

      Reply
  5. Jennifer @ Seasons and Suppers says

    January 8, 2021 at 2:43 pm

    Such a nostalgic soup! Looks perfect and I’m adding pasta stars to my grocery list right now :)

    Reply
    • Mary Ann says

      January 9, 2021 at 9:09 am

      Yay! Enjoy Jennifer!

      Reply
  6. Julie says

    January 10, 2021 at 5:30 pm

    Made the soup last night, and we had it for lunch today! Delicious! I didn’t have star pasta, so I used orzo instead, and was still a perfect lunch! I live in the Central Valley in CA, so no snow, but a foggy, drippy morning inspired the soup making!

    Love your recipes!

    Reply
    • Mary Ann says

      January 10, 2021 at 6:55 pm

      I’m so happy you enjoyed it Julie! Orzo totally works. I’ve made it with both. Perfect for a gloomy day. The bit of lemon flavor is my fave! Thanks so much for taking the time to drop a comment.

      Reply

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