Creamy Chicken Tortellini Soup

RECIPE: https://damndelicious.net/2024/11/08/creamy-chicken-tortellini-soup/

Creamy Chicken Tortellini Soup – An easy one pot soup using rotisserie chicken and quick-cooking tortellini, made in 40 min start to finish!

INGREDIENTS:
¼ cup unsalted butter
1 sweet onion, diced
3 carrots, peeled and sliced
2 ribs celery, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 ½ teaspoons Italian seasoning
¼ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup dry white wine
6 cups chicken stock
1 bay leaf
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
3 cups leftover shredded rotisserie chicken
1 (9-ounce) package refrigerated three cheese tortellini
½ cup heavy cream
½ cup frozen green peas
1 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves

DIRECTIONS:
1. Melt butter in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, carrots and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3-4 minutes.
2. Stir in garlic and Italian seasoning until fragrant, about 1 minute.
3. Whisk in flour until lightly browned, about 1 minute.
4. Stir in wine, scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the pot.
5. Stir in chicken stock and bay leaf; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, until flavors have blended, about 10 minutes.
6. Stir in chicken and tortellini and cook until tender, about 4-5 minutes.
7. Stir in heavy cream, peas, lemon juice and parsley until heated through, about 2 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
8. Serve immediately.