Healthy Italian Minestrone Soup with Chicken and Pesto

Ingredients

• 2 chicken breasts
• 2 carrots
• 2 stalks of celery
• 1 onion
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1 zucchini
• 1 can of diced tomatoes
• 1 liter of chicken broth
• 100 grams of pasta
•  For the pesto: 2 handfuls of fresh basil, 50 grams of Parmesan cheese, 2 cloves of garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Cut the chicken, carrot, celery, onion, garlic, and zucchini into pieces.
2. 2 Heat a little oil in a large pan and cook the chicken until done. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
3. 3 In the same pan, cook the onion, carrot, celery, and garlic until soft.
4. 4 Add the diced tomatoes, zucchini, and chicken broth and bring to a boil.
5. 5 Let simmer for 20 minutes.
6. 6 Add the pasta and chicken and cook until the pasta is done.
7. 7 Meanwhile, make the pesto by putting all the ingredients in a food processor and blending until smooth.
8. 8 Serve the soup with a spoonful of pesto. Enjoy!