recipe #3 – the soup — Les Petites Gourmettes

Ingredients

• Chicken broth from cooking the Ginger-Star Anise Chicken
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 red onion, peeled and diced
• 1 small butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch pieces
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup dried wild mushrooms (any variety)
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• 16-ounce box uncooked orzo (rice-shaped pasta)
• 1/4 cup peeled and finely minced fresh ginger root
• Shredded or chopped dark meat from Ginger-Star Anise Chicken
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley