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Lemon Chicken Tortellini Soup
Lemon Chicken Tortellini Soup bursting with pillows of cheesy tortellini, tender chicken, and vegetables kissed with bright, refreshing lemon juice all made in ONE POT. This Lemon Chicken Soup Recipe is quick and easy, comforting and hearty yet light and fresh at the same time!
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 30 min⏳ Prep: 5 min🔥 Cook: 25 min👤 Jen📖 carlsbadcravings
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pot
- dutch oven
- oven
- pan
- slow cooker
- cutting board
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large Dutch oven/soup pot oven over medium high heat.
olive oil1 tablespoon
2
Add chicken and sear on each side, about ⏱️ 2 minutes per side. Remove chicken.
3
Add 2 tablespoons butter/oil to the now empty pot and heat over medium high heat. Add onions and mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally for ⏱️ 6 minutes. Add carrots and cook until tender – about ⏱️ 4 minutes. Add the garlic and thyme and cook ⏱️ 30 seconds.
butter2 tablespoonscarrots, sliced1 cup
4
Add remaining spices, corn, chicken stock and chicken back to the pan.
5
Bring to a boil; cover and reduce to a gentle simmer. Simmer ⏱️ 10 minutes, remove chicken and let rest ⏱️ 2 minutes then shred.
6
Meanwhile, bring soup back to a boil. Add tortellini and boil ⏱️ 1-2 minutes or until tender.
7
Remove from heat and stir in spinach, lemon juice, and chicken (Add rotisserie chicken if using).
8
Taste and add additional lemon, salt, pepper to taste. Remove bay leaves.
bay leaves2
9
Garnish with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and lemon zest (optional)
freshly grated Parmesan cheese (optional garnish)lemon zest (optional)
10
TO MAKE IN THE SLOW COOKER
11
Sear chicken as instructed above and add uncut chicken to the bottom of a slow cooker, followed by all of the remaining ingredients EXCEPT for the tortellini, spinach, lemon juice and Parmesan. Cover and cook on low heat ⏱️ 6 - 7 hours or on high for ⏱️ 3-4 hours.
12
When ready to serve, remove chicken to a cutting board and let rest for ⏱️ 10 minutes. Meanwhile, add tortellini to the slow cooker (turn to high heat if on low). After ⏱️ 10 minutes, shred chicken and add back to slow cooker along with spinach and lemon juice. Tortellini should be about cooked by this time, approximately ⏱️ 15 minutes total. When tortellini is completely cooked and spinach wilted, taste and add additional lemon, salt, pepper to taste. Remove bay leaves.
bay leaves2
13
Garnish with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and lemon zest (optional)
freshly grated Parmesan cheese (optional garnish)lemon zest (optional)
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