4 italian vermicelli soup Recipes

whole chicken (about 3 1/2 lb), cut into 8 pieces, whole chicken breasts, split with skin and bones, water, onions, chopped fine, celery rib, chopped fine, a 1-lb can whole peeled tomatoes with juice, vermicelli, broken into small pieces, freshly grated romano cheese

canned chick-peas, rinsed, vegetable broth, chopped tomatoes, onion, chopped, garlic, minced, bay leaf, fresh thyme, red potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch chunks, carrot, sliced, frozen italian flat beans, vermicelli (optional), prepared pesto sauce

olive oil or 1 -2 tbsp vegetable oil, onion, chopped, leeks, split, cleaned and sliced or 1 additional onion, chopped italian parsley, vegetable broth (or a 14 1/2-oz can or a mixture of broth and water) or 1 3/4 cups chicken broth (or a 14 1/2-oz can or a mixture of broth and water), carrot, diced, boiling potato, peeled and diced (optional), ground cumin, turmeric, middle eastern pale-green squash (about 1 lb) or 3 -4 small zucchini, diced (about 1 lb), spinach , turnip greens or 4 -5 oz other greens, rinsed, large stems removed (kale, chard) or 4 -5 oz half a 10-oz bag leaves or 4 -5 oz other greens, chopped (about 4 cups), vermicelli , spaghetti (about 1 cup) or 3 oz extra-fine egg noodles, broken in 3- to 4-inch lengths (about 1 cup), cooked chickpeas (garbanzo beans) or 1 1/2 cups white beans (or a 15-oz can, drained), salt & freshly ground black pepper, cayenne pepper, sourdough bread, sliced