• Pro Tip: If you have a rotisserie chicken, save all the skin, bones and scraps. Make your own chicken bone broth!

StoveTop Instructions

• Chop all vegetables (I prefer to put celery and onion in the food processor to save time!)
• In a large pot, heat olive oil in the pan and sauté carrots, celery, onion and garlic for about 5-10 minutes until fragrant and softened.
• Once cooked, stir in the broth, cooked chicken, dried spices, and Parmesan rind. Cover pot and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat and simmer over low-medium heat for at least 5 minutes. (10 minutes is best)
• Once the soup has simmered for at least 5 minutes, add your pasta. Cook for half the time the pasta package recommends then immediately remove from heat (trust us, it will continue cooking)
• Cooking Pasta Separately: If you’d prefer to cook the pasta separately, while the soup cooks, bring a pot of water to a boil and cook your pasta per the directions.
• Remove bay leaves & parmesan cheese rind from the pot and discard.
• If you cooked the pasta separately, add cooked pasta to the pot. Stir to combine and enjoy!
• Pro Tip: The pasta will continue to absorb the broth in the soup. If you prefer a brothier soup, add 2 cups of broth to the pot or add a splash to your bowl before enjoying.
• You can cook pasta on the side and add cooked pasta to a bowl instead of adding to the pot. Serve soup on top of the pasta. This prevents the pasta from absorbing chicken broth and turning mushy.

Crockpot Instructions:

• Chop all vegetables (I prefer to put celery and onion in the food processor to save time!)
• In a large pot, heat olive oil in the pan and sauté carrots, celery, onion and garlic for about 5-10 minutes until fragrant and softened.
• Once cooked, transfer to crockpot base. Stir in the broth, cooked chicken, dried spices, and Parmesan rind.
• Pace the lid on the crockpot and cook on low for 6 hours or high for 4 hours.
• Cooking Pasta Separately: While the soup cooks, bring a pot of water to a boil and cook your pasta per the directions.
• Cooking Pasta in the Soup: You can also cook the pasta right in the soup. Once the soup has cooked for at least 4 hours, set the crockpot to high, add pasta, and stir every 5-10 minutes until they’re cooked completely (should take about 10-15 minutes)
• Remove bay leaves & parmesan cheese rind from the pot and discard.
• If you cooked the pasta separately, add cooked pasta to the pot. Stir to combine and enjoy!

Instant Pot Instructions:

• Chop all vegetables. Set instant pot to Sauté mode for 10 minutes.
• Add olive oil to the pot. Heat olive oil in the pan for 1 minute. Sauté carrots, celery, onion and garlic for about 5-10 minutes until fragrant and softened.
• Once cooked, stir in the broth, cooked chicken, dried spices, and Parmesan rind. Place the lid on the Instant Pot and set the valve to Sealing, ‘Soup’ OR Pressure Cook for 5 minutes.
• Allow the soup to come to pressure and cook. It should take about 10 minutes to come to pressure, but can take longer if your broth is cold.
• While the soup cooks, bring a pot of water to a boil and cook your pasta per the directions.
• Once the soup has cooked, quick release the pressure valve.
• Remove bay leaves & parmesan cheese rind from the pot and discard.
• Add cooked pasta to the pot. Stir to combine and enjoy!
• Note: We do not recommend cooking the pasta in the instant pot. Stars pasta is very small and can easily overcook.