Easy 20-Minute Chicken Tortellini Soup
This cozy chicken tortellini soup is ready in 20 minutes and uses store-bought cheese tortellini. It's a simple entree that requires minimal time. You'll love this comforting soup recipe!
Servings: 0
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive or avocado oil
- 2 stalks celery diced
- 2 carrots peeled and diced
- ½ medium white or yellow onion diced
- 2 teaspoons garlic minced
- 64 ounces chicken stock 8 cups
- 2 cups cooked chicken shredded or chopped, I use store-bought rotisserie chicken but you can use any fully cooked chicken
- 10 - 12 ounces refrigerated cheese tortellini
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ cup fresh parsley finely chopped
Instructions
- Add oil, celery, carrots, and onion to a soup pot. Sauté on medium high heat, stirring frequently, until onion is tender. Then add minced garlic and sauté until golden in color, about one minute.
- Add chicken stock and bring to a quick boil.
- Add shredded or chopped chicken, tortellini, salt, thyme, oregano, and pepper to stock. Simmer on medium high heat until tortellini is tender, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the fresh parsley. Taste and add more salt or pepper according to your preferences. Top with shaved parmesan or Homemade Croutons.