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    Creamy Chicken Tortellini Soup

    March 2, 2024 / By Holly Erickson & Natalie Mortimer

    This chicken and cheese tortellini soup is something that just always sounds good. Luckily, it’s the easiest thing to make and is full of vegetables and cheese, so it’s both healthy and cozy!
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Lunch
    • Dinner
    • Soup
    • One Pot
    a bowl of chicken tortellini soup made with cream, parmesan, spinach, pepper, salt, paprika and italian seasoning
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    butter, flour, spices, carrots, celery, spinach, tortellini, chicken, broth, cream and Parmesan in prep bowls

    Ingredients For Creamy Tortellini Soup

    • Seasoning: sea salt, freshly cracked black pepper, Italian seasoning, paprika

    • Pantry: flour, chicken stock

    • Vegetables: yellow onion, carrots, celery ribs, garlic cloves, baby spinach

    • Dairy: salted butter, heavy cream, Parmesan

    • Fresh: chicken breast, bag cheese tortellini

    onion, carrots, celery and garlic being cooked in butter in a large pot
    broth and cream being poured into a pot with onion, carrots, celery, garlic and butter
    chicken, tortellini, chicken broth, cream, parmesan, spinach, pepper, salt, paprika and italian seasoning in a pot
    a pot of chicken tortellini soup made with cream, parmesan, spinach, pepper, salt, paprika and italian seasoning

    How to Make Chicken Tortellini Soup

    1. Cook the onion, carrots, and celery in butter in a large pot (about 5 minutes). Stir in the garlic and cook for another minute until fragrant. Sprinkle with the flour and stir until incorporated.

    2. Add in the chicken stock, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, paprika, cream, and parmesan. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.

    3. Stir in the chicken, tortellini, and spinach. Cook until the spinach is wilted, the tortellini is tender, and the chicken is warmed through, 3-5 minutes.

    4. Ladle the soup into bowls. Serve sprinkled with Parmesan and red pepper flakes, if desired.

    a pot of chicken tortellini soup made with cream, parmesan, spinach, pepper, salt, paprika and italian seasoning

    How to Store Leftover Soup + Tips

    • Soup leftovers can be stored in the fridge for 3-4 days or in the freezer for up to three months. Just make sure they have cooled completely before storing.

    • Once you’ve made this chicken and spinach tortellini soup, we have so many more great soup recipes on our site for you to try.

    • We usually keep a bag or two of cheese tortellini in the freezer for easy dinner preparation, and we suggest you do too! Total life saver.

    • This recipe calls for cooked shredded chicken breast, and if we’re feeling like taking a major shortcut, we’ll buy a rotisserie chicken at the grocery and use that.

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    a bowl of chicken tortellini soup made with cream, parmesan, spinach, pepper, salt, paprika and italian seasoning

    Creamy Chicken Tortellini Soup Recipe

    Published March 2, 2024

    By Holly Erickson & Natalie Mortimer

    • Serves:  6
    • Prep Time:  15 min
    • Cook Time:  20 min
    • Calories:  364

    Description

    This chicken and cheese tortellini soup is something that just always sounds good. Luckily, it’s the easiest thing to make and is full of vegetables and cheese, so it’s both healthy and cozy!
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      Ingredients

      • 2 tablespoons salted butter
      • 1 yellow onion, chopped
      • 2 medium carrots, cut into ¼ inch-thick slices
      • 2 celery ribs, cut into ¼ inch-thick slices
      • 4 garlic cloves, minced
      • ¼ cup flour
      • 6 cups chicken stock
      • 1 teaspoon sea salt
      • ½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
      • 1 teaspoons Italian seasoning
      • ½ teaspoon paprika
      • 1 cup heavy cream
      • ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan, plus more for serving
      • 2 cups shredded chicken breast
      • 1 (10 ounce) bag cheese tortellini
      • 3 cups packed baby spinach
      • Red pepper flakes, optional

      Method

      1. Melt the butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrots, and celery and cook, stirring, until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute more. Sprinkle with the flour and stir until incorporated.

      2. Add in the chicken stock, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, paprika, cream, and parmesan; cook, stirring, until fully incorporated. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low simmer until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Stir in the chicken, tortellini, and spinach. Cook until the spinach is wilted, the tortellini is tender, and the chicken is warmed through, 3-5 minutes.

      3. Ladle the soup into bowls. Serve sprinkled with Parmesan and red pepper flakes, if desired.

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      Nutrition Info

      • Per Serving
      • Amount
      • Calories 364
      • Protein 17 g
      • Carbohydrates 23 g
      • Total Fat 21 g
      • Dietary Fiber 2 g
      • Cholesterol 98 mg
      • Sodium 1132 mg
      • Total Sugars 5 g

      Creamy Chicken Tortellini Soup

      Questions & Reviews

      Rated 5 stars by 15 readers

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      • Totta

        Is this good frozen and reheated?

        Yep! hope you enjoy!

      • Shannon

        When /where did you put celery and carrots in the dish?

        Hi Shannon, they are listed in step 1 of the method instructions. Hope you enjoy!

      • McKenna

        Can I use chicken broth instead of chicken stock?

        Sure!

      • Jackie

        Could I sub coconut milk for the heavy cream and get a similar result?

        I did that in a gnocchi recipe from another site and it worked great so I thought maybe it would work here, too.

        Yes, totally!

      • Julia

        If we don't want to use rotisserie chicken, can you advise the best way to get shredded chicken for this?

        Check out our shredded chicken recipe Julia! It's perfect instead of rotisserie. Hope you enjoy!

      • Yvette

        The soup was delicious! My question is in technique. I am wondering how to prep this in the 15 minutes that you suggest it should take. How??? Please, I need tricks to make cooking faster.

        Prepping everything at once make the whole process go quicker. Chop all your veggies first then measure out all your spices.

      • Chris

        5-star rating

        Perfect soup. I cooked the tortellini separately because there would be leftovers.

        Thanks Chris, so happy you loved it! This is one of our favorite soups of all time.

      • S

        5-star rating

        Absolutely delicious soup. I wanted to lick the bowl it's so good. Pretty high on the sodium content per the nutrition info if that's a concern but it can be reduced by making your own stock or buying reduced sodium. I used fresh tortillini but frozen or dried would have worked fine. Definitely a keeper.

        Thanks, so glad you loved it!

      • Totta

        5-star rating

        IS this good frozen and reheated?

        Yes!

      • Jessica

        5-star rating

        I make this all the time. I add baby Bella mushrooms to mine. So good!!

        Delish! Glad you love it, thanks Jessica!

      • Shannon

        5-star rating

        Absolutely delicious and perfect for winter.

        Thanks Shannon!

      • M

        5-star rating

        Ive made this multiple times and everyone in our house loved it!

        YAY! So happy to hear you all love it!

      • Kathy

        5-star rating

        Okay... how fabulous is it when your meal on the stove looks exactly like the picture in the recipe!! What's even better is how delicious it turns out when you serve it!! This soup was soooo yummy, rich and satisfying, definitely adding to the cooking rotation. Thanks for another wonderful meal :)

        That's so wonderful to hear. We are thrilled it was beautiful and delicious. Thanks Kathy!

      • Megan

        5-star rating

        Loved this soup!! Can confirm it is excellent made dairy free with coconut milk and dairy free parm!

        Thanks Megan, so happy you loved it and that it was wonderful dairy free as well!

      • crystal

        5-star rating

        this soup was delicious and a big hit I am constantly being asked to make it again.

        Thanks Crystal, we love to hear that! Glad you enjoy it.

      • Kim

        5-star rating

        This is an awesome recipe! Very creamy and very easy to make!

        Thanks Kim, so glad you loved it!

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