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Chicken Tortellini Soup

[heart_this] · Apr 8, 2019 · 11 Comments

Chicken Tortellini Soup

A quick and easy home made chicken tortellini soup that both light and bright, and filling and hearty!

When I’m craving a comforting bowl of chicken noodle soup but I want something a little more substantial I reach for this chicken tortellini soup recipe! This is really just a basic chicken noodle soup recipe with the noodles replaced with cheese tortellini so it’s super easy to make! For the batch that I photographed for this post I used a homemade chicken stock made with the leftover bones from a few rotisserie chickens and it’s just packed with flavour! I like to use the meat from rotisserie chicken as the meat in the soup, which keeps it simple, but you could also throw some raw chicken into the soup to cook in the same pot before removing it to shred or dice and placing it back in. My favourite way to finish this soup off is with a hit of fresh lemon juice and parsley which really brighten the soup up!

Chicken Tortellini Soup
Chicken Tortellini Soup
Chicken Tortellini Soup
Chicken Tortellini Soup

Chicken Tortellini Soup
Chicken Tortellini Soup

Chicken Tortellini Soup

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Servings: 4

A quick and easy home made chicken tortellini soup that both light and bright, and filling and hearty!

ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 cup onion, diced
  • 1 cup carrots, diced
  • 1 cup celery, diced
  • 4 cups chicken broth or chicken stock
  • 2 cups cooked chicken, cut into small pieces
  • 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
  • 8 ounces cheese tortellini (gluten free for gluten free)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 handful parsley, chopped
  • 1/2 lemon, juice (optional)
directions
  1. Heat the oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat, add the onions, carrot and celery and cook until tender, about 8-10 minutes.
  2. Add the chicken broth or stock, chicken and poultry seasoning, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
  3. Add the tortellini and simmer until just tender, about 5 minutes.
  4. Season with salt and pepper to taste and mix in the parsley.
Option: Pulse half of the onions, carrots and celery in a food processor until they are in grainy bits, do the first step with only the pureed veggies, cooking until they get nice and caramelized before deglazing the pan with the chicken broth and adding the remaining veggies. This way the pureed vegetables get amazingly caramelized and add a ton of flavour and the remaining veggies keep more of their texture because they are cooked less.
Option: Replace the oil with bacon grease.
Option: Add 1 tablespoon white miso in the final step.
Option: Mix in 1/4 cup finely grated parmigiano regginao (parmesan) in the last step.
Slow Cooker: Optionally implement step 1, place everything except the tortellini, miso, parmesan and parsley in the slow cooker and cook on low for 6-10 hours or high for 2-4 hours before adding the tortellini, cooking on high until tender, about 10 minutes, and mixing in the miso, parmesan and parsley.
Option: Another option is to use whole chicken breasts or thighs, placing them in the slow cooker with everything and pulling them out, shredding and returning to the soup when it is done cooking.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 443, Fat 15g (Saturated 4g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 83mg, Sodium 670mg, Carbs 43g (Fiber 3g, Sugars 7g), Protein 32g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. Jacqueline Adey says

    April 11, 2019 at 9:34 pm

    Saw this in my feed, I am going to have to try it. I love your recipes Kevin 🙂

    Reply
  2. Kate Berkey says

    April 13, 2019 at 6:20 am

    I was looking for an awesome recipe for the whole family and I stumbled on this article. I read and followed the instructions carefully and I made this chicken tortellini soup deliciously! Every member of my family is so happy! Thanks for this!

    Reply
  3. Patti says

    April 28, 2020 at 12:59 pm

    Made this for dinner last night and my husband and I enjoyed it. Leftovers for lunch.

    Reply
  4. Teresa says

    August 30, 2020 at 6:55 pm

    Looks delicious. Before I make it though, I have a question. In the photo it looks like the soup has a milk or cream base, but the recipe implies a clear broth base. Did you add cream after cooking it?

    Reply
    • kevin says

      August 31, 2020 at 8:30 am

      I do not normally add cream/milk to this soup but you can! The creamy look comes from the miso that I added to this batch!

      Reply
  5. Judy says

    October 9, 2020 at 12:50 am

    This was a delicious recipe, loved the touch of lemon, & I added a bit of fresh spinach to each bowl when serving. Definitely a keeper – thank you!

    Reply
  6. Rose says

    January 26, 2021 at 4:00 pm

    Great recipe. Used shredded rotisserie chicken instead. I have a picky eater and when my daughter went for seconds, I knew it was a hit!

    Reply

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