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    Home » Dinner

    Easy Rotisserie Chicken Soup in a Hurry

    October 1, 2019 Updated: December 30, 2022 by Lisa Wells / 1 Comment

    Rotisserie chicken soup with biscuits

    Need a bowl of chicken soup in a hurry? Try this easy chicken soup recipe made with rotisserie chicken. It's a great quick alternative to slow-cooked chicken soup.

    Bowls of rotisserie chicken soup

    Here's a super-fast chicken soup recipe. What makes it so quick is using pre-cooked chicken and a few other shortcuts. You can make this soup with a rotisserie chicken—or leftover chicken you've roasted in the oven or cooked in the crockpot.

    But the easiest way to make this soup is with a rotisserie chicken. Just be sure to get a plain one. The ingredient list for seasoned rotisserie chicken is pretty scary (always read the label!). Even better if you can find an organic or kosher rotisserie chicken—the ingredients are usually just chicken and salt.

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    Here's what you'll need

    Here are the ingredients. It takes just a few pantry items and the classic soup veggies that you probably have in your kitchen.

    • olive oil
    • onion
    • carrots
    • celery
    • herbes de Provence (or other dried herbs like thyme and parsley)
    • chicken stock (or low sodium chicken broth)
    • rotisserie chicken (or cooked chicken)
    • sea salt and black pepper

    How to make chicken soup with rotisserie chicken

    Since the rotisserie chicken is already cooked, all you'll need to do is quickly cook a few vegetables, add chicken broth, and reheat the chicken in the soup.

    Rotisserie chicken soup

    Pro tip: Another secret to this speedy chicken soup is cooking as you chop the ingredients.

    Start by chopping the onion. As soon as you've got the onions chopped, start sautéing them so they have time to caramelize and develop that slow-cooked flavor. (I use this large pot.)

    While the onions are cooking, chop the carrots. Be sure to cut them into small pieces so they will cook all the way through. Add the carrots to the pot so they can start cooking while you chop the rest of the veggies.

    Once all of the vegetables are added to the pot to cook, start prepping the chicken. I find the easiest way to do this is by using your fingers to pull the chicken meat off the bones. Then you can cut or shred any large chunks into bite-size pieces.

    Next, add homemade chicken stock or a good pre-made stock or bone broth to the vegetables once they are soft. I usually try to keep some homemade stock in the freezer---and a few boxes of stock in the pantry for those days when I run out.

    Once the stock is simmering, add the chicken. You can also add zucchini noodles (homemade or store-bought) at this point if you want chicken noodle soup.

    Two bowls of chicken soup next to biscuits

    This soup is so simple, you can stop at the grocery store on the way home from work and pick up a rotisserie chicken, a box of stock, and some vegetables to make soup for dinner.

    Start to finish this chicken soup recipe takes just 30 minutes. Perfect when you need an easy chicken soup in a hurry.

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    Rotisserie chicken soup

    Quick Rotisserie Chicken Soup Recipe

    A fast and easy chicken soup recipe that's perfect for weeknights.
    4.57 from 16 votes
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    Prep Time: 10 mins
    Cook Time: 20 mins
    Total Time: 30 mins
    Servings: 6 servings
    Course: Soup
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: AIP, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Keto, Low Carb, Paleo, Whole30
    Author: Lisa Wells

    Ingredients

    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 medium onion
    • 3 medium carrots
    • 3 celery ribs
    • 1 tablespoon herbes de Provence
    • 1 quart chicken stock
    • 1 small cooked chicken
    • sea salt to taste
    • fresh ground pepper to taste

    Instructions

    • Chop onion. Heat olive oil in large Dutch oven. Add onion and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
    • Dice carrots and celery, add to the pot and continue to stir occasionally. 
    • Add herbes de Provence and cook until vegetables are soft, stirring occasionally.
    • Stir in chicken stock, bring to boil and reduce to simmer. 
    • Remove meat from chicken and shred or chop into bite-size pieces. Add to soup and simmer on low for 10 minutes, or until chicken is heated through. 

    Notes

    Serve with Easy Paleo Biscuits.
    For chicken noodle soup, add zucchini noodles when you add the cooked chicken.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 99kcal Carbohydrates: 11g Protein: 5g Fat: 4g Saturated Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 5mg Sodium: 249mg Potassium: 290mg Fiber: 1g Sugar: 5g Vitamin A: 5130IU Vitamin C: 4mg Calcium: 32mg Iron: 1mg
    Keyword: chicken soup with rotisserie chicken, rotisserie chicken soup
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    1. madison

      January 29, 2018 at 10:19 am

      5 stars
      Comfort food. This is so good especially for a cold days. Love it so much!

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