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
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
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!Ali’s Tip:
This would of course also be great with different kinds of tortellini. Also feel free to experiment with seasonings!
Love this soup. Cold with rain/snow mix today so it’s perfect. Try taking the chicken off the rotisserie chicken, put the carcass in cheese cloth and simmering the veggies in that for broth. I add diced onion and celery as well as a little fresh garlic. Add thinly sliced zucchini right before putting the chicken in to bulk it up. Yum!
This soup looks delicious – perfect for the cooler fall weather. I cannot wait to try it.
We made it with some canned broth supplemented by one chicken tender which poached in the broth as it heated. We added some fresh herbs from the garden and chopped up vegetables from the fridge. Added in the tortellini. It was delicious. Great recipe. Thanks.
Mmmm! Tortellini amazing, the soup sounds awesome!
This weather IS nuts, isn’t it? Maybe the Rapture really is coming lol Or maybe not. Either way, this soup looks fantastic and I could use a bowl any day =)
This looks delicious. I love soup recipes because they are generally pretty easy to execute, but take time to cook so it still feels wholesome. The warmth of soup is always relaxing too! I love anything with tortellini too, so you have hit some crucial points here haha! Thanks for sharing!
You must live next door to me. No one else is going through the crazy weather that we are, right? Go East Bay California… :) We’re planning on soup for dinner tonight as well. After all, what better for a rainy day? :)
This soup looks awesome!
ugh i hear you..i’m on a business trip in rhode island right now and it’s miserably cold and rainy! i could use a bowl of this!
Rotisserie chicken is a life-saver, isn’t it? I make a tortellini/tomato/spinach/sausage soup that we love for a quick, easy meal. I’m going to definitely try this one too.