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    Home » Recipes » Chicken and Poultry Recipes

    Creamy Chicken Pesto Tortellini Soup

    Published: Nov 25, 2021 Last Modified: Nov 25, 2021 by Allison

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    This creamy chicken pesto tortellini soup is made with plenty of herbs, pesto, sun-dried tomatoes, tortellini, broth, white wine, cream, and kale. It comes together quickly, and you can even use leftover cooked chicken or turkey from Thanksgiving or Christmas. It is guaranteed to warm you right up! 

    an overhead photo of a bowl of creamy chicken pesto tortellini soup surrounded by lemon wedges and sourdough buns with butter

    Hello everyone! I hope you have all had a nice Thanksgiving, if you live in the US and celebrate. Today, I’m sharing this simple, healthy creamy chicken pesto tortellini soup recipe. It would actually be a great way to use up your leftover turkey, come to think of it! Just skip the step of cooking of the chicken breast in the soup and add your chopped or shredded cooked turkey instead! 

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    the details

    This soup starts with a typical base of olive oil, onion, garlic, red pepper, salt, pepper, and herbs. Chicken is then added and seared for five minutes on each side, followed by the pesto, sun-dried tomatoes, chicken broth, and white wine. 

    Simmer the soup until the chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes. Remove the chicken from the pot, and once it’s cool enough to handle, finely chop or shred it. Return it to the pot and add the tortellini. Cook for 1-2 minutes (according to the directions on the package of tortellini) and stir in some spinach or kale, followed by the cream. Once the spinach or kale wilts and is bright green, remove the soup from the heat. Serve and garnish with fresh herbs and lemon wedges. Serve some bread and butter alongside, and you’ve got dinner! 

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    list of ingredients that you’ll need for this soup

    • To make this creamy chicken pesto tortellini soup, you’ll need extra-virgin olive oil, onion, garlic, red pepper, chicken breasts or thighs, dried oregano and basil, hot red pepper flakes, sea salt, pepper, pesto, sun-dried tomatoes, chicken broth, white wine, cheese tortellini, spinach or kale, and heavy cream. 

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    overhead shot of a bowl of the soup on a striped black and grey towel with buns and lemon surrounding

    more healthy soup recipes

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    I hope that you love this creamy chicken tortellini soup! If you make it, let me know how you enjoyed it by leaving a comment and rating below the post. And if you share a photo to Instagram, tag it @upbeet.kitchen and #upbeetkitchen. I love seeing what you’ve made. 

    Enjoy! 

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    an overhead photo of a bowl of creamy chicken pesto tortellini soup surrounded by lemon wedges and sourdough buns with butter

    Creamy Chicken Pesto Tortellini Soup


    ★★★★★

    5 from 1 reviews

    • Author: Allison
    • Total Time: 45 minutes
    • Yield: 6 servings 1x
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    This creamy chicken pesto tortellini soup is made with plenty of herbs, pesto, sun-dried tomatoes, tortellini, broth, white wine, cream, and kale. It comes together quickly, and you can even use leftover cooked chicken or turkey from Thanksgiving or Christmas. It is guaranteed to warm you right up!


    Ingredients

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    • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
    • 1 yellow onion, diced
    • 4 garlic cloves, minced
    • 1 red pepper, seeded and diced
    • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
    • 2 teaspoons dried basil
    • 1 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
    • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
    • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs (organic if possible)
    • ⅓ cup pesto
    • 2 tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes, finely chopped
    • 6 cups chicken broth
    • ½ cup dry white wine, such as Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc
    • 250 grams cheese tortellini
    • 4 cups chopped spinach or kale
    • ½ cup heavy cream
    • Lemon wedges and chopped fresh parsley or basil, for garnish

    Instructions

    1. Warm the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, and red pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, for five minutes. Add the herbs, hot red pepper flakes, and a pinch of salt and pepper.
    2. Push the vegetables off to one side. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and add to the pot. Sear for five minutes on each side.
    3. Stir in the pesto and sun-dried tomatoes, followed by the broth and wine. Bring to boil, then turn down heat to medium-low and loosely cover with the lid. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for fifteen minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
    4. Remove the chicken from the pot. Once cool enough to handle, finely chop or shred it. Return it to the pot. Bring back to a boil and add the tortellini. Cook for 1-2 minutes, according to the directions on the package.
    5. Finally, stir in the spinach or kale and heavy cream. Once the greens are wilted and bright green, remove from the heat and serve.
    6. Garnish bowls of soup with lemon wedges and fresh herbs. Enjoy!

    Notes

    When reheating leftovers, you will want to add more broth, as the tortellini soaks it up the longer the soup sits.

    If you prefer to use bone-in and skin-on chicken, that’s totally fine. It just isn’t typically available where I buy organic chicken, unfortunately- otherwise, I would definitely use it!

    If using leftover cooked chicken or turkey, add it right before you add the tortellini.

    • Prep Time: 10 minutes
    • Cook Time: 35 minutes
    • Category: Main Course

    Keywords: chicken pesto tortellini soup recipe

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    1. William

      November 26, 2021 at 2:24 pm

      Such a wholesome and satisfying soup.

      ★★★★★

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      • Allison

        November 26, 2021 at 8:21 pm

        Thanks so much, William!

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