"I tried three of the available recipes for this Carrabba's chicken soup dish - usually called Mamma Mandola's Sicillian Chicken Soup - and was not quite getting the results I wanted.
I'm NOT a cook, and live literally thousands of miles away from the nearest Carrabba's restaurant, so I had to improvise a little on the three recipes I found. I am quite happy with the results, though, and it's the closest I've made to this recipe.
It is also a big batch, but I figured if I was spending an afternoon making ..."
INGREDIENTS
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olive oil
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3 medium sweet onions
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2 1/2 medium green peppers
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10 hearts celery (I estimated 8 whole stalks, but only had hearts)
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8 -10 medium carrots (6 large would be enough)
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8 medium sized potatoes, roughly diced (maybe just 4-5 larger Idaho baking potatoes?)
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10 -12 garlic cloves
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4 quarts chicken stock (2 from boxed broth, 2 from concentrate)
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5 boneless skinless chicken breasts
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2 (28 ounce) cans tomatoes, 28 oz can and (I used "Generic" Safeway Diced Petite, (1, 1)
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1 cup of chopped parsley
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white pepper (2 tablespoons total?)
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black pepper (1.5 or 2 tablespoons?)
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salt (1.5 tablespoon?, and then salted to taste at end)
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2 lbs ditalini, as needed when serving (or stubby pasta of choice)