Springtime Chicken Soup with Orzo - Italpasta Limited

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup Italpasta Tradizionale Orzo
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 shallot (or 1/4 / 60 ml onion) (finely chopped)
• 1 cup carrots (thinly sliced)
• 1 cup celery (thinly sliced)
• 1 tbsp fresh thyme (or 1/2 tsp / 2 ml dried thyme) (finely chopped)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 6 cups chicken broth (sodium-reduced)
• 2 cups cooked chicken (chopped)
• 12 asparagus spears (or 1 1/4 cups / 300 ml frozen asparagus) (chopped)
• 1/2 cup fresh or frozen peas
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, basil and/or tarragon (finely chopped)