Recipe by Karrie Truman and excerpted from Seriously Good Freezer Meals: 150 Easy Recipes to Save Your Time, Money & Sanity, published by www.robertrose.ca. Photo by Charity Burggraaf.
Chicken Tortellini Soup
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Serves
6
PHOTO: Charity Burggraaf
Who doesn't love tortellini? The nourishing chicken and savory broth make this a great meal to add to your freezer for busy nights.
Ingredients
- 6 cups chicken broth , or homemade chicken stock
- 1 celery stalk , diced
- 1 1/2 cups diced frozen carrots
- 1/4 tsp dried rosemary
- 1 tbsp dried parsley
- 2 cups cooked chicken breast , chopped
- 2 cups fresh or frozen cheese tortellini
- salt
- freshly ground pepper
Garnish
- fresh parsley , minced
- fresh thyme leaves
Instructions
- In a large pot, combine chicken broth, celery, carrots, rosemary and parsley. Bring to a boil over high heat. Immediately reduce heat to medium-high and boil for 5 minutes, until carrots and celery are tender.
- Add chicken and tortellini; season to taste with salt and pepper. Simmer, stirring often, for 3 to 4 minutes (7 to 8 minutes for frozen tortellini), until tortellini are tender and filling is hot.
- Remove from heat. Ladle into bowls.
- Sprinkle with pepper and parsley and thyme, if using.
Make It a Freezer Meal
In a labeled gallon-size (4 L) freezer bag, combine chicken broth, celery, carrots, rosemary and parsley. Seal, removing as much air as possible. Place chicken and tortellini in another labeled gallon-size freezer bag. Seal, removing as much air as possible. Place both bags together as a kit, seal and freeze.
Thaw and Cook
Place bags in the refrigerator for at least 12 hours or up to 24 hours to thaw. Pour contents of broth bag into a large pot. Bring to a boil over high heat. Immediately reduce heat to medium-high and boil for 5 minutes, until carrots and celery are tender. Add chicken and tortellini; season to taste with salt and pepper. Simmer, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes, until tortellini are tender and filling is hot. Remove from heat. Ladle into bowls. Sprinkle with pepper and parsley and thyme, if using.
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