Dilly Chicken & Pearl Pasta Soup
with Carrots, Lemon & Ciabatta Toasts
- Wheat
- Soy
- Milk
This bowl of comfort is filled with juicy bites of chicken, tender carrots, and springy pearl couscous. For an extra layer of flavor, the soup is finished with a handful of fresh dill and a squeeze of lemon for a bright citrus pop. Buttery ciabatta toasts add that crunch you’re craving in this 20 minute meal.
Ingredients
10 ounce
Chopped Chicken Breast
1 unit
Ciabatta
(Contains: Wheat, Soy)
6 ounce
Carrot
1 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
1 unit
Lemon
1 ounce
Mirepoix Paste
¼ ounce
Dill
¾ cup
Israeli Couscous
(Contains: Wheat)
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Wash and dry produce.
Trim, peel, and halve carrots lengthwise; cut crosswise into ¼-inch-thick half-moons. Quarter lemon. Pick and roughly chop fronds from dill.
Open package of chicken* and drain off any excess liquid.
Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium pot (large pot for 4 servings) over medium-high heat. Add chicken and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, 3 minutes.
Stir in carrots, couscous, stock concentrate, mirepoix paste, and 3 cups water (6 cups for 4 servings). Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to medium low. Cook until couscous is tender and chicken is cooked through, 6-8 minutes.
While soup cooks, halve and toast ciabatta. Spread 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) over cut sides of ciabatta. Cut each half on a diagonal.
Once soup is done, remove pot from heat. Add juice from one lemon wedge (two wedges for 4 servings) and as much dill as you like. Stir to combine. Taste and season with salt, pepper, and more lemon juice if desired.
Divide soup between bowls. Serve with ciabatta toasts and any remaining lemon wedges on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many found it light and fresh with dill and lemon, though some felt it needed more depth; consider adding extra stock or herbs.
- Ease of prep: Quick and simple to make, with several mentioning it was ready in just 20 minutes 🍲.
- Suggestions: Try sautéing extra veggies like celery and onion; some added more chicken stock concentrate for richer flavor.
- Portions: Filling for most, though a few wanted more veggies or pasta in the mix.
- Texture: Some found the chicken pieces too large or chewy; consider cutting into smaller, even chunks before cooking.
Reviews from our home cooks
I cooked the chicken in with the soup. Plus I added some extra chicken broth. I minced the dill and cooked it all in one pot simultaneously. It was absolutely delicious!
Surprisingly filling. REALLY tasty. I did not expect to love this soup but here we are... would 100% order this again if it comes back on future menus.
A great new soup for me to try and it was very flavorful and healthy! Turned out great!
Easy to make and flavorful. Garlic bread I ate in one sitting though (the second portion of soup I brought to work). Loved it
Delicious dill chicken flavor. A decent amount in terms of portioning too.
Even though it is summer, and we're in Florida. I like soups, and this soup was very tasty.
So easy - it really tastes like homemade soup in just a minute.
This was kind of bland, as is. I wound up adding so much salt to it, because it really didn't have much flavor. I had some celery on hand, so I added that in. You definitely need more liquid than what is listed. I had one bowl, and all the liquid was gone, but there was still so much of the ingredients left in the pot. I wound up opening a can of chicken noodle soup I had, and tossing that in to give me more broth. I didn't use the dill; I tried it on one spoonful, and it was too overpowering. I might get this one again if there was nothing else that looked appealing that week.
This was really easy and quick to put together. I do not like the flavor of dill so used Tarragon instead. I did add an additional packet of chicken flavored broth concentrate because it flavorful enough for me.
Delicious but I added more veggies to the soup, I felt it should've had more
