Slow Cooker Chicken Alfredo Tortellini Soup

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb chicken breast
• 0.5 yellow onion (diced)
• 1 shallot (diced)
• 1 tbsp garlic (minced)
• salt (to taste)
• black pepper (to taste)
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 0.5 tsp crushed red pepper
• 4 cup chicken broth (Use 3 cups with the chicken and 1 cup to mix with the cornstarch.)
• 0.333 cup cornstarch
• 2 cup heavy cream (Add with the tortellini and broccoli, as stated in the spoken transcript; the written instructions do not specify when to add it.)
• 1 pack refrigerated Rana 5-cheese tortellini (18 oz pack)
• 14 oz broccoli (chopped)
• 1 block cream cheese (softened; block size not specified)
• 0.5 cup Parmesan cheese (freshly grated)

Steps

1. 1

   Add the chicken breast, diced onion and shallot, minced garlic, salt, black pepper, Italian seasoning, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, crushed red pepper, and 3 cups of the chicken broth to the slow cooker.

2. 2

   In a separate bowl, whisk the cornstarch into the remaining 1 cup chicken broth until thoroughly combined and no clumps remain. Pour this mixture into the slow cooker.

3. 3

   Cover and cook on high for 2–3 hours or on low for 3–4 hours, until the chicken is tender enough to shred easily.

4. 4

   Remove the cooked chicken from the slow cooker and shred it.

5. 5

   If the slow cooker was set to high, change it to low.

6. 6

   Add the softened cream cheese to the broth and whisk until it is evenly incorporated and no clumps remain.

7. 7

   Return the shredded chicken to the slow cooker. Add the chopped broccoli, Parmesan, tortellini, and heavy cream, then mix together.

8. 8

   Cover and cook on low for about 30 minutes, or until the broccoli is softened and the tortellini is cooked.

Notes

The written recipe lists heavy cream but omits it from its numbered instructions; the spoken transcript says to add it with the tortellini, broccoli, and Parmesan. Cream cheese block size is not specified.

Nutrition per serving

• soup
• main
• slow cooker
• comfort food
• fall
• chicken
• pasta