Red Cabbage, Chicken and Pasta Soup

This is a phenomenal soup that can be made in 30 minutes tops. I normally shy away from red cabbage but on an impulse bought it. Made Cabbage Curry and had some leftovers that I have put in the soup.I slurped every spoon of this yummy soup and went for a second helping. It was that good!

Ingredients:

• Chicken - 2, boneless & skinless breasts, cubed
• Small Pasta - 1/2 cup , any shape (I used Tiny Bow-ties)
• Chicken Broth - 4 cups, homemade or store bought
• Red Cabbage - 1/8th of the head , vertically sliced
  
• Water - 2 cups
• Salt
• Pepper - 1 tsp
• Olive Oil - 1 tbsp
  

Procedure:

• In a bowl, add the cubed chicken and sprinkle a bit of salt and pepper. Let it sit for 10 minutes.
  
• In a skillet, heat the oil and sear the chicken cubes. This prevents the chicken from losing moisture and getting rubbery.
  
• Cook the pasta as per package directions and set aside.
• Heat a soup pot with the chicken broth, water, seared chicken. Add the salt and pepper. Bring it to a boil  on a medium flame for 10-12 minutes or until the chicken is cooked thoroughly.
  
• Add the cooked pasta plus the cut red-cabbage and cook for 5 minutes.
• Ladle the soup in the bowl and garnish with a few chopped cabbage.

Makes 2 Servings.

Enjoy!