We Turned Italian Penicillin Soup Into a Casserole for the Best 5-Ingredient Comfort-Food Dinner

Name: We Turned Italian Penicillin Soup Into a Casserole for the Best 5-Ingredient Comfort-Food Dinner
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 cup frozen mirepoix; 12 ounces pastina; 5 cups chicken broth; 1 teaspoon jarred chicken stock base, such as Better than Bouillon®; 3/4 ounce Parmesan cheese, grated with a Microplane grater, plus more for serving; freshly ground black pepper

50 min·Italian

Prep10 min

Cook35 min

Additional5 min

Total50 min

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Ingredients

1 cup frozen mirepoix
12 ounces pastina
5 cups chicken broth
1 teaspoon jarred chicken stock base, such as Better than Bouillon®
3/4 ounce Parmesan cheese, grated with a Microplane grater, plus more for serving
freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

5 steps

Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Microwave mirepoix in a small bowl, uncovered, on High until thawed, 1 to 2 minutes.

Add pastina, chicken broth, stock base, and thawed mirepoix to an 8-x 8-inch baking dish and stir carefully to combine. Cover with aluminum foil and very gently place in the oven.

Bake in the preheated oven until pastina is al dente (tender with a bite) and liquid is almost absorbed, 35 to 40 minutes. Remove foil carefully and stir in Parmesan cheese. Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.

Serve with additional Parmesan cheese and black pepper.

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