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Roasted Chicken Vegetable Soup With Pasta Less Than One Hour

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Roasted Chicken Vegetable Soup uses the basic Italian recipe of minestra di pasta e piselli and puts a special spin to it. This dish is thinner than minestrone, and it’s quick and easy. It uses bought roasted chicken and spices it up with hot canned tomatoes.  chicken soup in bowl, pasta in soup, lemon wedges, bread for dunking, roasted chicken vegetable soup

Roasted Chicken Vegetable Soup An Easy Basic Recipe

Are you craving soup yet? We were when we made this delicious bowl of goodness.

The weather turned cold. We wanted something hot. But, we wanted something easy.

We were busy packing for our trip South and didn’t have the time to make soup with lots of steps.  The ingredients immediately attracted us to this minestra {soup}.

We had everything — the garlic, onion, carrots, peas, fennel, herbs, pasta, and broth. Super easy and fast! The original recipe did not call for any meat.  Dutch oven with mixed vegetables sautéing, bay leaves with vegetables, ingredients for Roasted Chicken Vegetable soup But, as I mentioned before, Honey likes his meat in his soups and stews. We didn’t have anything thawed. This meant we had to go to plan B.

Roasted Chicken Vegetable Soup An Easy Solution

We had to run to a big box store before we finished our packing.

The lightbulb turned on in our brains. The store sells roasted chicken for $5.00. I marvel at that price! You can’t buy a chicken and roast it for less than that.  Close up of roasted chicken vegetable soup with pasta in bowl Once we were home, we gathered the ingredients and began putting together what we now decided to make — Roasted Chicken Vegetable Soup With Pasta.

The only hands-on work was roughly chopping the onions, garlic, fennel bulb, dicing the carrots, and tearing the meat off of two chicken breasts and two thighs.

I wield a mean can opener, so I was in charge of opening the Ro-tel tomatoes, the cans of chicken broth and popping the lid off the carton of beef broth.

We were ready to roll.  Bowl of chicken vegetable soup with spoon, lemon wedges, and bread slices

Roasted Chicken Vegetable Soup cooks in less than 30 minutes

While the onion and garlic cooked, I went outside and picked three bay leaves from our bush and picked basil leaves from our plants.

When I came back inside, the aroma of garlic and onion sauteeing on the stove greeted me.

That kitchen aroma reminds me of my mamma. I can’t count the times she started a recipe with a battuto {a flavor base of finely chopped vegetables such as onion, garlic with pancetta, or pork fat}.

It didn’t take long before we added the seasoning, chopped vegetables, and Ro-tel tomatoes. Once the vegetables softened, we poured the liquids into the pot. The frozen peas and cooked ditalini went in, as well.

Before we knew it, an aromatic soup simmered on the stove. Close of soup in bowl with spoon, Roasted chicken vegetable soup with pasta, lemon wedges and bread on table We ladled the roasted chicken vegetable soup with pasta into our bowls. We finished with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese.

More vegetable based soups

When you’re craving extra vegetables these soups satisfy that craving!

Thank you for joining us on another kitchen adventure. What’s  your favorite soup? Let us know in the comments.

Tutti a tavola è pronto!

Un caro saluto e alla prossima.

Bowl of Roasted Chicken Vegetable soup with Pasta. Lemon wedges and bread slices on table.
Close up of roasted chicken vegetable soup with pasta in bowl

Roasted Chicken Vegetable Soup With Pasta Less Than 1 Hour

Roasted Chicken Vegetable Soup With Pasta is a heartier version of the Italian Minestra di pasta e piselli. We use already prepared roasted chicken and canned chicken and beef broth. You have a hearty delicious soup on the table in less than 1 hour.
5 from 27 votes
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Course: First course, light dinner, light lunch, low calorie, quick and easy, Soup
Cuisine: American, Italian, Mediterranean
Keyword: fall dish, Rotisserie chicken
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 605kcal
Author: Marisa Franca @ All Our Way
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Ingredients

  • 1 roasted chicken - the meat from 2 breasts and 2 thighs
  • 2 Tablespoons butter + 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 medium onions or 1 large onion chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 12 basil leaves sliced into ribbons
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 cup finely diced carrots
  • 1 fennel bulb finely diced
  • 1 cup frozen or fresh peas
  • 1-10 oz. can Ro-tel tomatoes
  • 45 oz. chicken broth
  • 27 oz. beef broth
  • 6 oz. ditalini pasta prepared according to package directions ***
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper****
  • Lemon wedges
  • green onions sliced (optional for garnish)
  • freshly ground Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • Melt the butter with the olive oil in a large Dutch oven or pot. Sauté the onions and garlic until soft and translucent.
  • Mix in the carrots, fennel, bay leaves, basil ribbons, Ro-tel tomatoes, and peas. Stir and bring to a simmer and continue to cook for about 8 to 10 minutes.
  • Add all the liquid and chicken. Bring to a simmer and continue to cook for about 5 minutes.
  • Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Add the cooked ditalini and bring back up to a simmer.
  • Ladle into bowls and add a squeeze of lemon, and sprinkle with some Parmesan cheese.

Notes

*** be sure not to overcook pasta because it goes into the soup.
**** be careful with the salt. The canned broth is already salted. Be sure to taste.

Nutrition

Calories: 605kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 54g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 158mg | Sodium: 1139mg | Potassium: 913mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 3135IU | Vitamin C: 25.7mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 3.9mg

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Comments

  1. Sara says

    While it was almost 90 here today, the evenings are cooling down and the leaves are already starting to drop. I can’t stop thinking about soup and have been looking for new recipes to try. This one looks like a keeper!

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  3. Michele says


    It’s not even cold yet and all I can think about lately is making a good soup! This is calling my name with all those delicious looking veggies and chicken. Yum!

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  5. Jenni LeBaron says


    This is home-cooked comfort food at it’s best. This roasted chicken vegetable soup sounds like the perfect meal to make on a quiet weekend when you can take your time and enjoy the process of relaxing. Can’t wait to brew this up on a rainy day.

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  7. Nicoletta says


    We have soup every week once it starts to get cooler in Canada, especially Minestrone. I am vegetarian, so for me only veggies and vegetable broth, but hubby would love the addition of roasted chicken!

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  8. Michelle says


    Ciao! Ok, I’m drooling. This chicken soup has everything I’d love in it. The addition of fennel is genius. Love hearing about your mom’s battuto. Now that’s Italian! This is another winner winner chicken dinner!

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  12. Natalie says


    This soup looks so comforting and so warming. It’s a true healing soup that’s for sure. I love all the veggies inside and I bet flavors are just delightful. Saving this to try, for sure.

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  13. Tammy says


    Oh wow what a beautiful hot meal! One of my absolute seasonal favorites is soup…definitely craving a big bowl of this hearty dish! Looks so good, Marisa <3

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  16. Veena Azmanov says


    I love adding chicken to my vegetable soup too. Kids seem to enjoy veggies soup more like this. This looks like a simple and easy soup to make. Definitely saving this for later.

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  18. Gloria says


    With comfort season quickly approaching, this looks like a delicious soup. When the weather gets cold, I want food in bowls that I can wrap my hands around. This is it!! You can never go wrong with delicious homemade soup. You can buy this in a can!!

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  20. Claudia Lamascolo says

    Wow I bet roasted chicken makes a huge difference in a bold flavor in this soup. Never thought to do that. I love Chicken soup so this is a win win roasted chicken is so flavorful. I wish we lived closer!

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  21. Karyl Henry says


    Oh this soup looks so warm and comforting! I live in Oklahoma so it’s still too hot to break out the soup yet. But I’ll for sure be saving this for the winter

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  22. Julie says

    Such perfect cold weather comfort food! It finally felt like soup weather this past weekend, and something ready in under an hour is perfect for weeknights.

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  23. Amanda says


    This looks like such a hearty and comforting soup, and I love how quickly it comes together! It’s a cold and rainy day here, I think this might have to be dinner tonight!

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  24. Monica | Nourish & Fete says


    This looks like the perfect soup to warm you up from the inside out! I’m with you, I always marvel at the low cost of rotisserie chickens – it makes you wonder sometimes! But the convenience absolutely can’t be beat. Hope you had a wonderful trip!

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  25. Lynn | The Road to Honey says

    The hubby and I are big fans of the chickens that are already roasted. We work out in the evening after work. . .which means we get home late so these chickens always seem to be a life saver in our house. Such a fantastic idea to shred it up into this delicious soup Marisa.

    P.S. Have fun on your trip down south.

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    • Marisa Franca says

      Hi, Lynn! I can’t believe how cheap the chickens are and they are very good. A great dinner saver, if you ask me!!. We did have a fun trip! we hate coming back to the cold. 🙁

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  27. Ben Myhre says

    This looks really good. I made a chicken soup last night and learned a lesson… don’t use the fancy purple carrots in soups. Sure, it tasted good, but looked disgusting.

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  31. Susie says


    Hello, Marcie.

    Pasta! I love how easy you can make this recipe. Mixing different flavors is definitely very yummy. This is also a very healthy dish. My friend would love this pasta. Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe.

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  34. Ciao Chow Linda says

    We’re almost there at soup weather, and I can’t think of anything more comforting than your version of roasted chicken vegetable soup. I keep saying I have to join that big box store whose name starts with a C. A roasted chicken for $5.00 is a real bargain.

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    • Marisa Franca says

      Ciao, Linda! That big box store also has some decent imported olive oil — have to keep your eye out for it. And in Florida, they have some really good tonno in olive oil. We can’t get the canned tonno in the Midwest.Un abbraccio!

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  38. Carmen says

    This sounds like comfort in a bowl! Perfect for a light, nutritious dinner option. Pair it with some buttered toast and some iced tea. Absolute perfection.

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  39. Diane P. says


    Nothing better than a nice hot bowl of soup on a chilly day! This soup is so packed with meat and vegetables—-it looks just delicious. And I love making any recipe with a roasted chicken. It’s so quick and easy to get a meal on the table, isn’t it??

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    • Marisa Franca says

      Hi, Diane! I hope you’re staying warm and dry!! Yes, buying a roasted chicken makes throwing together a soup so easy. This time next week we’ll be in the same state! Abbracci!!

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  41. Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

    What is there not to love in this soup. It is so hearty and filling and all you need is some crusty bread to soak up every last bit of the soup. It is that time of the year when we start looking forward to the warmth from a bowl of soup.

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  43. swathi says


    When comes to comfort food, you make best. This roasted chicken vegetable soup is another filling and delicious soup again in cold winter nights . warm bowl of soup is always best that to loaded with veggies and chicken.

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  50. Veena Azmanov says


    Oh Comfort food divine! This looks like a perfect bowl of soup with some nice crusty bread. I am so looking forwards to soups now that winter is here. Nothing beats a good hot soup in the evenings, a side of salad is perfect for me.

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    • Marisa Franca says

      Hello, Joanna! Yep, adding the chicken gives an extra boost of nutritious protein to the soup. And having the chicken already roasted really speeds up the soup process. xoxo

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