Chicken Tortellini Soup is comforting and flavorful. The wonderful aroma fills your home and brings everyone to the kitchen asking, “What’s for dinner?” This recipe combines tomatoes, corn and zucchini with roasted chicken and cheesy tortellini to make a soup that is healthy and hearty. And best of all, it cooks in the slow cooker, so you spend less time in the kitchen. Soups on!
You’ll love this recipe because it uses frozen (or refrigerated) tortellini and a rotisserie chicken, which makes it quick and easy to put together. Tortellini filled with cheese or chicken can be used, depending on your preference or what you may have on hand. We like Chicken Tortellini Soup with cheese-filled pasta and we even add a bit more grated Parmesan on top of the soup before serving.
If you like this recipe, you are sure to enjoy Creamy Sausage and Tortellini Soup, too! Loaded with Italian sausage, sweet potato, fresh kale, cheesy tortellini and Parmesan cheese, it’s a delicious bowl of comforting soup.
More Chicken Soup Recipes:
Looking for more soup recipes with chicken? Try one of these delicious bowls of soup, you’ll be glad you did. These are some of my most popular recipes for chicken soup!
- Easy Chicken Noodle Soup
- Ramen Noodle Bowl with Chicken and Mushrooms
- Chicken Tortilla Soup
- Italian Sausage and Chicken Soup with Spinach
Now, let’s pull together our ingredients for making Chicken Tortellini Soup. And don’t forget some freshly grated Parmesan cheese for topping each bowl.
Italian flavors come together in this soup, combining tomatoes, zucchini, basil, corn and tortellini, to make a hearty soup. Check out the full list of ingredients below and get ready to make Chicken Tortellini Soup, it is so good!
Chicken Tortellini Soup Recipe
What’s needed:
- ROTISSERIE CHICKEN
- ONION & CELERY & CARROTS
- SWEET CORN & ZUCCHINI
- CHOPPED TOMATOES
- DRIED BASIL LEAVES
- CHEESE TORTELLINI
How to make Chicken Tortellini Soup?
Step-by-Step Instructions:
- Remove the skin and bones from the roasted chicken and cut into bite size pieces. Place the chicken in the bottom of a slow cooker set to high heat.
- Add the onion, celery, carrots and corn. Pour the tomatoes and one quart of water into the slow cooker.
- Stir in salt, black pepper and dried basil. Cover the slow cooker and allow soup to cook on high heat for 3 hours.
- Add the chopped zucchini and frozen tortellini. Stir once more and cover. Continue cooking for one more hour on high heat. salt and pepper to taste. Stir and serve with crusty bread or crackers. The recipe makes 6 servings.
The tortellini will be tender and the flavors of the soup will be rich and delicious. Serve Chicken Tortellini Soup hot with shredded mozzarella or grated Parmesan cheese on top, along with crusty bread and an assortment of whole grain crackers. A family favorite!
Substitutions for Chicken Tortellini Soup
Use ingredients you already have on hand for substitutions or additions to the soup.
- Instead of zucchini, add green peas to the soup. They add flavor and sweetness.
- Replace the cheese tortellini with another type of pasta, like small ravioli or Penne pasta. These are both substantial pastas that will hold up well in the recipe.
- The water in this recipe can be replaced with chicken broth. If you use chicken broth, cut the added salt in the recipe back to 1 teaspoon.
More Comforting Soup and Stew Recipes
- Irish Stew
- Slow-Cooker Black Bean and Ham Soup
- Sausage and Spinach Ragout
- Slow-Cooker Turkey Noodle Soup
- Beef Barley Soup
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Chicken Tortellini Soup
Ingredients
- 1 medium roasted chicken, skin and bones removed
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup celery , chopped
- 2 medium carrots, peeled and chopped
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 4 cups chopped tomatoes
- 4 cups water
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
- 1 small zucchini, chopped
- 9 ounces cheese tortellini, frozen or refrigerated
Instructions
- Remove the skin and bones from the roasted chicken and cut into bite size pieces. Place the chicken in the bottom of a slow cooker set to high heat.
- Add the onion, celery, carrots and corn. Pour the tomatoes and one quart of water into the slow cooker.
- Stir in salt, black pepper and dried basil. Cover the slow cooker and allow soup to cook on high heat for 3 hours.
- Add the chopped zucchini and frozen tortellini. Stir once more and cover. Continue cooking for one more hour on high heat. salt and pepper to taste. Stir and serve with crusty bread or crackers. The recipe makes 6 servings.
Equipment
- 1 5-quart slow-cooker
Notes
- Instead of zucchini, add green peas to the soup. They add flavor and sweetness.
- Replace the cheese tortellini with another type of pasta, like small ravioli or Penne pasta. These are both substantial pastas that will hold up well in the recipe.
- The water in this recipe can be replaced with chicken broth. If you use chicken broth, cut the added salt in the recipe back to 1 teaspoon.
Sherrie
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