Chicken Tortellini Soup
Chicken tortellini soup is everything you love about a classic chicken noodle soup recipe, but better. This is a 30-minute one pot soup recipe perfect for any night of the week.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Makes: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 3 carrots, diced
- 3 celery ribs, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 6 cups chicken stock, homemade is best
- 3 cups shredded, cooked chicken
- 16 oz fresh or frozen tortellini
- 1 tablespoon fresh minced dill
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1 lemon, juiced
- kosher salt
- freshly cracked pepper
Instructions
- Saute the veggies. Add the oil to a dutch oven or soup pot over medium heat and add the veggies and garlic. Cook for 3-4 minutes, until the onions are starting to get soft.
- Add the broth and chicken. Add the broth and chicken to the pot and bring to a simmer for 15 minutes. This recipe uses rotisserie already cooked chicken, but you could use raw chicken breast or thighs. Just let it simmer with the veggies until cooked through, then shred and return to the pot.
- Add the tortellini. Once the veggies are soft, add the tortellini to the pot and simmer for 5-7 minutes.
- Finish. Stir in the lemon zest, juice, and dill and season with salt and pepper.
Notes
See above blog post for notes on choosing the right tortellini and storage instructions.
This recipe calls for shredded rotisserie chicken, but you can also poach chicken in the soup until cooked through and shred before returning to the pot.