LEMON CHICKEN SOUP

WHAT IS IN LEMON CHICKEN SOUP?
A bowl of chicken soup might be the ultimate comfort food.  Cozy up with a big bowl and feel the warmth radiate from the inside out.
But this Lemon Chicken Soup is no ordinary chicken soup.  It boasts the same earthy herbs as traditional chicken noodle soup, but it is spiked with bright, fresh, lemon juice that enhances and enlivens every vibrant savory slurp.  And slurp you will.
Next, comes my favorite part.  Equally as important as the lemon twist is the addition of tortellini!  Just imagine tender cheesy tortellini swaddled by warm, seasoned broth and juicy chicken in every spoonful.  And then drool a little.
After using tortellini in my Creamy White Bean and Ham Tortellini Soup and then again in place of regular noodles in my  Chicken Tortellini Soup  my life was changed forever.  Spoonful after spoonful of tender noodle exterior giving way to cheesy interior. AKA soft melty cheese in every bite.  I was sold.
I would use those cheesy morsels in place of regular pasta in every-single pasta dish if the rest of the world was obsessed like me.   But for now, we’ll start tortellini global domination with this glorious Lemon Chicken Soup Recipe.
This Lemon Chicken Soup recipe is rounded out with the addition of onions, garlic, carrots, corn, mushrooms and spinach.  You can customize the vegetables with whatever you have on hand – just don’t skip the lemon or tortellini 😊.  And now you have irresistible chunky Lemon Chicken Soup. The new comfort food.

Lemon Chicken Soup bursting with pillows of cheesy tortellini, tender chicken, and vegetables kissed with bright, refreshing lemon juice all made in ONE POT. This Lemon Chicken Soup Recipe is quick and easy, comforting and hearty yet light and fresh at the same time!

INGREDIENTS

• 12 oz. boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 8 oz. sliced mushrooms
• 1 cup carrots, sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon
• 1 tsp EACH dried parsley, salt
• 1/2 tsp EACH dried thyme, dried oregano, ground cumin
• 1/4 tsp EACH pepper, red pepper flakes
• 2 bay leaves
• 9 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1  15.25 oz. can sweet corn, rinsed and drained
• 12 oz. UNCOOKED fresh cheese tortellini
• 4 cups loosely packed fresh spinach
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice plus more to taste
• freshly grated Parmesan cheese (optional garnish)
• lemon zest (optional)
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INSTRUCTIONS

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large Dutch oven/soup pot oven over medium high heat.
• Add chicken and sear on each side, about 2 minutes per side. Remove chicken.
• Add 2 tablespoons butter/oil to the now empty pot and heat over medium high heat. Add onions and mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally for 6 minutes. Add carrots and cook until tender – about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and thyme and cook 30 seconds.
• Add remaining spices, corn, chicken stock and chicken back to the pan.
• Bring to a boil; cover and reduce to a gentle simmer. Simmer 10 minutes, remove chicken and let rest 2 minutes then shred.
• Meanwhile, bring soup back to a boil. Add tortellini and boil 1-2 minutes or until tender.
• Remove from heat and stir in spinach, lemon juice and chicken.
• Taste and add additional lemon, salt, pepper to taste. Remove bay leaves.
• Garnish with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and lemon zest (optional)

TO MAKE IN THE SLOW COOKER

• Sear chicken as instructed above and add uncut chicken to the bottom of a slow cooker, followed by all of the remaining ingredients EXCEPT for the tortellini, spinach, lemon juice and Parmesan. Cover and cook on low heat 6 - 7 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
• When ready to serve, remove chicken to a cutting board and let rest for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, add tortellini to the slow cooker (turn to high heat if on low). After 10 minutes, shred chicken and add back to slow cooker along with spinach and lemon juice. Tortellini should be about cooked by this time, approximately 15 minutes total. When tortellini is completely cooked and spinach wilted, taste and add additional lemon, salt, pepper to taste. Remove bay leaves.
• Garnish with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and lemon zest (optional)

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