Dive into soup season with this delicious and easy recipe! Perfect for those evenings when you need something hearty, quick, and so, so good!
Being that it’s the middle of May and strangely freezing right now — yes, suddenly we went from weather in the 90’s back to highs in the low-50s — I’ve been craving warm soups. So amongst some other favorite winter soup recipes I have pulled back out, I also recently gave this easy chicken tortellini soup recipe from Real Simple a try.
“Easy” is no exaggeration. Made with fresh or frozen tortellini and shredded rotisserie chicken, this yummy soup literally cooks up in 15-20 minutes, with only about 2 minutes of that time being prep. And it was delicious!! I added in some extra rosemary to season the broth, which I loved. And for any of you who love broth, I’d definitely recommend adding in an extra 3-4 cups of chicken broth (along with some extra rosemary, salt and pepper). But otherwise, this was great “as is”!
Definitely a terrific “simple” soup to warm you up on a cold day…even if that falls in the middle of May! :)
Easy Chicken Tortellini Soup
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 3-5 servings
Description
Dive into soup season with this delicious and easy recipe! Perfect for those evenings when you need something hearty, quick, and so, so good!
Ingredients
- 4 carrots, cut into bite-size pieces
- 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 8 ounces cheese tortellini (fresh or frozen)
- 1 1/2 cups rotisserie chicken, shredded
- kosher salt and freshly-ground black pepper
- 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1/2 tsp. ground rosemary (or 2 tsp. chopped fresh rosemary
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, simmer the carrots in the broth until tender, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Add the tortellini and simmer until tender, 2 to 4 minutes.
- Add the chicken and cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes more; season salt, pepper and rosemary, then sprinkle with the parsley. Serve warm.
Notes
This would of course also be great with different kinds of tortellini. Also feel free to experiment with seasonings!
Recipe adapted from Real Simple
Ali’s Tip:
This would of course also be great with different kinds of tortellini. Also feel free to experiment with seasonings!
I have a question about your chicken tortellini soup. What can be substituted for rosemary? Also is 8 oz tortellini half the package or one cup tortellini? And how much dried parsley would you use for this recipe? This is if I do not have fresh parsley?
I made this today and its great. I used the carrots and added asparagus and a pinch of ground anise. Wowza
I would just like to add a few more items on to your recipe from mine if you dont mind.. You dont have to use them or anything… Just thought Id share what I have concocted with everyone :)
Since I made a HUGE batch so I can freeze it throughout the winter and eat as myself and my daughter want this is how I go about making our Home made Chicken Tortellini Soup
5lb boneless chicken
6 qts water
3 large cans of chicken broth
2 Bags of celery
2 Baby carrots
1 small onion
2 jalapeno peppers
1 garlic clove
1 can diced tomatoes
1 lime for flavoring :)… really adds a KICK to it
ground parsley
It only takes me approx 45 minutes to make mine, and it serves up to 40 people depending on how much or how little someone eats. But like I stated before, I just make it for myself who is 21, and my 3 1/2 year old daughter, and she LOVES IT!… oh and my wonderful boyfriend, cant forget him haha :D
Thanks for reading, hopefully you learn a trick or two ;)
tata! xoxx
Just made this for dinner. It was delicious. Husband said it was one of the best soup broths ever. We’ll be having this again.