Easy 30-Minute Chicken, Vegetable & Farro Soup - Alessi Foods

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups water for cooking farro
• 7 ounces Alessi Organic Butternut Squash & Kale Pearled Farro (1 package) Add Alessi Organic Butternut Squash & Kale Pearled Farro (1 package) to cart
• 3 tablespoons Alessi Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 2 cups sweet Vidalia or yellow onion, peeled and diced small (about 2 medium or 1 large onion)
• 1 cup carrots, peeled and sliced thin (about 1 1/2 large carrots)
• 1 cup celery, sliced thin (about 2 stalks)
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled and finely minced
• 64 ounces (8 cups) low sodium chicken broth
• 3-4 cups shredded cooked chicken (use about 1 whole store-bought rotisserie chicken to save time; or roast or cook your own chic
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon Alessi Sea Salt, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon Alessi Black Peppercorns, or to taste
• leaves from 4 large stalks of kale, torn into bite sized pieces (discard the center thick rib)
• 1 cup zucchini, diced small (from about 1 medium zucchini)
• 3-4 tablespoons fresh Italian flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice, optional (brightens up the flavor)