Chicken Noodle Soup – FRESHFARM

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup chopped pancetta or bacon (optional)
• olive oil
• 1 cup finely chopped onions, leeks or shallots
• 1 cup finely chopped celery
• 1 cup finely chopped carrots
• 8 cups chicken broth
• 1 Parmesan rind (if you can find it– try asking at the cheese counter in your grocery store, or buy a hunk of parmesan and cut off the rind – it will add a nice flavor and thicken the soup)
• 1⁄2 to 3⁄4 pound of chicken breast (skinless, boneless, or bone in will all work)
• 1 cup of whole wheat spaghetti broken into small pieces (or other small noodles of your choice)
• Dill, chives or parsley (optional)
• salt to taste