Creamy Roasted Chicken Noodle Soup

I am participating in the Crazy Cooking Challenge for the first time, hosted by Mom's Crazy Cooking.



For this challenge you must find a recipe on someone elses blog that fits the category for that month. Make the recipe, then blog about it. All recipes are then posted at a specified day and time. This months challenge is chicken noodle soup. I searched throughout blog-land and believe I found the perfect recipe here at  For the Love of Cooking. Of course I had to make a couple of minor changes like dividing it in half and substituting zucchini for the celery. For their original recipe click here: Creamy Roasted Chicken Noodle Soup. I picked this both because it is creamy and it has potato in it - unusual for chicken noodle soup. So here is my pared down, slightly altered version.

1 T olive oil
1/2 cup sweet yellow onion, diced
1/2 cup matchstick carrots
1/4 cup zucchini, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
Oregano
Poultry seasoning
1 cube chicken bullion crumbled
Sea Salt and Black Pepper
3 cubes chicken bullion
3 cups water
2 cups  potato, peeled and diced
1 cup roasted chicken, shredded
1/8 cup cornstarch
5 oz can evaporated milk
1 cup rigatoni pasta

Heat oil in 3-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots and zucchini; saute for 3 minutes or until onion is translucent. Add the garlic and cook for an additional minute, stirring constantly.

Season the cooked vegetables with oregano, poultry seasoning, crumbled bullion cube, sea salt and black pepper, to taste. Heat the three cups of water with the three bullion cubes in the microwave for about 3 1/2 minutes. Set aside 1/4 cup of the broth. Add the other 2 3/4 cups of broth and the potatoes to the seasoned vegetables; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer partially covered, 20 minutes or until the potato is tender.

Combine the cornstarch with the remaining 1/4 cup of broth and mix well. Add cornstarch mix, chicken, evaporated milk and pasta to the broth. Cook for 10 minutes or until pasta is done. Taste and re-season as needed. Serve and enjoy.