Dinner for 6
Creamy Chicken Tortellini Soup with broth
$7.42for 450 minServes 6
Chicken, vegetables, tortellini, and peas cook in a creamy seasoned broth for a rich but balanced soup.
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Butter$0.40/oz typical | 2 oz | $0.80Typical price |
 | Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.4 lb | $0.52Typical price |
 | Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical | 42 oz | $2.91Typical price |
| Celery$2.29 each typical | 0.25 | $0.43Typical price |
| Carrots$1.09/lb typical | 0.3 lb | $0.34Typical price |
| Potatoes$0.99/lb typical | 0.55 lb | $0.54Typical price |
 | Chicken breast, boneless$3.49/lb typical | 0.65 lb | $2.18Typical price |
| Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical | 5.5 oz | $1.22Typical price |
 | Pasta$0.10/oz typical | 6 oz | $0.60Typical price |
 | Frozen vegetables$0.10/oz typical | 1.75 oz | $0.17Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $11.13 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepper
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Chicken breast, boneless for Chicken thighs, bone-in or bonelessabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
- Swap Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Swap Potatoes for Sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
- Swap Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- 50 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 6servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanBudgetFamilyLunchesDinnersBack to schoolCold-weather comfortWinter
Typical price
$1.86 per serving$7.42 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 onion
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp poultry seasoning
- 1/2 tsp dried rosemary
- 5 cups chicken broth
- 2 ribs celery
- 2 carrots
- 1 large potato
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 cups cooked chopped chicken
- 2/3 cup heavy whipping cream
- 6 oz refrigerated cheese tortellini
- 1/3 cup frozen green peas
- salt and pepper to taste (optional)
Steps
- Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat, then cook the onion for 5 minutes.
- Stir in the flour, poultry seasoning, and rosemary, and cook for 1 minute.
- Gradually whisk in the chicken broth, then add the celery, carrots, potato, and bay leaf.
- Bring the soup to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 25 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
- Remove the bay leaf, add the chicken, cream, tortellini, and peas, and simmer for 15 minutes until the tortellini is tender and the chicken reaches 165 F.
- Season with salt and pepper before serving.
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