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Chicken, Broccoli Rabe Soup with Tortellini

With chicken, pasta and a bold tomato broth, this hearty and inviting soup is like a big, comforting hug in a bowl! —Cynthia Gerken, Naples, Florida
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  • Total Time
    Prep: 15 min. Cook: 45 min.
  • Makes
    10 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 pound broccoli rabe
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper, divided
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 pound diced pancetta or 4 bacon strips, chopped
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 cartons (32 ounces each) chicken stock
  • 1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
  • 3 fresh thyme sprigs
  • 3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 rotisserie chicken, skin removed, shredded
  • Cooked cheese tortellini
  • Additional grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

  • Fill a Dutch oven two-thirds full with water; bring to a boil. Cut 1/2 in. off ends of broccoli rabe; trim woody stems. Coarsely chop stems and leaves; add to boiling water. Cook, uncovered, just until crisp-tender, 1-2 minutes. Drain; sprinkle with nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
  • In same Dutch oven, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add pancetta; cook until brown and crisp, 4-5 minutes. Add onion and remaining salt and pepper; cook until tender, 3-4 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook 1 minute more. Add next six ingredients and broccoli rabe; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 30 minutes. Discard bay leaf and thyme sprigs. Add chicken; heat through.
  • To serve, spoon tortellini into individual bowls; pour soup into bowls. Sprinkle with additional Parmesan.

Test Kitchen tips
  • To mix it up, try Thai-flavored chicken broth in place of some or all of the chicken stock.
  • Extra protein from the cheese tortellini makes this version of chicken noodle soup a real filler-upper. It's a meal on its own.
    • Nutrition Facts
    1-1/3 cups: 212 calories, 11g fat (3g saturated fat), 55mg cholesterol, 1022mg sodium, 6g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 2g fiber), 23g protein.
    Originally published as Chicken, Broccoli Rabe Soup with Tortellini in Taste of Home November 2017

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    • curlylis85
      Nov 20, 2017

      This soup was amazing! The combination of chicken and bacon along with the tomatoes and seasonings has so much flavor. I couldn't find any broccoli rabe so I substituted thinly sliced kale. I added that at the end and put the nutmeg in with the thyme and parsley.

    • Remenec
      Oct 10, 2017

      This soup has such a nice depth of flavor! I loved the spicy addition of nutmeg to the broth. In place of cheese tortellini, I used sweet Italian sausage stuffed tortellini. The bacon took awhile to crisp in my dutch oven, so I browned it in a separate pan. This dish is a bit time consuming, but the taste is amazing!

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