This hearty and delicious Cheese Tortellini Soup recipe is on the table in about 30 minutes! It is the perfect cozy and quick weeknight meal!
Y’all, this recipe is a new favorite at our house. This tortellini soup tastes similar to chicken noodle soup except the noodles have grown up and become cheese tortellini! The best part is that you can get it done in about 30 minutes! Who doesn’t love that!?
Want something a little more hearty? Simply add about 2 cups of cooked shredded chicken (rotisserie chicken works great!) with the tortellini at the end.
What is ingredient are in tortellini soup?
Tortellini soup is like a cozy hug in a bowl! It’s made with cheese tortellini pasta and filled with tasty flavors of chicken and vegetables, like carrots and celery. It’s a delicious, comforting meal that’ll warm you right up!
My tortellini soup recipe is done in only 30 minutes with the super helpful shortcut of premade and frozen cheese tortellini. I like to throw all the ingredients together in the chicken broth and simmer to perfection. It really is that easy. Simply bring all the ingredients to a rolling boil, and then stir for about 5 minutes over medium-high heat as the tortellini gets tender and rises to the top. And, you’re all done. It’s easy and delicious!
You could also add in any of your favorite vegetables to this soup to personalize it to your particular taste. I’ve seen other variations that also add fresh baby spinach or kale. You could even add a little heavy cream to make this a creamy tortellini soup. I love to add in 2 cups of shredded chicken for some added protein.
Italian sausage is another way to add protein and a little zest to your bowl of tortellini soup. There are tons of ways you can change this up! Top it with some shredded parmesan cheese and fresh basil if you’re feeling extra fancy.
Other Easy 30-Minute Soup Recipes
Easy Tomato Soup with Bacon – If you love a good old bowl of tomato soup with your grilled cheese, then this is the perfect rich and creamy tomato soup. It is filled with delicious tomato and bacon flavor and ready in only 30 minutes!
Quick and Flavorful Chicken Noodle Soup – This recipe is actually done in less than 30 minutes! My Quick and Flavorful Chicken Noodle Soup is packed with flavor and lots of shortcuts that make this a super easy recipe to follow without skimping on taste.
Taco Soup – Get in all the veggies and fun flavors of my quick and easy Taco Soup. I love this recipe because it’s easy to dress it up with your favorite fixings, like rice, sour cream, shredded cheese, and more. Enjoy the comfort of this rich bowl of quick and easy soup.
Recipe Card
30-Minute Cheese Tortellini Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 carrots (thinly sliced)
- 3 ribs celery (thinly sliced)
- 1/2 large onion (thinly sliced)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 (32-ounce) containers chicken stock (or broth)
- 1 (19-ounce) package frozen cheese tortellini
Instructions
- Heat a large dutch oven or stock pot over medium heat. Melt the butter and add the carrots, celery and onions. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the stock and bring to a rolling boil. Boil for about 10 minutes then add the tortellini. Cook for about 5 minutes or until the tortellini is cooked through – most of the time they start rising to the top when they are done.
Nutrition
* If nutritional values are provided, they are an estimate and will vary depending on the brands used. The values do not include optional ingredients or when ingredients are added to taste. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, I recommend grabbing your favorite brands and plugging those ingredients into an online nutritional calculator.
From Original Post – January 27, 2016
Often times I share those fleeting moments we face as parents when we realize that our days with our kids are numbered. My post on the 940 Saturdays we have with them is the perfect example. Here’s another…
Dinner was finished and Heather and I were hurriedly cleaning the kitchen to get ready for homework, having sent Jack to get a bath while we did. There’s something about bath time and bed time that open little doors in kid’s minds that allow 387 questions to fall out – all demanding to be answered immediately. “Mama, can I wear a sweatshirt to school tomorrow?” “Daddy, what time does SpongeBob come on?” “Why do people say that goats eat everything? Surely they can’t eat every everything.” You get the idea. After a litany of those types of questions, I hear… “Mama, will you come wash me?” I look over to Heather and violently shake my head “no”. She looks at me with contempt. “Heather, he’s 7,” I say. “He’s far too old for you to be bathing him.” She babies him too much, I think. She always argues that since Jack’s our only child, she won’t ever get the chance to do these things again. I’m often the one who see’s the need to make him “act his age” and “toughen up.” I think it’s some part of a man’s DNA that becomes ever-present when becoming a father. We’re supposed to make them rough around the edges. But as I heard the giggles and splashes that eventually drifted down the hallway as she bathed him (yes, I lost the battle), I realized that all too soon that bedroom across from ours will be empty – left as a shrine to his childhood or adolescence or stinky teenager mess. Whatever it might be, it won’t be long until baths become showers and doors that lingered open during childhood baths will be closed. The day will come when “Mama, will you come wash me?” will become “Mom, get out of here!” Eventually our babies won’t be babies anymore.
Now, I’m certainly no parenting expert. We’re just flying by the seat of our pants here. That said, I think there’s a delicate balance between loving our children and babying them too much. But, for now… I won’t protest the help with baths, those will end too soon. A child filled with a thousand questions will eventually become a teenager who knows everything. And the opportunities we have to love on our babies as babies will quickly run out. Ya gotta love them while they’ll let ya. Oh, and Heather… Jack needs some help with his bath. 🙂
Edith
Our secret ingredient to chicken noodle soup is to shredded Parmesan cheese after you take it off the stove. Shhhhhh.
YUM!
Jolyn Akin
I have done this many times in the early days while raising my kids. Added suggestion I used to bake parmesan cheese on foil in th oven until crisp and place on top.
Yum!! What a great idea!
Susan Galli
The only thing I would change in this recipe is the cheese tortellini. I would use the chicken and herb tortellini instead. Has more flavor.
Great idea! I’ve not seen those.
melissa kennedy
Tried this as experiment. Very good. My Sis and Brother in law had covid. Shared with them. They also loved it. I may add some shredded chicken next time I make it.
Sounds great! Glad y’all enjoyed it!
Margy
And someday will be the LAST day that he will ask for help while bathing, but you won’t realize it until later, and you won’t remember that it was the last day.
Denise
I totally agree with Pam and Eleanor, and my eyes filled with tears as I read your story and their comments. Enjoy every moment that is presented to you, no matter what it may be. It makes me feel good to still receive an “I Love You, hugs and kisses” from our boys, even in front of students, friends etc… We still cut up, play and act silly. My family says that I’m too old to play like that with them. I say “No”, I’m going to enjoy this as long as they still allow me to be silly with them I, too, know that one day it’ll all change, but I will enjoy every wonderful day that is given to me. Okay, now for the soup…this is a filling looking soup for only 30 minutes. Fantastic and I have all the ingredients on hand!
Eleanor L
“You’ve got to love them while they’ll let ya.” Truer words never spoken! I can remember with stunning clarity the last time my oldest son, now 34 years old, last ran across a church parking lot to hug me in front of all his friends. He was 10. That memory got me through those teenage years when Moms become invisible to the sweet joys of having a beautiful relationship with a now-grown man with children of his own… and now my grandchildren’s faces light up when I walk in a room. Life is good. And so is this soup!!
Pam
Stacey — I am blessed with three sons — 27, 32 & 37! I remember those early years so well and they will transition to those tuffer teenage years!! Hold onto the giggles and the bathtimes. That’s generally when secrets are shared and it won’t be too long before Jack will not hold on so tightly. Njoy and you all are so blessed! Thank u for your recipes and your stories!
Kari
This looks so warm and comforting!
Kari
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Stephanie @ Plain Chicken
Looks delicious! Perfect for these cold nights we’re having right now!