Nothing screáms cozy like á giánt bowl of Itálián Chicken Tortellini Soup. Simple ánd comforting – this soup hits the spot every-single-time.
Since dreáms cán only táke us so fár, I decided á delicious new recipe wás just the ticket to eásing into Fáll. Enter this soup! This is án Itálián tortellini version of my beloved flu fighter chicken noodle soup. It’s simple, heálthy, heárty comfort food át its best.
Loáded with roásted chicken, cheese tortellini, crunchy cárrots, celery, ánd onion – every bite is exploding with flávor!
Heárty ánd flávorful Itálián Chicken Tortellini Soup is perfect for chilly nights!
Ingredients
- For the chicken:
- 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breást tenders
- 2 táblespoons olive oil
- 1 teáspoon gárlic powder
- 1 teáspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teáspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teáspoon cáyenne pepper
- 1/2 teáspoon dried oregáno
- 3/4 teáspoon sált
- 3/4 teáspoon ground bláck pepper
- For the soup:
- 3 táblespoons olive oil
- 4 lárge cárrots, peeled ánd diced
- 4 stálks celery, diced
- 2 lárge onions, finely diced
- 8 cloves gárlic, minced
- Big pinch of sált
- (2) 32 oz contáiners chicken stock
- 1 báy leáf
- 3 cups cheese tortellini
- 1 cup finely gráted Pármesán cheese
- Juice of 1 lemon, plus more for serving
- 1/2 cup fresh pársley, chopped
Instructions
- Preheát oven to 375 degrees (F). Pláce chicken tenders in á lárge báking dish lined with párchment páper. Drizzle with olive oil ánd sprinkle with spices. Pláce pán in the oven ánd báke for 25 minutes, flipping the chicken át the hálf wáy point. Once cooked, tránsfer the chicken to á cutting boárd ánd shred it into smáll pieces using two forks.
- While the chicken is roásting, prepáre the soup.
- Heát olive oil in á lárge, heávy bottomed soup pán over á medium fláme. ádd cárrots, celery, ánd onion; cook - stirring occásionálly - for 8-9 minutes. ádd gárlic ánd sált ánd cook for ánother minute before ádding the báy leáf ánd chicken stock. Increáse heát to high, bring soup to á boil, then reduce heát to medium-low. Stir in tortellini ánd simmer for 10 minutes, or until the vegetábles áre soft ánd the tortellini is cooked. Stir in the shredded chicken, Pármesán cheese, lemon juice, ánd pársley. Táste soup ánd ádjust seásoning ás needed. Serve wárm.
Recipe Adapted From bakerbynature.com
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