Italian Chicken Pastina Soup | The Fancy Pants Kitchen

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 large onion, diced small
• 1 large shallot, finely chopped
• 4 stalks celery, diced small
• 1 large yellow bell pepper, diced small
• 4 medium cloves garlic, minced
• 8 cups low-sodium chicken broth, maybe more
• 1 pound carrots, diced small
• 1 2-3″ parmesan rind (optional)
• 1 & 1/2 tsp kosher salt more to taste
• 1/3 cup uncooked pastina tiny pasta, double if you like a lot of pasta
• 2 & 1/2 -3 cups rotisserie or leftover chicken
• grated Parmesan for serving
• finely chopped fresh rosemary and/or fresh thyme leaves