Creamy Chicken Tortellini Soup

It's finally time for soup season.  This is a nice spin on regular chicken soup.  It uses dried tortellini in it.  Add a salad or a grilled cheese sandwich like I did and you have a great dinner on a cold night or a night you need something quick.

The red pepper sure does add some nice color to this soup.

I cooked my chicken beforehand but you can cook it in the soup if you like.

Start by chopping an onion.  Place in your pot with some olive oil and saute for a few minute to soften.

The red pepper has blended in with the cutting board but cut one red bell pepper.  Add it to the pot with the onions.

Cut up a couple of carrots.  The recipe calls for 2 cups.  I just chopped until it looked like 2 cups.  Cut them in small pieces.  You don't want them to take a long time to cook.

Now you can add the uncooked chicken breast to the pot with the chicken broth, but I cooked my chicken earlier and cut it up.  Add it to the pot.

Add 9 cups chicken broth.  I use the low sodium version.

Add 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes.  If you do not like a lot of heat you might want to add less.  It had a nice heat to it.

1 teaspoon salt--Less if you use full sodium soup, or at least I would.

1/2 teaspoon pepper.  I like pepper you could use less.

Garlic.  It calls for 4 cloves.  I keep minced in the fridge.

2Tablespoons fresh chopped parsley.  Let the soup simmer for about 15 minutes.

 

Before you are ready to serve add the tortellini to the soup.  Cook about 10-15 minutes.  Stir to keep them from sticking.

Remove from heat and add 1/4-1/3 cup heavy cream.

Then dip up and serve with grilled cheese or salad.  Enjoy.

Creamy Chicken Tortellini Soup Recipe

1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 onion chopped
1 red bell pepper chopped
2 cups chopped carrots
4 cloves garlic
2 chicken breast
9 cups chicken broth
1 pkg three cheese tortellini pasta
1/4- 1/3 cup heavy cream
2 Tablespoons spinach--I didn't put this in.  It wasn't worth buying spinach for such a small amount
2 Tablespoon parsley
1 1/2 teaspoon thyme-I didn't put this in either.  Not a fan
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
salt and pepper