Alonti’s Wedding Soup Copycat

Italian, Mains, Soups, UncategorizedSeptember 30, 2012Comments: 7
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Alonti Wedding Soup

Today is the first pleasantly cool day that we’ve had here in Houston in God only knows when and I am SO happy.  Now, I know it’s officially Fall, but it has been so freaking hot here and I need a real cold snap to start making those warm and comfortable soups and stews !!!  So…I decided to throw caution to the wind and open the side and back doors, turn on the music (as someone is recoding football on TV!!) and make a stab at this soup.  It’s a great day in the Heights today listening to Jerry Jeff Walker, Willie Nelson and Zac Brown with this luscious soup bubbling on the stove…and my little Jaxie cat at my feet.

I guess I can’t blame Alonti’s Cafe for keeping this soup a secret because it is fantastic.  I was nicely surprised how similar the taste is for this recipe compared to the actual soup.  Quite yummy, very creamy and downright simple.

Alonti Cafe is near the building I worked at in downtown Houston, but in the underground tunnel system.  We would order lunches from Alonti and this was always the favorite. Then we’d all discuss how they made this really great soup…like we were all going to go home and actually make it.  One day I found this recipe at one of those copycat sites and here we are…

So, open the doors wide, turn up the music loud and get to cookin’…and make sure to wear your flip flops…it’s almost soup season…

Alonti’s Wedding Soup Copycat

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  • Yield: 6-8
  • Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

  • 2 lbs chicken breast & thigh, boneless
  • 1 stick butter
  • 3 cups celery, minced
  • 1 small onion, minced
  • 1 bunch green onions, minced
  • 1 small bunch Italian parsley, minced
  • 1 32oz carton chicken broth
  • 3 cups cream or half & half
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cup orzo pasta
  • 2 Tbs oregano
  • 1 tsp white pepper
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2-3 bay leaves

Directions:

  1. Cut all the chicken into bite size pieces, about 1 inch cubes.  Melt butter in dutch-oven size pot and add chicken pieces, cooking  over medium-high heat about 5-10 minutes.  Chicken will turn white but not be completely cooked.

  3. Add onion, celery, green onions, parsley, bay, oregano, salt and white pepper to chicken.  Cook till veggies are tender, about 5-10 minutes.

  5. Pour cream, chicken broth and water into pan and simmer about 20 minutes.

  6. Add orzo and simmer till tender.  Taste for salt.

  8. Simple, easy luscious.

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Comments: 7

  1. Joan Roe October 15, 2012 at 3:28 pm

    This looks so delicious, Carolyn. I can’t wait to try it. :)

  2. Michelle October 21, 2012 at 4:33 am

    Giiirl I was looking for this recipe because my mom just took me to Alonti’s to try this soup and it was DELISH!!! I saw your recipe and I’m making it THIS WEEK! lol! I stayed and went through EVERY recipe you had and I will be making several. Kudos to you for great recipes from a fellow Houstonian! :)

  3. Jackie November 14, 2012 at 12:00 pm

    From a fellow Houstonian, Thank you! I get this almost everytime I go to Alonti’s. Theirs is a little too peppery for me, but it still soooo goood! I can’t wait to make this at home now!

    • Carolyn November 15, 2012 at 9:00 pm

      This soup recipe is awesome. I hope you try it, you will love it.

  4. Chantal January 1, 2013 at 11:20 am

    omg, thank you!! I’ve searched in vain EVERYWHERE for a mock up of this soup. I no longer work in downtown, and there isn’t really an Alonti anywhere you can just pop in and out of fairly easily. Can’t wait to try this to quell the cravings! :)

    • Carolyn January 1, 2013 at 12:23 pm

      Yes, the soup is amazing! One of my faves.

  5. Chantal February 11, 2013 at 8:35 pm

    Ok, this?? WAS AWESOME. You totally nailed it! Thanks so much again! *craving fixed*