Chicken and Tortellini Soup

You know those rotisserie chickens they sell at your grocery store? The ones that are always perfectly golden brown and are your go-to last-minute quick meal when you're on your way home from work and have nothing in the fridge? I tend to buy a rotisserie chicken about once a month and usually serve it with a green salad. I know that's not very original, but when you've had a long day at work and you're starving, you just want to fill your belly with something good and wholesome, not creative. 

In last month's issue of Real Simple, there was a whole series of recipes using the infamous rotisserie chicken. One recipe was so quick and easy, I would've been crazy not to try it. The chicken and tortellini soup, recipe found here, was hearty enough to satisfy my endless hunger, yet it promised to be ready in 20 minutes. I have never in my life bought those pre-packed fresh tortellinis (I'm hoping to learn how to make fresh pasta at home one day), but the ease of this recipe was too much to resist. 

The soup was quite delicious and the carrots, peas and flat-leaf parsley gave the dish a nice freshness. If you do have leftovers of the soup, which you probably will, make sure to have some extra broth on hand. The tortellini will absorb a lot of it. 

Happy cooking! 

Comments

[Mary]

This really looks wonderful. It is a perfect "lighter" soup and I know that I would love it. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary

[Food Frenzy]

This looks wonderful. I am accustom to a creamy chicken tortellini soup, but this looks much better.

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[Lizzy]

I love these quick, yet delicious, recipes! I know I'd adore a bowl of your soup~

[Baking Serendipity]

This looks so good and I love that it comes together so quickly and simply. Definitely a perfect weeknight meal :) PS: I have a fun giveaway going on right now...stop by and check it out!

[Tiffany]

This soup would be perfect on a cool spring night!

[RavieNomNoms]

Yum I love tortellini soup...one of my favorite things to eat. So good

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I also just pick up that chicken from the store and serve it with a salad. :) Now I have this recipe to try! Thank you! It sounds really really good.

[kita]

I love an awesome soup - especially on that that is quick and tasty. Those rotisserie chickens are so temptingly placed near the check out aisles too!

[Susan]

One should never feel bad about grabbing an easy rotisserie chicken ... when my husband and I lived in Germany, there was a guy that sold rotisserie chickens out of the back of a big old truck at the train station ... we would stop and buy from him at the end of the 'commuter rush' and sometimes (alright, quite often)get a second chicken for free because he just wanted to close down the grill and head for home. We made soups with the second and knoshed the first with ... salad or an easy steamed veg. Life's the same all over the world ... a long work day calls for an easy bird and veg ...