Macaroni Soup (Sopas)

This dish is a Filipino version of Minestrone. It is popularly known as Sopas, a Filipino favorite pasta that can be good as snacks or a complete meal itself.

Ingredients :

• 2 tbsp. oil
• 1 tbsp. unsalted butter
• 1 onion, sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 6 cups water
• 2 chicken thighs (bone-in)
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 carrot, diced
• 2 cups elbow macaroni (or shell macaroni)
• 3 Vienna sausages, thinly sliced
• 1/4 lb. cabbage, thinly sliced
• 1 cup milk
• 4 chopped green onions, for garnish

Cooking Procedures :

1. Heat oil and butter in a skillet over medium heat. Sauté onion and garlic until onion is translucent. Set aside.
2. Pour water to a stockpot and bring to a boil. Add chicken; season with salt and pepper. Cover; simmer for 20 minutes, or until chicken is tender. Take out the chicken and let it cool. By using your hands (or two forks – one to tear the chicken meat and one to hold the bone) shred the meat of the cook chicken; discard the bones. Put shredded chicken back to the pot.
3. Add sautéed onion and garlic, carrot, macaroni and sausages. Simmer over medium-low heat for 15 minutes, or until macaroni is tender. Add cabbage and milk; simmer for another 5 more minutes. Serve into individual bowls and garnish with green onions.
4. Serves 4 to 6.