Cheat's slow cooker pesto chicken tortellini soup
9
Points®
Total time: 4 hr 5 min • Prep: 5 min • Cook: 0 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy
This satisfying soup contains only five ingredients—and it requires zero chopping. Store-bought pesto flavours the broth with basil, garlic, and parmesan, and all you have to do is stir it in.
Ingredients
Salt reduced chicken stock
6 cup(s), (1.5L)
Basil pesto
½ cup(s), (130g)
Skinless chicken breast
650 g
Fresh cheese tortellini or ravioli
300 g, (1 x 300g packet)
Baby spinach
280 g, (1 x 280g packet)
Instructions
1
Add chicken stock, pesto and chicken to a 5.5L slow cooker. Season with salt and pepper. Cover with lid and cook for 6-8 hours on Low, until chicken is tender. In a slow cooker, stir together the chicken stock, pesto, salt, and black pepper. Add the chicken. Cover and cook until the chicken is tender, 6 to 8 hours on Low or 3 to 4 hours on High.
2
Remove chicken from the slow cooker and allow to cool slightly in a large bowl. Change heat setting to High. Add the tortellini and cover and cook for a further 10-15 minutes, until the pasta is tender. Shred chicken in the bowl using 2 forks. Season with salt and pepper. Add the chicken and spinach to the slow cooker and turn off heat. Serve.
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