Chicken Pesto Tortellini Soup
Flavorful and delicious pesto and tortellini soup.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 1 cup onions - diced
- 1 cup celery - diced
- 2 tablespoons garlic - minced
- 1 cup chicken breast - diced you can use raw that is diced up or rotisserie or any other cooked chicken
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 48 ounces chicken stock
- 1/4 teaspoon dried Italian herbs
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- dash cayenne pepper
- 3 tablespoons basil pesto
- 1/2 teaspoon salt - plus more to taste
- 2 cups dried tortellini - I like the pesto filled variety but any will work
- 1/2 cup roasted red peppers - diced
- 1/4 cup milk of choice
- 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
- Optional - garnish with bacon
Instructions
- In a stock pot, add onions, celery, garlic and butter. If using raw chicken add it now too.
- Saute over medium heat until onions soften and if using raw chicken it gets cooked through.
- Add chicken stock, Italian herbs, black pepper, cayenne pepper, pesto, salt, tortellini and roasted red peppers and cook until tortellini is al dente or to desired doneness, note that the noodles will continue to cook.
- Add milk of choice, Parmesan cheese and stir well.
- Serve.
- Optional: add bacon bits as a garnish for a slightly smokey taste.