One Pot Creamy Chicken Tortellini Tomato Soup
This one pot creamy chicken tortellini tomato soup is easy enough to be a weeknight dinner. I’ve been making big pots of soups and stews to eat for dinner with plenty leftovers to freeze some for when the baby gets here, and this is a perfect addition! It even has added spinach to add a little extra veggie kick to it. You could substitute the spinach with kale and you can use whatever kind of tortellini you want!
It was inspired by a recipe that is super popular on the subreddit “r/slowcooking” but this one is done on the stove rather than the crockpot, and it’s changed up just a tad. Their recipe includes microwaving a bunch of ingredients and adding them to the slow cooker which just sorta weirded me out.
What you’ll need for this One Pot Creamy Chicken Tortellini Tomato Soup
- Large dutch oven or stove top pot
- Cutting board to chop your veggies and shred the chicken
- Immersion blender (stick/hand blender) or a normal blender
Ingredients Needed:
- Olive oil
- Sweet onion (omit if sensitive to alliums)
- Bell pepper
- Garlic (omit if sensitive to alliums)
- Tomato paste
- All purpose flour
- 28oz can San Marzano tomatoes
- Chicken broth or water
- Basil, thyme, oregano, salt, pepper
- Chicken breast
- Cheese tortellini (or whatever kind of tortellini you prefer!)
- Fresh spinach
- Half n half or heavy cream
- Parmesan cheese (freshly grated is preferable)
How to make this one pot soup
Step 1:
Dice the veggies and mince the garlic. Measure out your flour and tomato paste. Open the tomatoes and set aside. Measure out the chicken broth or water.
Step 2:
Heat the pot or dutch oven to medium heat and add in the olive oil. Saute the veggies and garlic until soft – about 5 minutes or so. Add in the tomato paste and flour and stir well with the veggies.
Step 3:
Add in the broth and tomatoes and stir well. Add in the spices and herbs. Place the uncooked chicken in the mixture and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce to a low simmer and cover.
Step 4:
After about 20 minutes the chicken should be cooked through – check with a thermometer that it is 165F. Remove from the soup and shred. While chicken is removed, blend the remaining soup with an immersion/stick blender (or carefully add to a normal blender and blend until smooth). Add the shredded chicken back in.
Pour the uncooked tortellini into the soup and stir. Add in the spinach and stir. Cook another 5-10 minutes, until spinach is wilted and tortellini is cooked through (check the box to see how long it may take).
Step 5:
Stir in the half n half or heavy cream and the parmesan. Serve warm!
To save for later: cool soup entirely and store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 3-4 months.
Other Great Soup Options:
One Pot Creamy Chicken Tortellini Tomato Soup
Ingredients
- 1-2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 sweet onion (omit if needed) diced
- 1 bell pepper diced
- 2 cloves garlic (omit if needed) minced
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1/3 cup all purpose flour
- 28 oz can San Marzano tomatoes
- 4 cups chicken broth or water
- 2 tsp dried basil
- 2 tsp dried thyme
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 lb chicken breast uncooked
- 1 container tortellini filling of your choice
- 2-3 cups fresh spinach
- 1 cup half n half or heavy cream
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese freshly grated
Instructions
- Heat large pot to medium heat and add in the olive oil. Saute the bell pepper, onion, and garlic until fragrant.
- Add in the tomato paste and flour and stir well. Saute a minute.
- Stir in the broth, can of tomatoes, and herbs and spices. Bring mixture to a boil.
- Add in the uncooked chicken and reduce heat to low simmer. Cover and allow to simmer 20 minutes, until chicken is cooked through and internal temp is 165F.
- Remove the chicken and shred. While it's removed, blend the soup using an immersion/stick blender or carefully add to a normal blender and blend until smooth. Add the shredded chicken back in.
- Stir in the tortellini and fresh spinach and cook another 5-10 minutes, depending how long the tortellini needs to be cooked through (check the instructions on the container).
- Once tortellini is cooked and spinach is wilted, stir in the half n half and the parmesan. Serve!