Twenty minutes TOTAL for this delicious, healthy, and easy chicken parmesan soup to be on your table! This is a soup the entire family will go nuts over!
In the three Christmases the toddler has had, he has never touched the Christmas tree; he’s just looked at it and admired it. I wasn’t sure why people made comments about the Christmas tree being ruined by a baby because mine never got within two feet of it.
Flash forward to my second little boy and in the first day it was decorated, quite a toll had been taken on that poor tree. The entire bottom 2 feet of the tree is bare, 3 new ornaments were shattered, at least 6 ornaments have been pulled apart, the cute fabric “Santa ornaments” now have some stains from being kissed with a not quite clean mouth, and the berry sprigs do not look anything like sprigs anymore.
I can’t keep him away from it!
I tried fixing it, but after a few days, the same routine (baby destroys, I try to salvage) got a little old. ? While our tree isn’t how I’d hoped it would look, and actually far from it, I’m loving the magic of Christmas time with my two little boys.
The few days since Thanksgiving passed, have been packed with activities. Baking (of course), shopping, looking at Christmas trees, playing in the snow, watching kiddo Christmas movies, reading a book about Rudolph (x 238,0235), and coloring Christmas pictures.
There is always so much to do around the holidays which makes for busy and fun-filled days. Days that I don’t have all that much time to cook or days that I forget to fill up my crockpot in the morning… Enter: this TWENTY MINUTE soup. I’m not even kidding — 20 minutes or less from the minute you enter the kitchen to dishing this soup into bowls.
Not only is this soup ridiculously easy, it’s also a huge crowd pleaser. With all the family and friends visiting around the holiday time, this is the perfect meal to whip up quickly. You’ll get rave reviews and not even have to spend much time in the kitchen!
This soup has simple ingredients and extremely little veggie prep. The base is made up of Italian diced tomatoes and Swanson Organic Free-Range Chicken Cooking Stock. This stock has a super-rich flavor foundation that really enhances this soup’s flavor. Swanson Organic Free-Range Chicken Stock is made with 100% natural cooking bases with simple and high quality ingredients you can trust. Those ingredients are picked at the peak of freshness making this stock even more robust with fresh flavor.
Cooked pasta gets added to the soup and a prepared rotisserie chicken which is the real secret to how this soup is SO fast. Either use some of a leftover rotisserie chicken or grab some pre-shredded rotisserie chicken at the grocery store (<– one of my favorite time saving hacks and how to ensure this soup is ready in under 20 minutes).
To finish off the soup it’s as easy as adding a generous handful of freshly shaved Parmesan cheese and chopped fresh basil! We liked this soup best with just the parmesan, but if you want a truer chicken parmesan in soup form, add in some freshly grated mozzarella. ?? Enjoy!
- 2 cups rotini pasta uncooked
- 1/2 of 1 small yellow onion
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 cans (14.5 ounces EACH) Italian diced tomatoes
- 3 cups Swanson® Organic Free-Range Chicken Stock
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon ground paprika
- salt and pepper
- 2 cups rotisserie chicken* shredded
- freshly shaved Parmesan cheese or grated
- 2-3 tablespoons fresh basil chopped
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Follow package directions to cook the rotini pasta to al dente. Drain, rinse in cold water, and set aside.
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Meanwhile, dice the onion and mince the garlic.
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Place a large pot on the stovetop and turn to medium high heat. Add in the oil and onion. Sauté for a few minutes until tender. Add in the garlic and stir for about 30 seconds.
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Add in the tomato paste, undrained diced tomatoes, chicken stock, and seasonings (parsley, Italian seasoning, oregano, paprika, salt and pepper to taste (I do about 1/2 tsp. pepper and 1/4 tsp. salt).
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Mix and heat through and then bring to a simmer over medium heat.
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Stir in the prepared rotisserie chicken and heat through. Taste and adjust seasonings to preference (salt and pepper here again if desired and/or feel free to increase any amounts of those seasonings).
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Serve soup with a generous spoonful of the pasta mixed in, freshly-grated Parmesan cheese, and fresh basil
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(I like to keep the pasta separate as opposed to mixing it all in the soup in case of leftovers so it doesn't get soggy. If you plan on eating all the soup in one day, mix all the pasta in when you add in the chicken.)
*Use part of a leftover rotisserie chicken OR buy pre-shredded rotisserie chicken (this is what I do in this soup which makes it even quicker)
More Soup Recipes:
Crockpot Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Soup
Chicken, Veggie, and Quinoa Soup
I’m thrilled to partner with Swanson as a blog ambassador this year. Special thanks to Swanson for sponsoring this post; as always, all opinions are my own.
This looks so good Chelsea! My family loves chicken parmesan! This would be a great change up 🙂 Thank you for sharing it!
Thank you Lauren! 🙂
Sometimes Teddy is obsessed with the tree, and wants to pull everything off, and then sometimes it seems like he doesn’t even realize it’s there. Kids are so funny! This soup looks SO delicious, and love how easy it is!
I have always used only Swanson stock. But, free range sounds very interesting! Gonna pick up one next time
This would be perfect for a holiday girls’ night in! I have a few friends who would go NUTS for the parmesan! Toddlers and trees are a whole thing. Although, to be fair, this year, it was the 7-year-old and I who broke the most ornaments. 🙂
hey girl this looks amazing!
Just made this as directed, except swapped out some dried basil for fresh, because that’s all I had. Delicious, as easy as advertised, and very filling. Thanks!
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment Lara! 🙂 Thrilled you enjoyed this soup!
Chelsea this was fantastic!! I added zucchini and used gluten free pasta!! Thanks for sharing!! Have a great day….
I’m so happy you enjoyed this! Thanks for the comment Rae Ann! 🙂
Do I have to use rotisserie chicken for the soup?
No you don’t; any cooked and shredded (or chopped) chicken will work 🙂
What IF i wanted to make this in a slow cooker
You can do that and even with raw chicken. Just add about 3/4ths a pound raw chicken with all the other ingredients (minus cheese and pasta) and slow cook on high for 3-5 hours or low for 6-8 hours. Shred the chicken, add in cooked pasta, and garnish with cheeses 🙂 Enjoy!
Ah- you haven’t had a challenge until you have a toddler that chews on glass ornaments as if they were tortilla chips!! Yes, twice I had to retrieve glass shards from the kid’s mouth! The three year old had to show me how the little guy was smacking the tree to get the ornaments to fall. Luckily no cuts?!,
Oh- and the soup recipe looks like a winner!
Oh my gosh!! How terrifying!!! I’m so glad your little guy was okay!
This was a big hit from kid to adult at movie night at our place. Loved how easy it was to make and how easy it would be to add to for other tastes.
So glad to hear that!! Thanks so much for the comment John 🙂
I am a few years behind and just found Pinterest. I just stopped working and became a stay at home mom. This is the first thing that I have made and it was so easy. Thank you so much for sharing! I couldn’t find diced tomatoes but used sliced. It was chunky so my husband loved it!!!
Cari, i’m soo glad you enjoyed this! I think sliced tomatoes would definitely be just as good! Hope you’re enjoying the stay at home life!
Hi, do you think this would freeze well?
I don’t think it would freeze great.
This sounds and looks delicious! How much is a serving size?
what can I use to replace the diced tomatoes in the recipe?
Looks and sounds yummy
can’t wait to try it !
thank you for sharing
Thank you Mar! Hope you love it 🙂