Chicken Tortellini Soup

anyone have a recipe?

Re: Chicken Tortellini Soup

i make an uber simple version with either left over roasted chicken or raw chicken breasts, diced.

if I am using raw chicken, I

dice onion, garlic, celery and carrots (amounts to your liking..say one small onion, 3 cloves or garlic, 2 ribs of celery and a few carrots)

in a soup pot I add olive oil and sear/par cook the chicken, turning frequently.

I remove the chicken (adding addt olive oil if necessary) and sautee the veggies until fragrant,adding salt and pepper sometimes adding oregano or thyme, or a bay leaf (up to your interpretation)

once that is done, I add about 32 oz of chicken stock and return the chicken to the pot to simmer/cook through and I adjust for seasoning.

I cook the tortellini in a second pot.

when all is done, I spoon tortellini into a bowl and ladle the soup on top, hitting off with generous scraping of parmiggiano reggiano and serving with yummy crusty bread

ETA: if I am using pre cooked chicken, I just skip the browning part and keep everything else the same, adding the cooked chicken in when I add the broth.

Message edited 1/13/2010 5:26:41 PM.

Re: Chicken Tortellini Soup

Why don't you cook the tortellini in the same pot?

Re: Chicken Tortellini Soup

Posted by nora101004

Why don't you cook the tortellini in the same pot?

Re: Chicken Tortellini Soup

Same with matzo balls...gotcha!

Re: Chicken Tortellini Soup

I just made a one-pot version of this last week!

Into a big sauce pot, I put olive oil, garlic, onions and mushrooms and browned them a bit. Then I added water (10-12 cups) mixed with 2 packets of no-sodium chicken bouillon.

I cut up 2 chicken breasts into small pieces and added them once the water was boiling, and then added a package of frozen veggies. Then added the tortellini about 5 minutes before I turned off the stove. Also added some seasonings to taste...fresh herbs would be great if you have them!