Vegan Chicken Noodle Soup

This vegan chicken noodle soup features seitan chicken and chickpea rotini for a plant-based and protein packed version of the classic soup.

Author:

Elizabeth | At Elizabeth's Table

Serves:

6

Prep:

10

minutes

Cook:

25

minutes

TOtal:

35

minutes

Ingredients

  • ½ Batch Vegan Seitan Chicken *see notes for substitutes
  • 1 Medium Yellow Onion, small diced
  • 4 Stalks Celery, sliced
  • 3 Medium Carrots, sliced
  • 4 Cloves Garlic, minced
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • ½ Teaspoon Salt
  • ⅛ Teaspoon Pepper
  • 8 Cups Vegetable Stock
  • 8 Ounces Rotini or short pasta of choice
  • ¼ Cup Roughly Chopped Fresh Parsley + more for garnish

Instructions

  1. Prepare the seitan chicken or protein of choice.
  2. Sauté the onion, celery, carrots, garlic, bay leaf, salt, pepper using a splash of vegetable broth. Cook for 4-5 minutes, until the vegetables are softened.
  3. Add the vegetable stock to the pot and bring to a boil.
  4. Add the pasta to the pot, and boil in the broth according to the time indicated on the package directions.
  5. Add the chicken and parsley when there is about 2 minutes left for the pasta to cook.
  6. Before serving, remove the bay leaf. Serve with a garnish of fresh parsley.