Creamy Tuscan Chicken Tortellini Soup
Tuscan-style Creamy Chicken Tortellini Soup is one of the easiest and most flavorful soups you’ll ever make. Packed with roasted chicken, fire-roasted tomatoes, garlic, kale and cheese tortellini…..this velvety soup recipe will be on repeat all year long.
Chicken Tortellini Soup
It’s been awhile since I made a recipe just for us….not because it seemed to be the trendy thing to do.
Basically, I was hungry and I was hungry for tortellini….but not a big bowl of just tortellini, I wanted protein in there….and I wanted a creamy tomato sauce but not marinara….something brothy but not too much broth….I wanted substance….and something healthy to make me feel like I was nourishing my body because I’m feeling malnourished lately….because these cupcakes have been my source of sustenance for the past two weeks.
So, I added kale to the mix and garlic because everything that has tomatoes in it should also have garlic….you still with me? Good…so that’s how this Italian Chicken Tortellini Soup came to be.
To keep it creamy but a little lighter, I used half and half instead of heavy cream with excellent results. And I am happy to say that this is one of the BEST recipes I have made in a VERY long time. It’s made me so excited and proud and almost giddy to post if for you.
It’s like a creamy tomato bisque and chicken soup had a baby…..and that baby was cheese tortellini soup with chicken and kale and epic flavor.
What is Tortellini Soup?
This Creamy Chicken Tortellini Soup recipe couldn’t be easier…..or FASTER to make! I had the whole shebang finished and on the table in about 40 minutes, that included cooking the chicken!
If you want to make this glorious soup recipe even faster you can totally use your leftover chicken from your Sunday dinner or just grab a rotisserie chicken up at the grocery store on the way home from work.
This Tortellini Soup is made with tomatoes and kale but you can switch out the kale for spinach if that’s more your speed. And if you don’t like chunks of tomatoes swimming around in your soup you can totally use a can of tomato sauce in it’s place for a smooth and even creamier version of tortellini soup recipe.
Ingredients You will Need
Creamy Tortellini Soup is made with super easy to find ingredients you probably already have in your house. My recipe calls for wine but you can totally skip it if you’re adverse to alcohol.
- Olive Oil –
- Onion
- Garlic
- Italian Seasoning
- Tomato Paste
- White Wine (optional)
- Canned Diced Tomatoes
- Chicken Stock
- Cooked Chicken Breast
- Refrigerated Cheese Tortellini
- Half and Half
- Parmesan Cheese
- Kale
More Easy Soup Recipes
This Creamy Tuscan Chicken Tortellini Soup recipe is just as easy and flavorful last this Italian Sausage Soup that I’ve been making for years and everyone always asks for the recipe. It’s a close tie for first place with this Creamy Chicken Soup with Artichokes and Mushrooms……and this Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup recipe. You might as well add all of them to your weekly rotation for one epic soup week.
Want something for the Crock Pot? Try this easy Chicken Pot Pie Soup!
This Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup is one for the record books!
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Get the Recipe: Creamy Tuscan Chicken Tortellini Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup diced onion
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 14.5 ounce cans diced Fire Roasted Tomatoes
- 4 cups low sodium chicken stock
- 1 1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken breast
- 9 ounces refrigerated cheese tortellini
- 1 cup half and half
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 1/2 cups chopped kale
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large dutch oven or stock pot over medium/high heat.
- Add the onion to the pot and cook until softened, approximately 3-4 minutes.
- Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the Italian seasoning and tomato paste, stirring to combine. Continue cooking for 2-3 minutes longer or until the tomato paste begins to turn a deep burgundy color.
- Add the wine to the pot and using a wooden spoon, scrape up the brown bits on the bottom of the pot. Bring to a boil and cook until reduced by half.
- Add the tomatoes, chicken stock and chicken to the pot stirring to combine. Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat to low.
- Stir in the tortellini and cook for 7 minutes.
- Slowly stir in the half and half and cheese, then add the kale. Simmer for an additional 1-2 minutes then season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve immediately with extra parmesan cheese, if desired.
10 Comments on “Creamy Tuscan Chicken Tortellini Soup”
This soup is AMAZING. I didn’t have wine on hand so I added a bit of lemon juice to mimic the acid, used spinach instead of kale cause it needed used up, and subbed heavy cream cause it’s what I had. Other than that I followed the recipe and figured, like most soup recipes I come across, that I would have to adjust it at the end. I’m a professional cook and it’s rare I don’t change a recipe. But it didn’t need anything. It was perfect. And sooo yummy. You should be proud. Thanks for this.
Great additions! We use kale on occasion, too! So glad you loved it!
LOVED IT — so glad I stumbled upon this — so easy and delicious. I am sure I’ll be making this again all winter long.
Yay! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
So good!
Thank you so much!
This soup is delicious! I added a zucchini instead of the kale and it worked well. Even with the low sodium chicken broth, no salt was needed at the end. Husband said, “Be sure to hang on to this recipe!” I definitely will!
I’m so happy you loved it!
Just finished a bowl! Used baby spinach instead of kale. Pure deliciousness! Thank you
Yum! Thank you for your comment!