Name: Chicken and Stars Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 small white onion; 2 carrots, diced; 2 stalks celery, diced; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 8 cups good-quality chicken stock; 2 cups finely-chopped cooked chicken; 2 bay leaves; 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary; 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme; 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 1 cup uncooked stelline (star-shaped pasta); fine sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper; optional garnishes: freshly-grated Parmesan, lemon wedge, and/or chopped fresh parsley