Chicken Tortellini Soup

Chicken tortellini soup with kale is a must make, easy soup recipe! Rich broth, loaded with tender, grilled chicken breast, cheese tortellini, healthy vegetables, and baby kale.

Disclosure: I was provided with a full-sized sample of OrganicGirl 100% Baby Kale, which went into the chicken kale tortellini soup. No any other form of compensation was received. I’m grateful for the opportunity to sample their new product, and all thoughts in this post are my own.

Believe it or not, in this part of Wisconsin, we’re already gearing up to say goodbye to the autumn weather and hello to the frigid cold days of winter. The clocks will be turned back one hour tonight, leaving us with less daylight and more dreary looking days.

Truthfully, unless you’re big into bundling up in jackets, shoveling yourself out from under 12 inches of snow, ice fishing, snowboarding, or building snowmen, Wisconsin winters can be a little bit depressing. There’s one sure fire way to cheer up on the outside and warm up on the inside… soup! This chicken kale tortellini soup recipe includes a seriously delicious (and healthy!) ingredient, 100% baby kale, from OrganicGirl.

If you ask me, I’ll tell you that not much goes better with a great bowl of chicken tortellini soup than some homemade biscuits and a crispy, crunchy salad.  Using this baby kale made for a SUPER easy, delicious, and incredibly healthy dinner.  I used it in the soup and in the salad!

The baby kale comes pre-washed (3 times!) so all you have to do is open up the clamshell container and it’s ready to use. Oh, and an extra kudos to OrganicGirl for using recycled plastic for their containers! I really like supporting companies that use sustainable practices. If you agree with my sentiment, check out this fabulous sustainability statement.

I have to say that I’m a big fan of “baby” produce. I guess it’s true that great things come in small packages. I’ve eaten fully matured kale before, and I do enjoy it in dishes where it’s baked, like my Spicy Parmesan Kale Chips, but I enjoy the baby kale even more. It’s tender crisp and a lot less bitter than it’s “big brother”.

If you’re a smoothie fan, definitely try using baby kale in one! It blends up SO much easier than regular kale does.

My favorite healthy kale smoothie is my Sunrise Smoothie. There are no tough stems to remove… Just put your baby kale straight into the blender and make your green smoothie in a flash.

FOOD FACTS:  KALE

 Description

• Kale is a form of cabbage in which the central leaves do not form a head. It is closer to wild cabbage and can be found in purple and green. Kale is one of the healthiest vegetables

Use & Care

• Look for kale with firm, deeply colored leaves and moist stems. Kale keeps best in damp paper towels, placed into a plastic bag, then stored in the refrigerator crisper. It should not be washed before storing, as it will quickly turn moldy.

• Use in salads or prepare like spinach, steamed, braised or used in stir-fry. It is great in soups with beans or potatoes and is popular in cuisines all over the world.

Health Benefits

• Extremely high in calcium and vitamin C.

Kale is available year-round

Now, let’s get down to some seriously delicious chicken tortellini soup consumption, shall we?

I hope you love this chicken tortellini soup recipe!

Chicken Tortellini Soup Recipe with Kale

Preparation 5 min Cook Time 15 min Total Time 20 mins

Serves 6     adjust servings

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This hearty, broth-based soup is filled with pieces of grilled chicken, cheese tortellini, crisp vegetables, and 100% organic baby kale.

Ingredients

• 1 Tablespoon olive or canola oil
• 1 yellow onion, peeled and diced
• 1 rib celery, thinly sliced
• 1 medium carrot, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 14 ounce can diced tomatoes, with juices
• 1 can prepared (not condensed) hearty tomato soup (I used Progresso)
• 3 cups chicken stock or broth
• 8 ounces (about 16 pieces) cheese tortellini
• 4 ounces grilled chicken, diced
• 7 ounces baby kale

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add onion, celery, and carrot and saute for 2-3 minutes, until vegetables are softened. Add garlic, salt, and red pepper flakes and cook an additional one minute, stirring to prevent garlic from burning.
2. Increase heat to medium high and add tomatoes, tomato soup, and chicken stock; Bring to a slow rolling boil, then add tortellini. Cook for 9 minutes, then add chicken and kale. Cook for another 3 minutes, or until kale has wilted and chicken is warmed through.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
Amount Per Serving	As Served
Calories 285kcal Calories from fat 91
% Daily Value
Total Fat 10g	15%
Saturated Fat 3g	15%
Transfat 0g
Cholesterol 34mg	11%
Sodium 712mg	30%
Carbohydrate 36g	12%
Dietary Fiber 4g	16%
Sugars 9g
Protein 15g

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:

	Calories	2000
Total Fat	Less than	65g
Sat Fat	Less than	25g
Cholesterol	Less than	300mg
Sodium	Less than	2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate		300g
Dietary Fiber		25g

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