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Creamy Chicken, Spinach and Mushroom Tortellini Soup

by Recipes Chasing The Queen
A favorite tortellini soup recipe! This is loaded with hearty bits of chicken, cheesy tortellini, fresh nutritious spinach, and flavorful tender mushrooms and a creamy garlic and herb broth. What's not to love? It's the perfect cozy recipe for a chilly day!

A favorite tortellini soup recipe! This is loaded with hearty bits of chicken, cheesy tortellini, fresh nutritious spinach, and flavorful tender mushrooms and a creamy garlic and herb broth. What's not to love? It's the perfect cozy recipe for a chilly day!


Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 1/3 cups chopped yellow onion (1 medium)
  • 1 1/3 cups diced carrots (about 3 medium)
  • 8 oz cremini mushrooms, sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 lb bonless skinless chicken breasts, pounded evenly to about 1/2-inch thickness
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp dried thyme
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, sliced into 1 Tbsp pieces
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 2 1/2 cups milk
  • 9 oz refrigerated three cheese tortellini
  • 4 oz fresh spinach (4 cups)
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • Finely shredded parmesan cheese, for serving


Instructions
  1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrots and mushrooms and saute 3 minutes then add garlic and saute 1 minute longer. 
  2. Add in chicken broth, chicken, oregano and thyme and season with salt and pepper.
  3.  Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover pot with lid and allow to simmer 10 - 15 minutes until chicken is cooked through (it should register 165 degrees in center on an instant read thermometer).
  4. While chicken is cooking, melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and cook, whisking constantly 1 minute.
  5.  While whisking vigorously slowly pour in milk. Season with salt and pepper and bring mixture just to a light boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and set aside.
  6. Remove cooked chicken from soup and transfer to a cutting board, let rest 5 minutes then cut into pieces. 
  7. Meanwhile, add tortellini to soup in pot, cover pot with lid and allow to boil over medium heat about 7 minutes (or time directed on package) adding in spinach during last 1 minute.
  8. Stir in chicken, white sauce and cream. Serve warm with parmesan cheese.