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Melissa Hart

Chicken Sopas

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 medium yellow onion diced
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 carrot peeled and diced
  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast cut into 3/4-inch pieces
  • 2 fully cooked hot dogs about 4 oz total, thinly sliced
  • 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 6 oz elbow macaroni
  • 2 cups finely shredded green cabbage
  • 1 can evaporated milk 12 oz
  • 3/4 tsp fine salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper

Method
 

  1. Melt butter in large pot; cook onion and carrot 5 minutes, then garlic 30 seconds.
  2. Add chicken and hot dogs; cook, stirring, 3 minutes until chicken exterior pale. Add broth; gently simmer.
  3. Add macaroni; cook 7 to 9 minutes, following package time, until nearly tender.
  4. Add cabbage, evaporated milk, salt, and pepper; gently simmer 4 to 5 minutes until cabbage soft and chicken 165°F.
  5. Rest 2 minutes; stir and serve while plenty of creamy broth surrounds noodles.