Tuscan Chicken Soup
This classic Tuscan Chicken Soup will warm you up on a cold winter’s day! This easy soup recipe is filled with hearty vegetables, chicken and tortellini.
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There is one thing that my family thoroughly enjoys as the weather turns colder, and that is comfort food. I crave comfort foods during the winter months. You know, the type of foods that warm you through and through.
Hearty soups, stews and casseroles are where it’s at!
This hearty Tuscan Chicken Soup made with Hunt’s Diced Tomatoes, is the perfect way to warm you up on a cold winter’s day. Soup is the perfect one-pot meal
Family commitments, work, shuffling kids here and there, often interfere with dinner preparation and family meals together. The recipe proves that you can have a hearty weeknight meal in 45 minutes.
Ingredients Needed To make Tuscan Chicken Soup
- Cooked chicken shredded – You can use chicken breast or a combination of chicken breast or thighs. I also have used rotisserie chicken in the recipe too.
- Diced onion
- Celery
- Zucchini
- Carrots
- Minced Garlic
- Fresh spinach
- Hunt’s Tomatoes Basil, Garlic & Oregano variety
- Low-sodium chicken broth
- Fresh basil
- Fresh oregano
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- Tortellini
- Olive oil
- Grated Parmesan cheese for garnish
How To Make Hearty Chicken Soup
I love the bold Italian flavors of this soup. sauteing the vegetables first, before adding chicken broth and can Hunt’s Tomatoes, enhances the flavor of the soup. It’s also loaded with lots of fresh herbs and vegetables too.
To cut down on the preparation time, I added cooked chicken and pre-cooked tortellini. To save time, you can easily chop up a rotisserie chicken or cook your own. How’s that for a quick weeknight meal?
Easy Kitchen Hack To Preserve Fresh Herbs
Living on a large farm, cooking with fresh fruits, vegetables, and herbs is important to me. I’m pretty lucky too that I have access to all the healthy goodness. I am a firm believer that fresh herbs make the dish. I look forward to planting my herb garden each spring so I can relish in its bounty.
But what happens in the fall when the cold air moves in and freezes your herb garden? Well, I have an easy hack you can use to save your herbs all winter long. Freeze them.
Yes, I freeze my herbs in ice cube trays
It is so simple, just chop
When I need to add some fresh flavor to a dish or soup (like this Tuscan Chicken Soup), I pop a few frozen herb cubes out of the freezer. So simple. What a great way to preserve them.
I’m a bread gal. Give me a nice slice of bread with this hearty soup and I am one happy girl. I also serve a salad with this as well. This soup makes me happy knowing that I am feeding my family some good old-fashioned comfort food.
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What are some comfort foods you like to enjoy during the cold winter months?
Tuscan Chicken Soup
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked chicken shredded
- 3/4 cup onion diced
- 3/4 cup celery diced
- 1 small zucchini sliced
- 1 cup carrots diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 3 cups fresh spinach
- 1 14.5 ounce can Hunt’s Tomatoes Basil, Garlic & Oregano variety
- 1 46 ounce can low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh oregano chopped
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- 10 ounces cooked tortellini
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Grated Parmesan cheese for garnish
Instructions
- Drizzle olive oil in a large pot on medium heat. Add carrots, celery, onions and garlic. Sautee for 4-5 minutes to develop flavor.
- Add Hunt’s tomatoes and chicken broth to the vegetables. Stir and bring to a low simmer. Cook for 30 minutes.
- Add fresh basil and oregano. Season with salt and peper
- Fifteen minutes before serving, spinach, zucchini, chicken and tortellini. Continue to cook on a low simmer until ready to serve.
- Ladle into a serving bowl and garnish with grated parmesan cheese.
