Description
This Chicken Tortellini Soup is a hearty, flavorful dish packed with tender chicken, fresh vegetables, and cheesy tortellini, making it the perfect comfort food for a quick dinner at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) extra virgin olive oil or light olive oil
- ½ medium yellow onion diced
- 3 stalks celery chopped
- 3 medium carrots sliced into coins
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 64 oz (1.9 l) chicken stock or broth
- 2 tsps (4 g) italian seasoning
- ½ tsp (3 g) fine sea salt or table salt
- ½ tsp (1 g) ground black pepper
- 1½ cups (105 g) cooked, diced or shredded chicken
- 1 (9 oz /255 g) package refrigerated cheese tortellini
- 1 cup (236 ml) whole milk
- 1 tbsp (8 g) cornstarch or arrowroot powder
- 1 cup (33 g) fresh baby spinach leaves, torn and stems removed
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) fresh lemon juice
- fresh parsley for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat.
- Add the diced onion, celery, and carrots and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onion is translucent and the vegetables are partially tender.
- Add the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute, just until fragrant.
- Stir in the chicken stock, Italian seasoning, sea salt, and black pepper. Increase the heat and bring the soup to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and maintain a gentle simmer. Add the cooked chicken and cheese tortellini and cook for about 5 minutes, or until the tortellini is tender.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the milk and cornstarch until smooth. Ladle a small amount of hot soup into the mixture and stir to temper it, then pour it back into the pot. Add the spinach and stir well. Simmer for about 2 minutes, or until the soup thickens slightly and the spinach is wilted and bright green.
- Remove the soup from the heat and stir in the fresh lemon juice.
- Serve warm, garnished with fresh parsley if desired.
Notes
For a richer flavor, use homemade chicken broth
Feel free to add other vegetables like peas or corn for variation
Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 23g
- Cholesterol: 50mg