Chicken Cacciatore soup

The Teenager and I had a great evening out over the weekend with a friend and her son- we went to the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland and heard the Portland Youth Symphony play....what a talented group of young people, it was so great to hear them play, and also to see so many other  kids there listening.
    So we needed diner before we left,and I rustled up some Chicken Cacciatore soup to stop the old tum rumbling during the performance .

2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion,chopped
2 peppers, any  colour you fancy ,chopped
2 boned chicken breasts,cut into bite sized pieces
2 cloves garlic,minced
1 teasp dried mixed herbs
freshly ground pepper to taste
4 cups chicken stock
1 cup uncooked rotini
 1  8oz can tomato sauce
1/4 cup dry white wine
1/4 cup chopped parsley
freshly grated parmesan to garnish

 In a large soup pot,warm the oil and saute the onion,peppers and garlic for a few minutes, then add the chicken and cook until the chicken turns white and the veg are tender...about 5 minutes . Add the stock, dried herbs,and rotini,and simmer until the rotini is cooked, probably 7 -10 minutes. Add the tomato sauce,wine and parsley,and cook, uncovered for another 10 minutes. I thickened the soup at this point by mixing 1/2 teasp of cornflour with a tbsp of water and adding that to the liquid....bring to the boil and it thickens nicely. To serve,ladle into bowls and sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese. I served ours with garlic bread on the side.
  Just an easy dish, but it was really  tasty and warming...plus the Teenagers lapped it up, always a good sign !!