Creamy Fish Pasta Soup
Laden with nutritious veggies, delectable cream cheese and herby mahi mahi, this soup is just the thing you want to come back to after a hectic work day.
Servings
Produce
Yellow Onion (Organic)
1/2 0.25 Whole
Carrot (Organic)
6 3 oz
Celery (Organic)
3 1.5 oz
Kale (Organic)
3 1.5 oz
Spinach (Organic)
3 1.5 oz
Parsley (Organic)
1/2 0.25 oz
Protein & more
Cream Cheese
4 2 oz
Vegetable Broth Paste
3 1.5 teaspoon
Elbow Macaroni
5 2.5 oz
Mahi Mahi
1 0.5 lb
Pantry items
Olive oil
2 1 tablespoon
Sea salt
1 0.5 teaspoon
Spice mix
Onion powder
1/2 0.25 teaspoon
Garlic powder
1 0.5 teaspoon
Dried oregano
1 0.5 teaspoon
Parsley, dried
1 0.5 teaspoon
Bay leaf
1 0.5 Whole
Prep ahead (optional)
a. Thinly slice yellow onion and celery. b. Peel carrots, medium dice. c. Chop kale leaves and spinach bite-sized. d. Rough chop parsley.
Instructions
1
Sear the mahi mahi:
a. In a bowl, season the mahi mahi with ½ tsp salt.
b. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a saute pan. Add the mahi mahi. Sear for 2-3 minutes on both sides. Remove into bowl and keep aside.
2
Cook the soup:
a. Heat ½ tbsp olive oil in a large pot. Add the onions (thinly slice), celery (thinly slice) and carrots (peel, medium dice). Saute for about 3-5 minutes or until onions have softened.
b. Add vegetable broth paste and 4 cups water (2 cups for 2 person portion). Stir well to combine.
c. Add seared mahi mahi. Cover and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, cover with lid tilted slightly, and cook for 6-8 more minutes, or until fish is cooked through.
d. Add the elbow pasta. Remove mahi mahi from the pot using tongs or a slotted spoon. Increase heat to medium high and bring to a boil. Cook until pasta is al-dente, about 8 minutes.
e. Meanwhile, transfer mahi mahi to chopping board and chop into bite-sized pieces.
f. Add the cream cheese to the soup. Stir well to combine.
g. Add the spinach (chop bite-sized), kale (chop bite-sized), chopped mahi mahi and pasta soup spice mix. Cook for about 3 more minutes, or until kale is wilted.
3
Serve:
a. Divide soup amongst bowls. Garnish with parsley (rough chop). Enjoy!
Chef's notes
If fish is not your preferred protein for this soup, you can make it with chicken too.
This recipe has been adapted from Taste
All spice mixes and dressings made by Inner Chef from scratch with organic ingredients, local when possible.
This week’s local ingredients across all Inner Chef meal-kits come from:
Gundermann Acres,
Wharton County, TX
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Fagan Family Farm
Lone Star Herbs,
League City, TX
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G&S Groves,
Mission, TX
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The Farm Patch,
Pleasanton, TX
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Kitchen Pride,
Gonzales, TX
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Fruitful Hill Farm,
Bastrop, TX
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J&B Farms,
Hondo, TX
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Martinez Farms,
Pleasanton, TX
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Village Farms,
Marfa, TX
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Animal Farm,
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Bouldin Food Forest,
Rogers, TX
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Buena Tierra Farms,
Fredonia, TX
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Dilorio Farms,
Hempstead, TX
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Engel Farms,
Fredericksburg, TX
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Good Flow Honey,
Austin, TX
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Hairston Creek Farms,
Burnet, TX
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Hifi Mycology,
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Homestead Gristmill,
Waco, TX
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K. H. Farms,
Poteet, TX
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Pedernales Valley Farms,
Federicksburg, TX
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Lightsey Farms,
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Texas Olive Ranch,
Carrizo Springs, TX
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Thomas Kindle,
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Top of Texas,
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US Citrus,
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Country Boy Farms,
Kennard, TX
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Francis and Thatcher,
Manor, TX
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James Farm,
Prairie Ronde, LA
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