This recipe is perfect for those seeking a simple, quick, and comforting meal. With basic ingredients like pasta, potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, and onions, you can make a soup full of flavor with a perfect texture. Whether for a quick weeknight dinner or a family gathering, this elbow pasta soup will become one of your favorite recipes.
You can prepare this elbow pasta soup with chicken or beef, simply add the desired portions to the ingredients.
How to make Elbow Pasta Soup in a slow cooker?
To make this elbow pasta soup in a slow cooker, follow the previous recipe and adjust the cooking time to 45 minutes. I hope you enjoy this delicious dish.
Can I use a different type of pasta for the recipe? Yes, you can use any type of pasta you have available instead of elbow pasta. You can try macaroni, noodles, alphabet shapes, or any other small pasta you prefer.
How can I make the soup creamier?
If you want the soup to have a creamier texture, you can add some heavy cream at the end of the cooking process. Add the cream slowly, stirring to ensure it blends well with the soup.
Can I add protein to this soup?
Of course, you can add protein to this soup if you wish. You can add cooked and shredded chicken, ground beef, shrimp, or any other protein you like. Simply add it to the pot with the other ingredients before cooking.
Tips and advice
- Make sure to dice the potatoes and carrots into small pieces to ensure they cook faster and blend well with the soup.
- If you don't have a pressure cooker, you can cook the soup in a regular pot over medium heat for 30-40 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
- To give the soup a richer flavor, you can add some minced garlic along with the onions and tomatoes.
Recommendations
- Serve the soup hot, accompanied by some avocado slices and fresh cilantro leaves for an added flavor boost.
- This soup is perfect for making in large batches and freezing for future meals.
- If you like cheese, sprinkle some grated cheese over the soup before serving.
Common mistakes
- Not dicing the potatoes and carrots into small pieces can lead to uneven cooking and may take longer to cook.
- Adding too much salt can ruin the soup's taste. Add salt gradually and taste the soup before adding more.
- Not adding enough water can cause the soup to dry out and stick to the pot's bottom.
Recommended Recipe
If you liked the elbow pasta soup, we recommend trying the chicken rice soup. Both recipes share ingredients like chicken, potatoes, and carrots, and the chicken rice soup is also easy to prepare and delicious.
We recommend preparing: Chicken broth or oven-roasted chicken.
📖 Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ pound elbow pasta
- 2 cups of potatoes (diced small)
- 1 carrot (grated or diced small)
- 1 tomato (finely chopped)
- ½ egg onion or 2 stalks of spring onion (finely chopped)
- ½ cube of beef bouillon or chicken bouillon cube
- Food coloring to taste (common in Colombian recipes)
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- In the pressure cooker with enough water, add the elbow pasta, potatoes, tomato, onion, carrot, bouillon cube, food coloring, and salt to taste.
- Cook over medium heat for 20 minutes.
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