Tomato Tortellini Soup
Tomato Tortellini Soup with chicken and spinach is a flavorful packed meal for any night of the week. A healthy and family pleasing dinner.
Soup, salad and garlic bread makes a quick and easy meal that the whole family can agree on.
If you are looking for a low- stress meal with a lot of flavor, this tomato tortellini soup is the answer. Make it with leftover smoked chicken or pick up a rotisserie chicken from the deli.
Ingredients Needed
- Onion ~ Yellow or sweet onion, diced.
- Olive Oil
- Can of Crushed Tomatoes or tomato sauce.
- Chicken Broth ~ Homemade if you have it.
- Cooked Chicken ~ Any leftover chicken or rotisserie chicken will work.
- Cheese Tortellini ~ Frozen or refrigerated.
- Spinach ~ Fresh or Frozen. If using frozen, thaw and squeeze out excess liquid.
- Pesto
- Granulated Garlic
- Dried Basil
- Dried Oregano
- Onion Powder
- Kosher Salt
- Fresh Ground Pepper
- Parmesan Cheese ~ Optional for garnish.
Step By Step Directions
STEP 1 Cook diced onions in olive oil in a dutch oven or soup pan over medium heat, stirring often until softened.
STEP 2 Add crushed tomatoes and chicken broth, raise to high heat and bring mixture to a boil.
STEP 3 Chop cooked chicken into small pieces.
STEP 4 Add cheese tortellini, spinach and chopped chicken. Cook for 5- 8 minutes until tortellini is cooked through.
STEP 5 Stir in the pesto, dried herbs and spices, salt and pepper. Continue to cook 5 minutes.
STEP 6 Remove from heat and serve immediately. Garnish with shredded parmesan cheese if desired.
Recipe Notes
Variations: Cooked turkey, sausage or ground beef will also work well in this soup.
Vegetables: You can also add carrots, bell peppers or mushrooms, cooking with the onions.
Make it Creamy: Add 1/2 cup heavy cream with the pesto if you would like a creamy tomato soup.
Make it Spicy: Add red pepper flakes for a spicy kick.
Storage: Store leftover soup in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 3 days.
Reheat: Place soup in a pan and add additional chicken broth or water. Cook over medium heat, stirring until heated through.
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Italian Gnocchi Soup is one of our most popular soup recipes and it is seriously easy with just a few ingredients.
Grilled Chicken Parmesan Soup is another great recipe to make with leftover chicken. This recipe never fails to satisfy the whole family.
Don’t stress over dinner tonight, when you can get this easy Tortellini Tomato Soup with chicken and spinach on the table in about 30 minutes.
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Tomato Tortellini Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion diced
- 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 12 ounces frozen spinach thawed and liquid squeezed out (or fresh)
- 1 pound diced cooked chicken
- 19 ounce frozen or refrigerated cheese tortellini
- 1/4 cup pesto
- 1 tablespoon granulated garlic
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- Grated Parmesan cheese for garnish
Instructions
- Cook diced onions in olive oil in a dutch oven or soup pan over medium heat, stirring often until softened.
- Add crushed tomatoes and chicken broth, raise to high heat and bring mixture to a boil.
- Chop cooked chicken into small pieces.
- Add cheese tortellini, spinach and chopped chicken. Cook for 5- 8 minutes until tortellini is cooked through.
- Stir in the pesto, dried herbs and spices, salt and pepper. Continue to cook 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and serve immediately.
- Garnish with shredded parmesan cheese if desired.
This soup was absolutely delicious! So warm and comforting.
My whole family is going to love this soup! Thank you for the recipe!