A quick, simple 3 ingredient pastina soup for when the days are cold, and you are feeling under the weather.
Make this clear Italian pasta soup within minutes in one pot only.
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What is Pastina?
Pastina is a soup made with a type of tiny shaped pasta that originated in Italy.
The most common pastina pasta soups are made with the star shaped stelline, which may or may not contain eggs.
The noodles are most commonly made with a clear broth.
I normally make them when I'm sick, so to say, when I caught a common cold or when I have an upset stomach.
My mum used to make a pastina soup for my siblings when they were babies.
Tip: If you are feeling under the weather, try my healing spiced broth soup.
Ingredients
- Broth—We use either vegetable broth, beef broth or a chicken stock. It's up to you.
- Pastina Pasta — Small Pasta shapes, that can be stars (as I used) or other small shapes such as ABC.
- Salt, to taste
You can choose to top your soup, the traditional method. This is optional:
- Rosemary Sprig fresh
- Parmesan grated
How to make this soup?
Fortunately, cooking pastina is easy, which is especially a blessing when you are feeling sick.
Here is how I make mine. Find the complete recipe with US and metric ingredient measurements and instructions after the how-to section.
Step 1
Heat up a pot with broth, stock, or water with Maggi cubes.
Bring the liquid to cook.
Step 2
Pour the pastina noodles into the cooking broth and mix.
Cook as per packet instructions.
Step 3
Pour cooked soup and noodles into a bowl or plate and garnish with fresh thyme and Parmesan (optional).
📖 Recipe
3 Ingredient Pastina Soup Recipe
Ingredients
For the soup:
- 32 ounces Broth *see in post for choices
- 1 cup Pastina Pasta
- Salt to taste
To garnish (optional):
- Rosemary Sprig fresh
- Parmesan grated
Instructions
- Pour broth into a pot and place over the heat. Keep on medium to high heat and bring to a slow boil.32 ounces Broth
- Pour pastina pasta noodles into the cooking broth and mix. Allow to cook and make sure to stir occasionally to avoid the noodles from sticking at the bottom.1 cup Pastina Pasta
- Season with salt to taste and cook noodles soft.Salt
- To serve, pour soup with noodles into a bowl or shallow plate and garnish with a rosemary sprig and/ or Parmesan. The garnish is optional.Parmesan, Rosemary Sprig
Notes
Nutrition
Choice of broth
You can use chicken broth, vegetable broth, or even beef broth.
Likewise, feel free to use stock instead of a broth.
At home, we tend to just use water seasoned with a Maggi or Knorr broth cube.
You get those broth powders too which you can use to create a broth easily.
Or else, a broth made from scratch is the healthiest and tastiest option.
Storing & freezing
Yes, you can!
Keep your soup in airtight containers.
Best are the fridge save/microwave save/freezer-friendly container that you get in stores.
Place the container in the fridge but eat within days or store in the freezer for another day in the future.
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