Faux-Kin Noodle Soup (Vegan Chicken Noodle Soup)

• 1 1/2 cups chopped carrots
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 yellow onion, chopped
• 1 leek, chopped
• 1 shallot, diced
• 6 cups vegetable broth
• 3 teaspoons vegetable bouillon (such as Better Than Bouillon(R))
• 1/4 cup parsley
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 (16 ounce) package rotini pasta
• 1 (16 ounce) package chicken-flavored seitan

1. Saute carrots, celery, onion, leek, and shallot in a soup pot over medium-high heat until onion is translucent and carrots lose their crunch, 7 to 10 minutes.
2. Pour broth over vegetables in the pot and bring to a rolling boil. Dissolve bouillon into broth; reduce heat to a simmer.
3. Add parsley, bay leaves, thyme, salt, and pepper. Cook until carrots are soft, about 10 minutes more.
4. Add pasta and seitan and cook until pasta is al dente, another 7 to 10 minutes.

carrots, celery, yellow onion, shallot, vegetable broth, vegetable bouillon, parsley, bay leaves, thyme, salt, rotini pasta, seitan

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/263117/faux-kin-noodle-soup-vegan-chicken-noodle-soup/ (may not work)