Chicken Tortellini and White Bean Soup is a delicious soup recipe perfect for lunch or dinner.
I love making soup. Most of the time I don't even follow a recipe. I use whatever I have on hand. Most of the soups I enjoy making start out with chicken but I also love making a vegetable and pasta soup.
When I am being lazy I throw all my ingredients into the crock pot. Other times I just make it on the stove in a big pot.
I make homemade soup all year long. It is a dish I love any time of the year. If you would like to read how I make a pot of chicken soup stock you can click on the link for Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup . I like to use a really easy technique that uses whatever ingredients I have on hand in my kitchen.
How to make Chicken Tortellini and White Bean Soup
Ingredients
- 6 cups water
- 1 lb Boneless Chicken Breast
- 1 small whole white onion, peeled
- 1 carrot, peeled and diced
- 1 tsp black peppercorns
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 2 large Bay leaves
- 1 tsp garlic, finely chopped
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 8 ounce package Barilla 3 Cheese Tortellini
- 1 15 ounce can Cannellini Beans, drained and rinsed
- handful of very baby spinach leaves (optional)
- Handful of fresh parsley (optional)
Directions
- Add first 8 ingredients to a stock pot.
- Bring to a boil. Boil 10 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer. Simmer until chicken is cooked completely.
- Remove chicken,onion and bay leaves from the pot. Discard onion. Allow chicken to cool.
- Strain liquid from the stock pot through a fine mesh strainer, reserving the pieces of carrot and liquid. Discard solids from strainer.
- Wash the pot and return the reserved liquid, bay leaves, carrots and 4 cups of chicken stock to the pot.
- Return heat to high and bring to a boil.
- While the water is heating pull apart the chicken meat into bite size pieces.
- Add the dry tortellini to the pot of boiling water and stir to keep the tortellini from sticking. After about 5 minutes add the can of rinsed cannellini beans and chicken meat to the pot and stir.
- Continue boiling until the tortellini is tender and cooked through about 12 to 15 minutes.
- Serve with bread or crackers.
- If you have some baby spinach leaves or parsley on hand you can rinse and roll the spinach leaves and slice them thinly and add to the hot soup. For parsley rinse and chop finely.
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Chicken Tortellini and White Bean Soup
Ingredients
- 6 cups water
- 1 lb boneless chicken breast
- 1 small white onion peeled
- 1 carrot peeled and diced
- 1 tsp black peppercorns
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 2 large bay leaves
- 1 tsp garlic finely chopped
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 8 ounce Barilla 3 Cheese Tortellini
- 15 ounce cannellini beans drained and rinsed
- Handful of very baby spinach leaves optional
- Handful of fresh parsley optional
Instructions
- Add first 8 ingredients to a stock pot.
- Bring to a boil. Boil 10 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer. Simmer until chicken is cooked completely.
- Remove chicken,onion and bay leaves from the pot. Discard onion. Allow chicken to cool.
- Strain liquid from the stock pot through a fine mesh strainer, reserving the pieces of carrot and liquid. Discard solids from strainer.
- Wash the pot and return the reserved liquid, bay leaves, carrots and 4 cups of chicken stock to the pot.
- Return heat to high and bring to a boil.
- While the water is heating pull apart the chicken meat into bite size pieces.
- Add the dry tortellini to the pot of boiling water and stir to keep the tortellini from sticking. After about 5 minutes add the can of rinsed cannellini beans and chicken meat to the pot and stir.
- Continue boiling until the tortellini is tender and cooked through about 12 to 15 minutes.
- Serve with bread or crackers.
Notes
- Fresh spinach or parsley is not necessary for the flavor of the soup but makes a nice contrasting color to the other ingredients.
- If you have some baby spinach leaves or parsley on hand you can rinse and roll the spinach leaves and slice them thinly and add to the hot soup. For parsley rinse and chop finely.
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Lane @ Supper for a Steal
Love using tortellini in soup. It is one of my go to ingredients for a quick throw together soup.
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts
So hearty, love this soup! It is snowing like crazy here today, so I think it is a soup day!
Shannon @VillageGirlBlog
Yum! I love tortellini in soups.
Diana @GourmetDrizzles
What a lovely combination. Can't wait to give this a try as I love tortellini and white beans!
Krayl funch
I love the addition of the white beans. Always looking for good protein sources. Looks tasty!
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers
What a wonderful looking soup!! I love the combination of flavors and texture between the chicken, beans and tortellini, this soup is awesome!
Jen @JuanitasCocina
I love tortellini and I know we'd love this soup! YUM!
MLuisa My cute bride (@Mycutebride)
I've never thought about tortellinis in a soup, but it looks great!!
Jennie @themessybakerblog
81 degrees? I'm jealous. This soup looks so inviting. I love anything that includes cheese stuffed noodles.
Tara
Love the combination of the chicken, tortellini and beans!!
Susan
You've got a completely meal here between the tortellini, chicken and beans!
DB-The Foodie Stuntman
Tortellini in soup? YUM!
Brianne @ Cupcakes & Kale Chips
Between my wheat allergy and gestational diabetes, tortellini is one of the things I miss. Your soup sounds soo yummy with the beans and spinach added in.
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Brianne
Sorry to hear about your wheat allergy! Have you ever tried making rice pasta? One of these days I am going to make some. I had a lasagna made with rice pasta and it was so good!
Brianne @ Cupcakes & Kale Chips
I have had some good gluten free pasta! I only recently found gluten free tortellini - just have to wait till I can eat carbs again to try it!
Amanda @ MarocMama
This looks wonderful! I think it's something my two boys would gobble up in a heartbeat!
Hezzi-D
I wouldn't have thought to use white beans in this soup but it looks really great!
Tammi @ Momma's Meals
Love tortellini and love beans. Win Win for me!!
Paula @ Vintage Kitchen
I really like the combo of broth and filled pasta. This soup is spot on! Very nice recipe.
Conni @FoodieArmyWife
It's funny - here it can actually get down to the 40s at night in the middle of summer! 🙂 That's a perk to living in Alaksa...it can be soup weather ANYTIME!
Cindy's Recipes and Writings
Love tortellini in soup!
Donna
Ah, I adore a good chicken soup. The tortellini is a nice addition.
Liz
Mmmmmm....cheese tortellini! Yup, I must make this soup, too!!! Hearty enough for the hubby to love it, too!
Sarah
I LOVE tortellini! This soup/stew looks delicious
Courtney @ Neighborfood
Oh man! I could really use some 80 degree temps right now! That sounds amazing! Guess I'm just going to have to warm up with delicious soup for now. 🙂
Bea
This looks like the perfect bowl to warm you up 🙂
Renee
I've had tortellini in pasta salads but never thought of it in soups. I really don't know why. Thanks for the inspiration and it is a lovely soup. Love the white beans.
Angie @ Big Bear's Wife
ooooooooo it looks wonderful!
Crystal
mmm this looks delicious! i love pasta in my soup 🙂
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom
I'm with you. . I love using my crock pot! Does all the work for you, love it!
Laura | Small Wallet, Big Appetite
I am the same way when it comes to soup, I very rarely use a recipe. It is a fantastic way to use up leftovers. I absolutely love tortellini so this soup sounds amazing
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Laura
Thank you.
Family Foodie
You have combined some of my favorite ingredients and I can not wait to try this beautiful recipe. Your pics look amazing!
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Isabel
Thank you so much!
Linda@There and Back Again
Your soup looks delicious! So Italian, and a lovely combo of flavors. I think people should use more beans in soup.
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Linda
Thank you so much. I love to add beans to all my soups. It's so easy to change up a recipe just by changing the type of beans you include.
Faye Leong
Wonderful chicken soup! Love the idea of using crock pot too!
Lyuba@willcookforsmiles
This sounds delish, Arlene!! I love tortellini recipes!
Thank you so much for coming by the party, hope to see you again tonight!
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Lyuba
Thank you and your welcome